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Lowndex
08-24-2016, 08:20 AM
I will be using the ADTR Stage 2 blower.
Which provides better air flow, x-pipe or H-pipe?
Which brand/model do you recommend?
RubberCtyRauder
08-24-2016, 08:36 AM
It's personal preference, xpipe sounds more raspy, h pipe has a little deeper tone. not like pushrod v8 tone. Mod motors don't really have that rumble unless cammed. Any decent custom exhaust builder can fab a x or h pipe. they are all pretty much the same no secrets to their design.unless you want it muffled
Some say x pipe has a few more ponies. it is very negligible ,maybe in a short exhaust system mustang, but in a long boat marauder.
forgot to add, most say an x pipe flows a little better
Bad_S55
08-24-2016, 09:18 AM
That was pretty much all the info out there. It really is all about personal preference. H-pipes sound deeper, X-pipes have more of a scream. I went X & regret nothing.
RF Overlord
08-24-2016, 10:37 AM
X-pipe can make more peak HP, but H-pipe will have a peak at lower RPM, where most street cars need it, in addition to having a slightly lower tone.
Lowndex
08-24-2016, 10:57 AM
H-pipe it is. Thank you all.
fastblackmerc
08-24-2016, 11:13 AM
Grand Muffler did an X pipe on mine
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u133/fastblackmerc/MM%20Mods/Exhaust/Complete.jpg (http://s167.photobucket.com/user/fastblackmerc/media/MM%20Mods/Exhaust/Complete.jpg.html)
Marauderjack
08-24-2016, 02:35 PM
Grand Muffler made me an X-Pipe with Magnaflow 18's and it sounded like two Hondas with FART CANS side by side......HORRIBLE!!:argue::ma d2:
Went back and Brian fabricated an H-Pipe and it sounds MUCH BETTER with GREAT DEEP RUMBLE!!:beer:
Sounds as much like a BIG push rod motor as a little 4.6 can IMHO!!;)
Power difference is negligible so it's all about sound!!:bows:
tobiasg1995
08-24-2016, 02:59 PM
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160824/26a14d76582592d7cb37200f26e71d 2d.jpg
I went with an x pipe and magnaflows on my 06 gmq. I like the look of x pipes. Mine has a deep tone. A lot depends on how the x or h is made and the distance from the engine. Either way you won't notice a power difference on the street.
2006 GMQ, 2010 CVPI
Red Rum
08-24-2016, 03:12 PM
I will be using the ADTR Stage 2 blower.
Which provides better air flow, x-pipe or H-pipe?
Which brand/model do you recommend?
I have the 007 ADTR STAGE 2 V-3 BLOWER KIT. AND I HAVE KOOKS HEADERS AND THERE X-PIPE. WITH HIGHFLOW CATS. AND BORLA PRO MUFFLERS. CAR IS A REAL SLEEPER. AND RUNS PRETTY HARD. SO YOU WILL BE SUPER HAPPY WITH YOUR KIT. AND YOU CAN'T GO WRONG WITH A X-PIPE
Joe Walsh
08-24-2016, 03:56 PM
I went with a X Pipe and 18" Magnaflows....
Car sounds like a Ferrari high RPMs......It HOWLS like a banshee!!!
:banana2:
Bad_S55
08-24-2016, 05:28 PM
I've got Black Widow Venoms with an X-pipe, and it sounds like..... a deep scream? I'm not sure how to describe it other than epic.
Spectragod
08-24-2016, 05:33 PM
I've got Black Widow Venoms with an X-pipe, and it sounds like..... a deep scream? I'm not sure how to describe it other than epic.
Yep...... I've heard this car, it sounds like it has a lot "more" than it really does, I expected a big bore motor, not a stock 2v 4.6...
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