X-pipe or not to X-pipe....
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X-pipe or not to X-pipe....
That is the question....I have been contemplating an X-pipe to go with my Borla Stingers but have heard that this quiets the system down a bit...any one with experience in this area????
Thanks, Robert
Thanks, Robert
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Re: X-pipe or not to X-pipe.... (pewter99)
Don't know about anyone else here, but I have had the A&A exhaust mod and now the Corsa Indys and I cannot wait for the x-pipe. They both sound gruesomely ugly at idle and when I rev. I would definitely get it.
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Re: X-pipe or not to X-pipe.... (Untouchable00)
I love the sound now but would hate to mellow it out at the cost of a couple hundred bucks...
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Re: X-pipe or not to X-pipe.... (pewter99)
If your car has the big H-pipe from the factory it will make a smaller difference going to and X than it would if you have the small H-pipe from factory. So which do you have? If you already have the Stingers on your car and your happy, I would leave it allone. I have a set on order.
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Re: X-pipe or not to X-pipe.... (pewter99)
As a fellow Floridian, I would recommend STRONGLY that you pull the cats and add the x-pipe..It sound s great.!!:D Here have a listen with TPIS headers/x-pipe/corsa Indy's and NO cats...BTW, I have a cam too!
http://www.badazcorvettes.com/~vstella/video/ARE226.mpg
http://www.badazcorvettes.com/~vstella/video/ARE226.mpg
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Re: X-pipe or not to X-pipe.... (pewter99)
I have the Stingers along with an x-pipe...doesn't reduce the sound a bit but does reduce the popping during decel....I had my stingers installed at the same time as my headers so i can't tell you the difference there but i think it's usually louder when you add headers.
Hope this helps,
Frank
Hope this helps,
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Re: X-pipe or not to X-pipe.... (NYtoCA)
A few questions... does the x-pipe go in place of where the cats were? Does the x-pipe net any horse power gain? Does adding an x-pipe increase or decrease the volume of the exhaust? I'd appreciate it if anyone had underbody pictures of a vette so i could see what it looks like stock and with an x-pipe.
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Re: X-pipe or not to X-pipe.... (pewter99)
If you don't want to spend a bunch to try it out ,I have an X-Pipe for $89. It's not shiny but it does the same thing as the others. It will definately improve the idle sound although it will quiet it down at the top end SLIGHTLY.
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Re: X-pipe or not to X-pipe.... (Andy@AandACorvette)
If you don't want to spend a bunch to try it out ,I have an X-Pipe for $89. It's not shiny but it does the same thing as the others. It will definately improve the idle sound although it will quiet it down at the top end SLIGHTLY.
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Re: X-pipe or not to X-pipe.... (WannaBe TT!)
A few questions... does the x-pipe go in place of where the cats were? Does the x-pipe net any horse power gain? Does adding an x-pipe increase or decrease the volume of the exhaust? I'd appreciate it if anyone had underbody pictures of a vette so i could see what it looks like stock and with an x-pipe.
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Re: X-pipe or not to X-pipe.... (pewter99)
I can make the popping etc go away by watching how I down shift, it's real simple. As far as the "motor boat" sound at idle. I guess I don't know what one sounds like. I think my Indy's sound like a muscle car from the 60's. Guess I need to hang out at the marina more often.
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Re: X-pipe or not to X-pipe.... (ncvetteman)
If your car has the big H-pipe from the factory it will make a smaller difference going to and X than it would if you have the small H-pipe from factory. So which do you have? ....
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Re: X-pipe or not to X-pipe.... (TooManyIDs)
:confused: Was that dependent on model year or something else?
