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X-pipe Or H-pipe????

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smokin'Red35th

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I am relatively new to the scene and was just curious; is there much of a difference between an x-pipe and an h-pipe with regards to performance and sound? I have a set of Flowmaster mufflers on a 99GT and am planning on an off road something or other to go with them. A little guidance would be appreciated.
 

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lots would say H-pipe goes with a chambered muffler such as flowmasters and X-pipe goes with straight through mufflers like borla or magnaflows. But everyone has their own opinion about sounds. I prefer traditional muscle car sound so i went with MRT stainless steel o/r H-pipe with magnaPACKS.. LOUD.

X-pipes will give you great higher end with better performance
h-pipes give you better lower end but less HP's.
Thing about MRT H-pipes is it gained the exact same amount of RWHP as Dr. Gas X-pipes did so you get the best of both worlds (sound and performance) that being another reason why i went with my MRT pipe.

All in all, i would say x-pipes sound more euro racy sounding if you will and H-pipes traditional muscle car sounding. Both are really great sounds. If you want you could try mustangexhaust.com or something and listen to samples. Hint: sound clips do not justify the real sound.. NEVER.. good luck

btw. yes, i'm korean.. heh
 

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KaPPaBaLL said:
lots would say H-pipe goes with a chambered muffler such as flowmasters and X-pipe goes with straight through mufflers like borla or magnaflows. But everyone has their own opinion about sounds. I prefer traditional muscle car sound so i went with MRT stainless steel o/r H-pipe with magnaPACKS.. LOUD.

X-pipes will give you great higher end with better performance
h-pipes give you better lower end but less HP's.
Thing about MRT H-pipes is it gained the exact same amount of RWHP as Dr. Gas X-pipes did so you get the best of both worlds (sound and performance) that being another reason why i went with my MRT pipe.

All in all, i would say x-pipes sound more euro racy sounding if you will and H-pipes traditional muscle car sounding. Both are really great sounds. If you want you could try mustangexhaust.com or something and listen to samples. Hint: sound clips do not justify the real sound.. NEVER.. good luck

btw. yes, i'm korean.. heh
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THAT IS EXACTLY THE KIND OF INFORMATION I WAS LOOKING FOR, THANK YOU.
 

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MRT made the same rwhp as Dr Gas?
 

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the dyno i saw on Dr. Gas was 9rwhp with XX torque gain.
MRT made the same 9rwhp on their dyno. who knows maybe the dyno came out wrong...? sorry don't have the sheet for it
 
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for sale

I have a flowtech hpipe that i will sell you for 100 bucks if you pay the shipping , if you are interested email me at HBK7823@aol.com , you will need MIL eliminators which im keeping for future use with my long tube setup , and i highly recommend replacement of the factory studs with regular studs , i have a brand new extra gasket that i got sent to me from flowtech which is better material than they send with the new ones out of the box to go with it , sounds mean with two chambers , VERY MEAN
 

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o/r h and flows sound awesome.
 

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Get an X.
 
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lopey4.6 said:
Get an X.
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X wont sound as good as an H with offroad , especially with the flows on it , too raspy sounding
 

dkshadow

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2002BLGT said:
X wont sound as good as an H with offroad , especially with the flows on it , too raspy sounding
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