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Old Sep 13, 2004 | 08:36 AM
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Default X-Pipe - Is one better than another?

I am considering an x-pipe.

There are several out there.... is one better than another?

I have Corsa Indy's, shoud I go with the Corsa pipe?

What performance gain, if any, can I expect? Dyno?

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Old Sep 13, 2004 | 08:47 PM
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If you have a Corsa exhaust I would probably get a Corsa X-Pipe. Magnaflow also makes a very good X-Pipe. Figure a net gain of around 2 hp. The improvement is in sound -- not speed.

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Here is a test by Vette Magazine.

http://www.vetteweb.com/tech/0307vet_xpipe/
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Originally Posted by Bob25thTA
Here is a test by Vette Magazine.

http://www.vetteweb.com/tech/0307vet_xpipe/

Hey, thanks for the link, that's a good article. It confirmed things I knew about X-Pipes, but added lots that I didn't. I had no idea of the horsepower gains. Wow, just did a Blackwing intake and GHL Bullet w/Magnaflow X-Pipe. I was under the impression that the intake was most responsible for the huge increase in throttle response and both SOTP and real world performance gains, but now I can see that exhaust changes do matter. Feel so much better having spent $1200 for better sound and the HP is a BONUS! .
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I put a Corsa X-Pipe with my Corsa Indys because I figured that they were made for each other!
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Excellent read. I learned a lot. Its hard to find info like that on x-pipe systems for the C5.
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