X pipe sound?
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Racer
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From: Loudon TN
X pipe sound?
At Carlisle this year I put on Corsa Pace Car cat back, but couldn,t swing an X pipe. Can do it now but don't know what alteration in the sound that will make (if any)and what performance advantage there may be, if any. Any ideas?
Melting Slicks
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From: Sandy Ego Ca.
Cant respond to the power, ( Im guessing little or no change..if any)...sound wise you'll loose the low "Grunt" and the burble on deceleration ... I think it sounds more "refined"..a bit more high pitched
Instructor
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I think it takes all the high pitch tinny sound out of it. Kinda leaves it with a deep throaty grumble. Less blurp on decel. Thats my opinion though. I have had many exhausts on my c5 with and without the x pipe on each.
I perfer a cross over pipe. I work for a corvette aftermaret place and test the parts. That is how I have come up with my conclusion.
I perfer a cross over pipe. I work for a corvette aftermaret place and test the parts. That is how I have come up with my conclusion.
Racer
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St. Jude Donor '10
if you like all the poping and backfire stay with the h pipe .. I didnt so I wen tto the x pipe. H pipe shouldn' t be an issue .. but thanks to sound GM engineering there is a nice pocket in the cross over and guess what ... snap, crackle, bang!
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The main difference is that it removes that crackle pop on decel. There is no real crossover effect with the stock H pipe. While it has a 2 1/2" cross pipe,, the hole in the main exhaust pipe sidewall is only the size of a dime,,don't know why they even wasted the time to put it in there!!
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I agree that the H-pipe is more of the cookie cutter low rumble sound-To me it's overdone and I'm actually tired of it--Just like the flowmaster sound on trucks--everyone and their brother has a flowmaster so now all the trucks sound the same--I personally like to be different and have my cars sound different than others---
I have a magniflow 3" X pipe on my '98-the universal one that is just
12" long--fit in easily AFTER doing my exhaust--
I love the X-pipe sound--It's more of a race car note and at cruise it's actually quieter--AND I am running NO mufflers--just the cats and custom 3" catback--straight thru pipes---With my baby smog legal cam it really crackles and has that pocketa -pocketa sound at idle--And isn't annoyingly loud as a daily driver--But sounds like a beast when on the pipe--
I have a magniflow 3" X pipe on my '98-the universal one that is just
12" long--fit in easily AFTER doing my exhaust--
I love the X-pipe sound--It's more of a race car note and at cruise it's actually quieter--AND I am running NO mufflers--just the cats and custom 3" catback--straight thru pipes---With my baby smog legal cam it really crackles and has that pocketa -pocketa sound at idle--And isn't annoyingly loud as a daily driver--But sounds like a beast when on the pipe--