Just curious: Headers, X-pipe necessary?
07-10-2019, 05:27 PM
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Just curious: Headers, X-pipe necessary?
Thinking far off into the future...
Considering headers and x-pipe. Vendors offer them together and separately.
What does X-pipe do? Silly to do headers without it?
Thanks!
Considering headers and x-pipe. Vendors offer them together and separately.
What does X-pipe do? Silly to do headers without it?
Thanks!
07-10-2019, 05:37 PM
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Aside from B&B headers that bolt up to your OE mid-pipe (only brand that will bolt up), you'll need the "x-pipe" to bolt up every other brand of headers to your axle back mufflers.
Last edited by MTPZ06; 07-10-2019 at 05:37 PM.
07-10-2019, 10:26 PM
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This should pretty explain all we need to know.
https://www.onallcylinders.com/2017/...ich-to-choose/
https://www.onallcylinders.com/2017/...ich-to-choose/
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07-11-2019, 12:28 PM
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07-11-2019, 01:51 PM
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C6 Z06 and ZR1 mid pipes are 3", and '06-'10 C6 Z06 came with H pipe, 2011+ came with X-pipe...but the '12/'13 models have the extra 2 cats attached before the X. '09-'13 C6 ZR1 came with X pipe, but again the '12/13' models have the 2 extra cats. No idea on Base/GS for H versus X, but pipe diameter is 2.5" for all years.
07-11-2019, 03:17 PM
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To the OP .... Think about it
If you install a set of long-tube headers, what are you going to put between your new headers and your mufflers?
Headers are much longer in total length than the stock exhaust manifolds that you just removed ... So, you are going to need a set of intermediate pipes (aka: x-pipe) that are much shorter than the stock intermediate pipes you need to remove.
Cutting your stock intermediate pipes shorter won't work because they won't line up correctly to your mufflers once the headers are installed.
So, you have no choice ... You get a set of headers with the intermediate pipe (x-pipe) that is made to fit that particular brand of headers .... Or you just forget the whole thing and leave your stock exhaust system alone.
Now, see how easy that was ...
If you install a set of long-tube headers, what are you going to put between your new headers and your mufflers?
Headers are much longer in total length than the stock exhaust manifolds that you just removed ... So, you are going to need a set of intermediate pipes (aka: x-pipe) that are much shorter than the stock intermediate pipes you need to remove.
Cutting your stock intermediate pipes shorter won't work because they won't line up correctly to your mufflers once the headers are installed.
So, you have no choice ... You get a set of headers with the intermediate pipe (x-pipe) that is made to fit that particular brand of headers .... Or you just forget the whole thing and leave your stock exhaust system alone.
Now, see how easy that was ...
07-11-2019, 04:21 PM
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To the OP .... Think about it
If you install a set of long-tube headers, what are you going to put between your new headers and your mufflers?
Headers are much longer in total length than the stock exhaust manifolds that you just removed ... So, you are going to need a set of intermediate pipes (aka: x-pipe) that are much shorter than the stock intermediate pipes you need to remove.
Cutting your stock intermediate pipes shorter won't work because they won't line up correctly to your mufflers once the headers are installed.
So, you have no choice ... You get a set of headers with the intermediate pipe (x-pipe) that is made to fit that particular brand of headers .... Or you just forget the whole thing and leave your stock exhaust system alone.
Now, see how easy that was ...
If you install a set of long-tube headers, what are you going to put between your new headers and your mufflers?
Headers are much longer in total length than the stock exhaust manifolds that you just removed ... So, you are going to need a set of intermediate pipes (aka: x-pipe) that are much shorter than the stock intermediate pipes you need to remove.
Cutting your stock intermediate pipes shorter won't work because they won't line up correctly to your mufflers once the headers are installed.
So, you have no choice ... You get a set of headers with the intermediate pipe (x-pipe) that is made to fit that particular brand of headers .... Or you just forget the whole thing and leave your stock exhaust system alone.
Now, see how easy that was ...
The term headers is the same as exhaust manifold? Seems so!
07-11-2019, 11:08 PM
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07-14-2019, 07:35 AM
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