XSPower Longtube Header Thread
Pro
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 666
Likes: 2
From: Weston WV
as in lap joint or butt joint on the pipes themselves. there is no way i'd do a butt joint. as in 2 pieces of pipe butting up against each other end to end as compared to one sliding in the other. I haven't seen any major exhaust system do that and for good reason I think.
Teasing me with those mufflers again.
Teasing me with those mufflers again.
Thread Starter
Former Vendor
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 7,331
Likes: 61
From: Port Huron MI
You want a lap joint clamp 
shadeshift: Awesome number there, torque is big! Did New Era have anything to say about the system or how the install went? Thanks for posting up!
shadeshift: Awesome number there, torque is big! Did New Era have anything to say about the system or how the install went? Thanks for posting up!
Le Mans Master
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 5,987
Likes: 18
From: DuBois PA
St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13-'14-'15
That pretty much confirms my Dyno run as well. If you draw a line over the valleys were the Dyno was picking up noise it pretty much matches yours...
SAE also, good! What does your Butt-O-Meter tell you?
Tim
Racer
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 474
Likes: 33
...the car definitely pulls harder, and goes through the RPMs noticeably quicker. The car sounds *very* healthy. It had a nice note through the Ti exhaust before, but seemed a little choked. Now it has a nice deep open tone into 3000 and just opens up and screams past 4000. Awesome sound...and no drone whatsoever in 6th on the expressway. IMO, the sound of the car now matches its power, which is the way it should be.
Thread Starter
Former Vendor
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 7,331
Likes: 61
From: Port Huron MI
Well, after recalibrating my right foot for added weight...the car definitely pulls harder, and goes through the RPMs noticeably quicker. The car sounds *very* healthy. It had a nice note through the Ti exhaust before, but seemed a little choked. Now it has a nice deep open tone into 3000 and just opens up and screams past 4000. Awesome sound...and no drone whatsoever in 6th on the expressway.
IMO, the sound of the car now matches its power, which is the way it should be.
...the car definitely pulls harder, and goes through the RPMs noticeably quicker. The car sounds *very* healthy. It had a nice note through the Ti exhaust before, but seemed a little choked. Now it has a nice deep open tone into 3000 and just opens up and screams past 4000. Awesome sound...and no drone whatsoever in 6th on the expressway. IMO, the sound of the car now matches its power, which is the way it should be.
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Racer
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 284
Likes: 4
From: Hruon, Ohio
just finished up install on my set fit and finish was second to none. I have owned 3 z's now and have had the much more expensive brands doulble the cost and they never fit into place like these did. I would recomend this product to anyone out there looking for an amzaing long tube system with easy of install and great craftsman ship. And lastly i started the car up for the first time and not one exhaist leak to be found anywhere, i was always chasing a leak here or there on the first start up of other systems.
Customer service is amazing aswell. Jon was rt there with a quick painless transaction and quick shipment of porduct and jon answered a question i and within mins of me asking.
Customer service is amazing aswell. Jon was rt there with a quick painless transaction and quick shipment of porduct and jon answered a question i and within mins of me asking.
Thread Starter
Former Vendor
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 7,331
Likes: 61
From: Port Huron MI
just finished up install on my set fit and finish was second to none. I have owned 3 z's now and have had the much more expensive brands doulble the cost and they never fit into place like these did. I would recomend this product to anyone out there looking for an amzaing long tube system with easy of install and great craftsman ship. And lastly i started the car up for the first time and not one exhaist leak to be found anywhere, i was always chasing a leak here or there on the first start up of other systems.
Customer service is amazing aswell. Jon was rt there with a quick painless transaction and quick shipment of porduct and jon answered a question i and within mins of me asking.
Customer service is amazing aswell. Jon was rt there with a quick painless transaction and quick shipment of porduct and jon answered a question i and within mins of me asking.
Instructor
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 153
Likes: 0
From: Gaithersburg MD
Me and my dad each just purchased a long tube header system from Jon at xs power last sunday evening. Within 24 hrs i had a tracking number and its says they should be here on Tuesday. I can not wait. 
After sending an email about not wanting post my credit card info on an email he personally called me within a few min. to get the number. Jon provided great customer service. I will getting the car tuned at ECS after the install and will post what numbers it made.
After sending an email about not wanting post my credit card info on an email he personally called me within a few min. to get the number. Jon provided great customer service. I will getting the car tuned at ECS after the install and will post what numbers it made.
Thread Starter
Former Vendor
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 7,331
Likes: 61
From: Port Huron MI
Me and my dad each just purchased a long tube header system from Jon at xs power last sunday evening. Within 24 hrs i had a tracking number and its says they should be here on Tuesday. I can not wait. After sending an email about not wanting post my credit card info on an email he personally called me within a few min. to get the number. Jon provided great customer service. I will getting the car tuned at ECS after the install and will post what numbers it made.
After sending an email about not wanting post my credit card info on an email he personally called me within a few min. to get the number. Jon provided great customer service. I will getting the car tuned at ECS after the install and will post what numbers it made. I strive to give the service I know I would like to receive when purchasing parts! 
Keep me posted when you receive them and get them on! Also you have my phone number now, so if you have ANY questions during the install feel free to give me a call! Thanks again for the order!-Jon
Instructor
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 177
Likes: 1
From: Buffalo NY
Well I suggest to anyone who has not yet installed the headers to
1. Get locking nuts/washers for the bolts provided which connect the header to the x-pipe.
2. Use loctite on those too
Mine fell out and I really cranked them down tight...bah now I need to jack the car up again. This was my fault for not doing #1/#2 above...
1. Get locking nuts/washers for the bolts provided which connect the header to the x-pipe.
2. Use loctite on those too
Mine fell out and I really cranked them down tight...bah now I need to jack the car up again. This was my fault for not doing #1/#2 above...
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 838
Likes: 5
From: San Diego CA
Well I suggest to anyone who has not yet installed the headers to
1. Get locking nuts/washers for the bolts provided which connect the header to the x-pipe.
2. Use loctite on those too
Mine fell out and I really cranked them down tight...bah now I need to jack the car up again. This was my fault for not doing #1/#2 above...
1. Get locking nuts/washers for the bolts provided which connect the header to the x-pipe.
2. Use loctite on those too
Mine fell out and I really cranked them down tight...bah now I need to jack the car up again. This was my fault for not doing #1/#2 above...
Pro
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 666
Likes: 2
From: Weston WV
Any hardware store how does Teflon help lock a nut? If I had a problem I would use a lock washer loctite won't work unless it's the high hear then it's never coming off the lock nut with nylon would b a bad idea heat and all
Instructor
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 177
Likes: 1
From: Buffalo NY
I didn't know loctite is heat sensitive