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    H pipe X pipe or neather

     



    I'm having a new exhaust installed. Should I have an H pipe , X pipe or neither.

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    x pipe they sound very good .if you have the room if not then the H
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    Thanks Pat.

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    My understanding is an H pipe works to improve the low end power (slightly). I like them cuz it seems to get some of the resonance and "cackle" out of the exhaust note.....yeah, I like them to sound good as well as look good.... For whatever reason, seems to make the engine sound a bit deeper, small inch engines sound like they're bigger then they are.... No idea why...
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    Thanks for your reply Dave. I'll see what kind of room the muffler guy has.

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    i have the x pipe with 4 inch with dyno max mufflers on the gto .at the time i did it i had the 548 14to8 cr engine it with a luntati roller cam 748 lift on a 108. the sound was great.it sounded like a very big ferrari. no cackle just a low guttural sound then when you hit it change pitch .i have done both the x is harder to do . i have done alot more H then X i did not need any low end .i will stick with the X for the BBC if i could down load the u tube vid. i show youwith the low cr 10.5 cid632 just sounds abit mellow i think its the low cr
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    X pipe----you can get a couple different versions from Magna Flow in stainless and 2,2 1/4, 2 1/2, 3 in----kills resonance,and flows better high end

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    there not hard to make just two 90s i would show you mine but lost the photos when the E machine kick out a rod
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    I think X pipes are alright for scavenging, but for troubleshooting, it's nic to know which side the miss is coming from, and cheaper with straight exhaust.

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    Here's the "H" crossover that my daughter installed on a Chevy Nova with a small block. Sounds very nice..
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    here is one of mine this was made out of scrap 4 inch tubing . i guy knew could buy this stuff when the bender screwed up last photo was the guy that ran the bender
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    I put Pype's X pipe set on my 548 powered Chevelle. It is a nice set up. But theier muffler is way too loud. I have had crossover pipes and the X, go with the X. Edd
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    Thanks for the suggestions.

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