H or X pipe? cant decide

Blue Blurr · Jul 28, 2004

hey im kinda new over here, and ive been wanted to upgrade my exhaust. it already has a Borla cat-back but im thinking about long tube headers and a H or X pipe (cat less). but i dont know wht to get H or X, ive heard the X pipes can sound kinda raspy and have a higher pitched sound, and ive heard the H pipes sound deep kinda like stock. so im thinking going with a H pipe, but your opinions would be great. also what do you guys think about Long tube headers? i was thinking of going with BBK for both, but i heard they make crappy mid pipes (H or X) but they make good headers, so if you could help me out on that too that would be great.

Thanks,
Sean A

stallion98gt · Jul 28, 2004

xpipe for 4.6s
hpipe for 5.0s

cmb91LX · Jul 28, 2004

do a search in this forum. this has been covered to death

Fast Eddie 2k1 · Jul 28, 2004

Blue Blurr said:
hey im kinda new over here, and ive been wanted to upgrade my exhaust. it already has a Borla cat-back but im thinking about long tube headers and a H or X pipe (cat less). but i dont know wht to get H or X, ive heard the X pipes can sound kinda raspy and have a higher pitched sound, and ive heard the H pipes sound deep kinda like stock. so im thinking going with a H pipe, but your opinions would be great. also what do you guys think about Long tube headers? i was thinking of going with BBK for both, but i heard they make crappy mid pipes (H or X) but they make good headers, so if you could help me out on that too that would be great.

Thanks,
Sean A

I prefer the H-pipe because of the sound.

madmatt · Jul 28, 2004

Fast Eddie 2k1 said:
I prefer the H-pipe because of the sound.

Agreed, but I prefer a Prochamber over the H, but I must say, the Dr Gas X pipes sounds outrageously awesome.

02GTLR · Jul 28, 2004

I went with an h pipe, but i havent really heard an x in person. I have read that the h keeps a deeper tone than the x but that the x may be better as far as performance goes.

decoy562 · Jul 28, 2004

Anything is better than stock. Check www.mustangexhaust.com for sounds.

Blue Blurr · Jul 28, 2004

does anybody know how much more power an X will really give you over a H pipe? i mean if its a couple Hp then who cares, but if its something over 10 then we should re consider. also wht exactly is a prochamber? is there benifits to it over a H or X? one more question i have is i was told buy somebody not to get a BBk H or X because they are not made well and dont sound good. so them that leads me to ask which compandy do i use? Magnaflow? mac? Dr gas?...

CatmanJJ · Jul 28, 2004

My Magnaflow Catted X doesn't sound raspy at all, it's a little higher pitched then the traditional H but I still get a nice rumble unlike other X pipes. I always thought X pipe with straight through mufflers and H pipes with chambered mufflers but I've heard mixed and matched combos and they can sound good too. Unless you're pushing some serious horsepower then the hp difference aren't that big but supposedly Xs make a decent amount more power then H pipes on high horsepower setups. Don't most aftermarket tuners use X pipes for that very reason Just do your research and you should be fine.

Blue Blurr · Jul 28, 2004

does magnaflow make a OR X pipe for long tube headers? i haven seen one yet. also does anyone have a sound clip of the Dr.Gas X pipe for the Long Tubes? oh ya you guys do know this is for the Supercharged saleen right? that may change you guys's answer but i dunno.

Steve777 · Jul 28, 2004

Both H and X sound deep on a stang ...any midpipe will sound good on a stang ....the X just sounds smoother than an H ...H has more of the classic sound, while X sounds faster/high reving ...and as long as you stay away from the bassani x design, it won't sound raspy, it will sound badass and plenty deep ...i prefer the sound of X over the H, and thats why I switched ...all opinions though

Blue Blurr · Jul 28, 2004

so what company x pipe? im getting long tube headers so it needs to be the shorty design. Dr, gas? magnaflow? andy other opions please. wht about BBK X or H? im kinda lost on what brand.

Steve777 · Jul 28, 2004

If you wanna be safe ...get Dr. Gas ...you won't be dissappointed ...I think flowtech has a similar design too but not sure if its offered in the shorty style ...Others such as mustangtuning, slp, and magnaflow all have a similar X junction to dr gas, but the X is located farther back in the system, and I don't know which ones offer a shorty ...But, of the brands I mentioned, get whatever will fit with your headers ..they are all good designs

Screaminyellow7 · Jul 28, 2004

I went with Bassani on this one and never looked back. Its got that nice throaty sound to it. I also put stage 2 flows (cops love me). I set alarms off all the time. I put the O/R x-pipe on with stock mufflers and i really couldn't tell the difference. So i went back and had them throw on flowmasters and did that ever wake up my car. I went from 14.3 bone stock, to 13.9. I get alot of thumbs up.

sixstringthing · Jul 28, 2004

Id go with a Dr. Gas... i mean all these people can't possibly be wrong, i've heard nothing but praises about it. The UPR and MustangTuning X-Pipes are also top-notch and much cheaper. Not sure if they make them for long-tubes though.

Blue Blurr · Jul 28, 2004

alright i guess you guess got me settled on Dr.Gas. who sells them tho? shoudl i go to www.drgas.com and buy them from there site? they have ones there special for the BBK/MAC long tubes. heres a link to the mustang one http://www.drgas.com/product.asp?id=4 do i get the 4th one down or what?

hey i was actually reading the reviews and people are saying they dont like the dr. gas much, well only a couple they said it hangs low and it comes in pieces and u have to weld it together, but they said its worth it so i dunno. i was just wondering if any of you guys had one.

jrc_03_gt · Jul 28, 2004

H PIPE.

super302 · Jul 28, 2004

go H, hp gains all depend on your mods, 15-20 hp is def. possible....or even more

kboy262 · Jul 28, 2004

I had the Dr. Gas on my car and it just was not for me. I am back with the MAC o/r H-pipe and the MAC flowpath mufflers. The Dr. Gas sounded good but it was too clean sounding. I am actually selling mine in the classifieds forum as we speak. So opinion is the H-pipe. More traditional.

Defleshed · Jul 29, 2004

Blue Blurr said:
hey im kinda new over here, and ive been wanted to upgrade my exhaust. it already has a Borla cat-back but im thinking about long tube headers and a H or X pipe (cat less). but i dont know wht to get H or X, ive heard the X pipes can sound kinda raspy and have a higher pitched sound, and ive heard the H pipes sound deep kinda like stock. so im thinking going with a H pipe, but your opinions would be great. also what do you guys think about Long tube headers? i was thinking of going with BBK for both, but i heard they make crappy mid pipes (H or X) but they make good headers, so if you could help me out on that too that would be great.

Thanks,
Sean A

hooker supercomps are phenominal LT headers, as are SLP's. I like the X better just becuase it flows better. Sound will come down a lot on mufflers, midpipe helps, but mufflers really gives it that glasspack sound, deep roar, rumble, and ect. BBK isnt my cup of tea, but I know a lot of people who use them and like em.

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