i would like to do some exhaust work on my car. seeing how i live in ca longtubes are out of the question. and since shorties dont really offer much over stock, i will have to stick with the stockers.next down the line the mid pipe. considering that i have to keep the stock manifolds which midpipe will offer the most gains? off road x pipe or h pipe. i dont mind the midpipe being not ca compliant because its easy to change, but i dont feel like having to do longtube swaps on a 4.6 to smog lol. so which system would you guys recomend? stock manifolds, OR X or H? and mufflers? right now is all stock with flowmasters welded in and 3.5" tips. and i am actually in love with the sound of my car, it sounds great i think the 3.5 tips really compliment the flows or something. but are the flows bad on performance.
i have a exhaust tubing bender at the shop i work at. so my other option is stock manifolds. build a 2.5 or 3" off road x pipe back, and beter flowing mufflers. its not a mandrel bender but unless its an extreme bend it makes a prety nice bend. i would like to just build my own system because it would cost next to nothing. are the aftermarket mandrel bent OR catbacks going to be very much beter than me doing it all custom? i wouldnt think so. but what do you guys think. keep in mind the cost advantage 200-400 bucks for a catback probably? or like 50 bucks worth of tubing? also if i go this route which mufflers flow the best? thanks
i have a exhaust tubing bender at the shop i work at. so my other option is stock manifolds. build a 2.5 or 3" off road x pipe back, and beter flowing mufflers. its not a mandrel bender but unless its an extreme bend it makes a prety nice bend. i would like to just build my own system because it would cost next to nothing. are the aftermarket mandrel bent OR catbacks going to be very much beter than me doing it all custom? i wouldnt think so. but what do you guys think. keep in mind the cost advantage 200-400 bucks for a catback probably? or like 50 bucks worth of tubing? also if i go this route which mufflers flow the best? thanks