H pipe or X pipe

derrick2119

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I want an aggressive sound but which is going to give me more HP.

 

Black95GTS

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Assuming you are running the stock 302, it doesn't matter. You're not making enough horse power stock. I've heard the X will get you a little more but I don't have conclusive proof. At this stage ditching the cats is whats important.

Some people claim the H has a deeper tone, while the X is higher pitched and "raspy." Honestly they both sound good, just different strokes for different folks. There is some mystery pipe called a "pro-chamber" that supposedly makes more HP then either, but to my ears this doesn't sound good.

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Venom351R

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Ive had both and I like the X better. A lot of people do say it has a raspy sound but mine does not at all, it has a very deep rumble. Maybe its b/c I have Cats on it but I think it sounds perfect

 

95_cobra123

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Dr. Gas X-Pipe and love it had a H pipe on my old stang and could not stand it.

Go X

 

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Itkix

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You'll never get a good answer to this, I just cut my x off last week and put an h on, hated the x, had 4 mustangs with h thought I would give the x a try, h back on.

 

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turbogt

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NOW that I have had both, even with my flowmaster setup, which was supposed to sound horrible, X all the way.. the o/r x compared to the o/r H just made it sound a lil raspier.. sounded great...

Sounds flat out amazing with the borlas

 

fastgtfairlane

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95_cobra123 said:

Dr. Gas X-Pipe and love it had a H pipe on my old stang and could not stand it.

Go dr gas X

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save your money and get one they are so worth it and have the best sound of any. its a fully tuned midpipe meaning all of the pipes before the crossover are equal length. the entire purpose and physics behind an x pipe is to equalize the pulses from the engine. i replaced a jegs o/r x with a dr gas x pipe and it made a big difference in sound and noticed a difference in midrange torque as well. no i havent put the car on a dyno but the difference was noticable. also quieted down the car INSIDE a lil bit. fits like a champ too, got about 2 inches more exhaust ground clearance.

 

95Vert383AOD

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I love my X pipe...no raspyness off roax x pipe and MAC mufflers....Damn ive gotta put up a sound clip.

 

blksn955.o

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went from an O/R H to a catted BBK X pipe. It may be the cats but I love it. It is not raspy and is fairly quiet at idle. When it is opened up some it gets loud but not...oh my god I hate this.

The O/R was just too much for me.

My cat back is an old flowmaster american thunder catback.

 

revhead347

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Mac Pro Chamber. Last dyno test I saw in 5.0 magazine showed 8 hp over the best performing X-pipe, and it doesn't have that raspy sound.

Kurt

 

The O.G.

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i have a off road h

i loved the pro chamber i had

i remember the 5.0 mag whrere it hung well with the x and h test wise through out the rpm range

a good choice

 

Car Nut

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I had my X with Flows for a while and it was much better than stock. The drone was too much for me though on long trips.

When I changed the Flows with the Bassani catback, I found the sound I really wanted. Deep, clean, and powerful sounding. The drone is much less. Now I need some engine mods to go with the big bark.

There is no perfect or best/better combo......just depends on what you like. My point is: Who cares about a couple of HP if you don't like the sound and you've got a car that sees mostly street duty. I wanted something different for a 5.0 and found this to fit my expectations well. I'd listen to some in person and get a feel for what you like.

 

ProKiller

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i just put on my longtubes and dr. gas x pipe. i noticed a sizeable difference. i wasn't expecting much of a hp change going into it but when it was all done, wow. i still have tons of exhaust leaks as we only tacked up the x-pipe for now.

i had mac shorties and mac h before now bbk longs and dr. gas x. both with mac catback. its now a bit deeper and does kind of have that suction slight rasp sound.

 

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whitegt94

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ProKiller said:

i just put on my longtubes and dr. gas x pipe. i noticed a sizeable difference. i wasn't expecting much of a hp change going into it but when it was all done, wow. i still have tons of exhaust leaks as we only tacked up the x-pipe for now.

i had mac shorties and mac h before now bbk longs and dr. gas x. both with mac catback. its now a bit deeper and does kind of have that suction slight rasp sound.

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x2 with bbk longs and dr gas x with mac catback. love the way it sounds

 

parrish5o

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Mac long tubes, Mac off road H, Borla mufflers. Sounds good at idle and great when you get on it.

 

NotQuik

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I have an o/r h-pipe now and i'm looking to go with an x-pipe....I personally like alittle raspy ness.

 

Black Stampede

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Before I went turbo I had BBK longtubes, dr. gas x, and spintech pro streets. It sounded phenomenal. With that being said, there are people who think SLP sounds phenomenal, where as I think it cannot be distinguised from a 1987 chevy pickup with straight pipes. Therefore exhaust has nothing to do with others opinion, just yours.

 

fastgtfairlane

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dr. gas ftmfw!!!! ive got one for shorties and it has its own unique sound almost like a "tuned" exhaust. dr. gas has quality precision and the way they design it makes all the difference, im sure the guys that have one on their car will all agree.