h-pipe vs. x-pipe
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Here is a good read to get you going. 
http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=607174
Bump it up if you want.
http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=607174
Bump it up if you want.
uhh ohh.. this is going to be bad....
in the end this thread will say that they are about equal and that an xpipe will cause a slightly raspier sound and the h will be more mellow... the x pipe will also out dyno an x but only by a few hp, read as 1-2hp, there is also a third option which is the mac prochamber... it has about the sound of an h but supposedly makes the hp of an x... i got it because i liked the sound it makes...
heres a link to a video that i made of my car after i installed the prochamber on my car w/ flowmasters welded into the stock tail pipes.
http://roadconetuning.com/Videos/GTExhaust.wmv
in the end this thread will say that they are about equal and that an xpipe will cause a slightly raspier sound and the h will be more mellow... the x pipe will also out dyno an x but only by a few hp, read as 1-2hp, there is also a third option which is the mac prochamber... it has about the sound of an h but supposedly makes the hp of an x... i got it because i liked the sound it makes...
heres a link to a video that i made of my car after i installed the prochamber on my car w/ flowmasters welded into the stock tail pipes.
http://roadconetuning.com/Videos/GTExhaust.wmv
03ghoststang
Well-Known Member
i would go with the prochamber has the best of both worlds sound of an Hpipe and teh HP of teh X-pipe cant go wrong with it
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Outlaw97GT
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O-pipe FTW!!
But seriously I thought the rule of thumb was x pipe for straight through mufflers and H pipe for chambered but I don't really think it matters that much...comes more down to sound preference and deleting a couple if not all of the factory cats is where u really make the power from anyway. Differences from X and H are negligible.
But seriously I thought the rule of thumb was x pipe for straight through mufflers and H pipe for chambered but I don't really think it matters that much...comes more down to sound preference and deleting a couple if not all of the factory cats is where u really make the power from anyway. Differences from X and H are negligible.
RedDaemon
10 Year Member
SINCE u said "what gives more power" im going to just touch on the performance aspect.
X is better up top H is better down low, its all a matter of what ur looking for
X is better up top H is better down low, its all a matter of what ur looking for
BooWFO
New Member
I love this kinda thread free post 
Anyways.
I've had stock hpipe, mac prochamber, mac or hpipe and now a xpipe on my car. So unlike others I know first hand how each felt on the car and how my car sounded with each on it.
stock = well stock and fairly quiet.
Prochamber = liked the deep mellow sound, lots of lowend but doesn't clear and allow inspection of a DS loop
Fit was super never hit it on any bumps.
H pipe = Sound made me feel all warm and funny, was fair down low pulled clearer to the top than the prochamber. Downside was mine fit like POO and I got tired of exhaust leaks. hung WAY too low.
x pipe = lowend not as strong, mid range sound changes to a scream, and it starts to build power pulls cleanly to redline. Others you could feel them falling off earlier than that. Fit is fair, but not as tight as I would like.
Anyways.
I've had stock hpipe, mac prochamber, mac or hpipe and now a xpipe on my car. So unlike others I know first hand how each felt on the car and how my car sounded with each on it.
stock = well stock and fairly quiet.
Prochamber = liked the deep mellow sound, lots of lowend but doesn't clear and allow inspection of a DS loop
Fit was super never hit it on any bumps.H pipe = Sound made me feel all warm and funny, was fair down low pulled clearer to the top than the prochamber. Downside was mine fit like POO and I got tired of exhaust leaks. hung WAY too low.
x pipe = lowend not as strong, mid range sound changes to a scream, and it starts to build power pulls cleanly to redline. Others you could feel them falling off earlier than that. Fit is fair, but not as tight as I would like.
CanadaStang
New Member
I have a Bassani X pipe with cats and it really makes my exhaust
sound great.It gives my car a nascar sound with a light raspy higher
tone.It is the best mod I ever did on my car.I never had a h pipe on
any of my cars so, I can't comment on it.I only had X pipes on my
mustangs.I would get a Bassani X pipe if you like the sound of a X pipe.
sound great.It gives my car a nascar sound with a light raspy higher
tone.It is the best mod I ever did on my car.I never had a h pipe on
any of my cars so, I can't comment on it.I only had X pipes on my
mustangs.I would get a Bassani X pipe if you like the sound of a X pipe.
RedDaemon
10 Year Member
2-4, its really not much more since most aftermarket midpipes that come catted are equipped with "high-flow cats"
CanadaStang
New Member
Mossberg
Active Member
Go with an offroad U pipe.
Hey, at least we don't see nearly as many of these threads as before.
PS: Go with whatever sounds better to YOU. The difference is minimal between H and X. Go to mustangexhaust.com.
Hey, at least we don't see nearly as many of these threads as before.
PS: Go with whatever sounds better to YOU. The difference is minimal between H and X. Go to mustangexhaust.com.
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