Questions on which X pipe........
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Questions on which X pipe........
First of all, I fully understand their are really no perfomance gains to be had by installing an X pipe. My reasons are for sound quality only. I'm not a big fan of the motorboat sound at idle or the light popping sounds during deceleration....... I have been told that an X pipe will balance my exhaust note.
I currently have stock headers, cats, H pipe and Borla Quad tip Cat back exhaust.
I am looking at the Borla X-pipe, and Cora which look basically the same to me. Do they function as well as the so called "True" X-pipes made by Bassani and Magnaflow?
If you run an X pipe, or have opinions about the different X pipe's available, chime in with your opinion.
I am leaning toward the Borla X-pipe since I'm already running the Borla cat back but I thought I should find out about the others first before I make a decision.
Let me know your thoughts
I currently have stock headers, cats, H pipe and Borla Quad tip Cat back exhaust.
I am looking at the Borla X-pipe, and Cora which look basically the same to me. Do they function as well as the so called "True" X-pipes made by Bassani and Magnaflow?
If you run an X pipe, or have opinions about the different X pipe's available, chime in with your opinion.
I am leaning toward the Borla X-pipe since I'm already running the Borla cat back but I thought I should find out about the others first before I make a decision.
Let me know your thoughts
Last edited by RaW Z06; Mar 6, 2012 at 07:22 PM.
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First of all, I fully understand their are really no perfomance gains to be had by installing an X pipe. My reasons are for sound quality only. I'm not a big fan of the motorboat sound at idle or the light popping sounds during deceleration....... I have been told that an X pipe will balance my exhaust note.
I currently have stock headers, cats, H pipe and Borla Quad tip Cat back exhaust.
I am looking at the Borla X-pipe, and Cora which look basically the same to me. Do they function as well as the so called "True" X-pipes made by Bassani and Magnaflow?
If you run an X pipe, or have opinions about the different X pipe's available, chime in with your opinion.
I am leaning toward the Borla X-pipe since I'm already running the Borla cat back but I thought I should find out about the others first before I make a decision.
Let me know your thoughts
I currently have stock headers, cats, H pipe and Borla Quad tip Cat back exhaust.
I am looking at the Borla X-pipe, and Cora which look basically the same to me. Do they function as well as the so called "True" X-pipes made by Bassani and Magnaflow?
If you run an X pipe, or have opinions about the different X pipe's available, chime in with your opinion.
I am leaning toward the Borla X-pipe since I'm already running the Borla cat back but I thought I should find out about the others first before I make a decision.
Let me know your thoughts
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Interesting.... The Corsa and Borla are basically the same design. Maybe a few with the borla X pipe will chime in and give me their opinions.
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I have the X pipe with my quad powers and I still get the pop.
But I wouldn't have an exhaust on a performance car that didn't pop. I still recall muscle cars from the sixties that popped when you changed gears and let off the throttle, I love it.
But in order to get rid of the pop, you're going to have to go to a tame exhaust. Those Borla's are going to pop. They're designed that way as are most of the more aggressive mufflers.
But I wouldn't have an exhaust on a performance car that didn't pop. I still recall muscle cars from the sixties that popped when you changed gears and let off the throttle, I love it.
But in order to get rid of the pop, you're going to have to go to a tame exhaust. Those Borla's are going to pop. They're designed that way as are most of the more aggressive mufflers.
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I bought the Borla for my GHL's and it sounds great! Can't compare to Corsas X never had one. I went from stock to the Borla x and GHL's leaps and bounds over stock. I will say that the deciding factor for me was cost and if I remember correctly I could have bought 2 Borlas for one Corsa and the fact that there is no real gain other than sound I figured why spend the extra cash!
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Don't get me wrong, I like the aggressive sound of my Borla's. 
I don't have to purchase an X-pipe to be happy with my exhaust.
I guess I'm just trying to figure out if the change in exhaust note / quality is worth the $300 for an X pipe install.
I don't have to purchase an X-pipe to be happy with my exhaust.
I guess I'm just trying to figure out if the change in exhaust note / quality is worth the $300 for an X pipe install.
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Some more comments based on a thread I started earlier. I'm considering adding a Corsa X-pipe to match my Corsa Indy Pro exhaust when I drop my exhaust to install a thermal tunnel plate later this spring.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...-worth-it.html
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