Straight Mid Pipes?

[bolsen]

Would it be beneficial to have straight pipes, with highflow cats and aero2525's coming off the headers. Emissions and inspections are not an issue for me. I was wondering if I would lose TQ and/or HP? And would it sound good or bad?

[SC Cheesehead]

Straight pipes as in what, just dumping under the car, out the side? :confused:

What are your plans for the car? If primarily a street car, why not keep the stock exhaust configuration out the back?

Are you looking for noise?

Don't think you'd pick up a whole bunch of power with this set up, but I could be wrong.

[ctrlraven]

The section of tubing between the cats and the rear muffler on cars that have two parallel exhaust pipes. Performance mid-pipes often have a perpendicular connecting pipe or the pipes temporarily merge. This is to equalize the pressure in both exhaust pipes and keep the engine back-pressure as low as possible since back-pressure is detrimental to high-end power.

You want an H-pipe while being or staying NA. The cross-over equalizer tube helps scaveging the exhaust better.

Here is a picture of my H-pipe, you can see how even the coloring of the pipes is which means I am getting even flow from both sides.
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/44269_1283225419272_1789212029 _565437_8192822_n.jpg

[bolsen]

What I mean is for each side to have: headers to cats to muffler to tip. All straight; no connection in the middle.

[SC Cheesehead]

What I mean is for each side to have: headers to cats to muffler to tip. All straight; no connection in the middle.


The section of tubing between the cats and the rear muffler on cars that have two parallel exhaust pipes. Performance mid-pipes often have a perpendicular connecting pipe or the pipes temporarily merge. This is to equalize the pressure in both exhaust pipes and keep the engine back-pressure as low as possible since back-pressure is detrimental to high-end power.

^^^^^^
I think you'll want the connecting pipe between the two sides to equalize pressure in the system, that's the reason for X or H pipes.

[fastblackmerc]

^^^^^^
I think you'll want the connecting pipe between the two sides to equalize pressure in the system, that's the reason for X or H pipes.

You really need to go with an X or H pipe.

[bolsen]

Which one is better?

[fastblackmerc]

Which one is better?

The Marauder came with an H pipe. I prefer my X pipe. It's a matter of taste / sound.

[screamn]

+1 on X pipe.

[bolsen]

Which x-pipes are the best value?

[SC Cheesehead]

Which x-pipes are the best value?

I'm running a Mac Pro-Chamber, which is supposed to provide the best of both X and H pipe performance characteristics.

[CWright]

Which x-pipes are the best value?

I started this yesterday. It's a kooks true xpipe in stainless.

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/forums/showthread.php?t=79115


http://www.mercurymarauder.net/gallery/data/500/medium/Kooks_X_Pipe_2012_002.JPG (http://javascript%3cb%3e%3c/b%3E:;)

[screamn]

I installed a Bassani on my ride & it was a little bit pricey. But nothing but the best for my Rauder.

[Fosters]

My MM is stock but on my mustangs I've had H pipes, X pipes and a prochamber at one point, which is kind of in between.

H pipes IMO give a deeper more mellow sound
X pipes IMO give a raspier more pissed off sound
Prochamber is in between, and gives you one more thing to scrape on the ground when getting in parking lots.

I have an X on the mach1 now, and if I were to do it again and had a choice, it would be an H, I prefer that sound. The marauder will stay an H.

You will lose power and it will sound like an old chevy truck without any kind of pressure equalizer.

[babbage]

Technically an X makes more power. You can get one that's muffled (perforated X core)

and this will be a third time: Don't do straight pipes you will loose power. --again just in case you missed it. :)

[ctrlraven]

The difference between an H and an X pipe is bare minimal (would have to be dynoed to see the difference) and we are only talking about several hp and that's with high powered cars. Now once you get into the 600+ hp range the mid pipe really plays a role.

[bolsen]

Technically an X makes more power. You can get one that's muffled (perforated X core)

and this will be a third time: Don't do straight pipes you will loose power. --again just in case you missed it. :)

No, bro, I got it. Third times a charm. Cheers.
:beer:

[bolsen]

I just want a nice, loud, powerful, yet refined, sound. I know, too specific. To me, the SW full setup is the absolute best. However, I don't have 4k to drop right now.lol

[SC Cheesehead]

]I just want a nice, loud, powerful, yet refined, sound.[/B] I know, too specific. To me, the SW full setup is the absolute best. However, I don't have 4k to drop right now.lol

What you need is a big block Ford running glass packs... ;) -------> :D