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Old Jul 31, 2018 | 06:46 PM
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I have a 2008 A6 Z-51 and am considering installing a Z06 exhaust but am wondering the best way to modify the intermediate Z06 H pipe to an X pipe and get it reduced and aligned to the 2008 A6 npp muffler system...would be great if someone made a X pipe that was the correct width and had a 3 inch inlet and 2 1/2 outlets!
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Super easy...been done many times. Buy a universal 3" X-pipe section on ebay, etc. for about $30. Any muffler shop can weld that in and add reducers at the ends of the mid-pipe to mate to your OE over axle system.
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I believe certain years of Z06/ZR1 have the X-pipe already in the mid-pipe, just the early Z06 midpipes are H. I had this swap done to mine, but I kept the Z06's H-pipe and went to a muffler shop and they modified the back with reducers to mate up to my factory Billy Boat Fusions.
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Originally Posted by dustbusterplus
I believe certain years of Z06/ZR1 have the X-pipe already in the mid-pipe, just the early Z06 midpipes are H. I had this swap done to mine, but I kept the Z06's H-pipe and went to a muffler shop and they modified the back with reducers to mate up to my factory Billy Boat Fusions.
Correct...2009-2011 ZR1's and 2011 Z06's have an OE X-Pipe. The 2012 & 2013 cars (both ZR1 & Z06) are OE 4-Cat setups; so while they do still have an "X" pipe, they also have 2 extra integrated "aft" cats at the leading end of the mid-pipe.
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