long tubes and exhaust?
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long tubes and exhaust?
most long tubes come with an X-pipe so does this mean if you wanted to do exhaust also that you dont really need a cat back system. can you get away with just buying a rear section?
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Your question in reference to exhaust and rear section is a little confusing.
If you install long tube headers you will loose your orginal cat converter.
So most will replace with a high flow cat and x-pipe.
The rear section........ is the mufflers and tail pipes.
You can run long tube headers (with or without a cat) then x-pipe and connect to stock mufflers and tail pipes. I would run a cat.
Replacing the rear section (mufflers and tail pipes) is not required it is a personal choice based on sound levels,the choice is yours.
If you install long tube headers you will loose your orginal cat converter.
So most will replace with a high flow cat and x-pipe.
The rear section........ is the mufflers and tail pipes.
You can run long tube headers (with or without a cat) then x-pipe and connect to stock mufflers and tail pipes. I would run a cat.
Replacing the rear section (mufflers and tail pipes) is not required it is a personal choice based on sound levels,the choice is yours.
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Lg Long Tubes
I've got the LG long tubes with the RT cats bolted up to the Borla stinger aggressive cat back....smooth as glass install....the LG's come with their own X-pipe and everything fits perfectly.....we didn't use the x-pipe that comes with the borla's....let me know if anyone is interested in buying it....it is unused.....
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as dyno dan said he bought the headers that came with an X-pipe so the X-pipe from the catback became useless. this is what im trying to avoid.
so i can get long tubes with x-pipe and rear section and have a complete system?
so i can get long tubes with x-pipe and rear section and have a complete system?
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I think the confusion is that what is refered to as a "cat back" isn't actually a cat back on these cars. They consist of the tips, mufflers, and the over-axle pipes. X pipes are sold seperately from them.
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No you don't. The stock over-axle pipes hook up to either the factory H-pipe or an aftermarket X-pipe in the same exact way. I'm pretty sure that there's some members who run long tubes with the X-pipe and stock mufflers.
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Just did this yesterday headers cats silp over header outlet X-pipe slips over cat outlet factory over axle tubes slip over x-pipe outlet . The only problem you might run into would be a smaller or larger size pipe. I dont know if all c-6 have a 3"rear exhaust system . The one I did had 3" .
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Originally Posted by mlongo99
No you don't. The stock over-axle pipes hook up to either the factory H-pipe or an aftermarket X-pipe in the same exact way. I'm pretty sure that there's some members who run long tubes with the X-pipe and stock mufflers.
I have Dynatech Headers, Cats and X-pipe connected to the stock exhaust. There is nothing special needed it all bolts up right out of the box.
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St. Jude Donor '07-'08-'09-'10-'12-'13-'14
The LG's are great and they come with the x-pipe...which you should use....I purchaced the Borla Stinger AGGRESSIVE system for Don's car....but, we decided not to use the x-pipe that came with it because it meant not using the LG "x" pipe....I don't believe that you can purchace the Stinger AGGRESSIVE exhaust without the x-pipe....they come together as one part number and only the x pipe is available seperately. The non agressive cat back does not come with it....
Hope this Helps...
Chuck CoW
Hope this Helps...
Chuck CoW
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Originally Posted by Brett Hunter
I have Dynatech Headers, Cats and X-pipe connected to the stock exhaust. There is nothing special needed it all bolts up right out of the box. Me too. 
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Originally Posted by titleist
most long tubes come with an X-pipe so does this mean if you wanted to do exhaust also that you dont really need a cat back system. can you get away with just buying a rear section?
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headers
When you purchase our headers we suggest our x pipe. The x pipe that we sell is far better then a stamped one it helps scavenge the exhaust flow on a much cleaner transition. The headers and x pipe come with all the parts you need to goto the rear pipes in the car.
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Originally Posted by GeorgeR@kooks
When you purchase our headers we suggest our x pipe. The x pipe that we sell is far better then a stamped one it helps scavenge the exhaust flow on a much cleaner transition. The headers and x pipe come with all the parts you need to goto the rear pipes in the car.
i am wanting to put long tubes, xpipe, and borla stinger rear section together and am trying to figure out if that will allow a complete setup
