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8aStang · 03-05-2011, 10:32 PM

How many of y'all are running an X-pipe? Any pros & Cons?
Thanks

mikeSS · 03-05-2011, 10:44 PM

most people with a after market cat back are running a x pipe.

klatterblast · 03-05-2011, 10:49 PM

lots of pros no cons with me, sucker runs.

aaranzabal · 03-05-2011, 11:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 8aStang

How many of y'all are running an X-pipe? Any pros & Cons?
Thanks

Only con I can think of is that I now scratch it going over some speed bumps. It's pretty rare though that it happens.

mikeSS · 03-05-2011, 11:32 PM

i know that x pipes have been proven to have greater HP gain over H pipes

SSOOCH · 03-05-2011, 11:34 PM

I have the Magnaflow #16483. Do it!!

Scott@Bjorn3D · 03-06-2011, 05:28 AM

X-Pipe here.

chrisinlittlerock · 03-06-2011, 06:15 AM

Corsa cat back with X. Get the X pipe. Can't go wrong

IROCanSS · 03-06-2011, 06:20 AM

Sounds like a good place to say this....

I have a full SS catback exhaust with the MagnaFlow tru-x welded in if anyone wants to give me a few bucks for it. Local is prefered and I really dont want to go through the hassle of cutting it out plus it may be tough to reinstall if its cut out. Its a nice piece but I went a different route.

Just putting it out there...

brantley847 · 03-06-2011, 07:38 AM

From what venders are stating on C5, the gains from stock H to X is very limited. You are getting your gains from hi flows and dropping those huge tin can mufflers.

I don't think there are any cons that I could address...it does seem (and this could be in my head) the X pipe has a deeper tone than the H.

Apex Motorsports · 03-06-2011, 07:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikeSS

most people with a after market cat back are running a x pipe.

Pretty much every aftermarket cat back utilizes a X-pipe. In these cars there seems to be very little performance change between the two but they do sound different.

Havnaparty · 03-10-2011, 08:06 PM

I just had an Edelbrock "X" pipe installed with the GMPP performance mufflers that the dealer put on when I got the car and love the new sound.
Nice to get rid of the resonator boat anchor that was under there.

Jethro74 · 03-10-2011, 10:47 PM

I just had some work done by Ed Hanson in Spring Valley, Ca. He said he invented the X-Pipe technology. He goes around the country giving presentations on exhausts/mufflers and what not. He showed me a demonstration between the H and X. He put a tissue on one side of the H and blew air on the other side, and the tissue didn't move. He did the same thing with the X and it sucked the tissue out the other end. Convinced me. I went with the x-pipe and Flowmaster 40's on my SS.

huntrik · 03-11-2011, 06:05 AM

I'm running Borla S-Type cat-back that are X pipe. I would NOT change it for the world! All pro's NO con's. Couldn't be happier.

Hunt

03-05-2011, 10:49 PM	#3
klatterblast Drives: 2010 camaro 2ssrs blk. Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: walker la. Posts: 1,732 View My Garage	lots of pros no cons with me, sucker runs. __________________ 2010 Hennessey HPE650 2SSRS Blk/Blk Magnuson TVS2300,ported heads,cam,Hotchkis suspension. Weld 17”s, Mickey Thompson’s.

03-05-2011, 11:34 PM	#6
SSOOCH Camaro SL,UTs Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS #16429 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: South Jordan, UT Posts: 7,358 View My Garage	I have the Magnaflow #16483. Do it!! __________________

03-06-2011, 06:15 AM	#8
chrisinlittlerock Drives: 2010 Camaro/08 Tundra Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Little Rock Arkansas Posts: 797	Corsa cat back with X. Get the X pipe. Can't go wrong __________________ Rally Yellow 2SS/RS with Custom painted Black Rally Stripes, Heritage grill, Corsa cat backs with x pipe, CAI. Delivered: 8/18/09!!!!Yes!!!! "This is CHEVY country. On a quiet night you can hear a Ford rust."

03-06-2011, 07:38 AM	#10
brantley847 v It bites. Drives: 2011 IBM 2SS/RS Join Date: May 2008 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 3,585	From what venders are stating on C5, the gains from stock H to X is very limited. You are getting your gains from hi flows and dropping those huge tin can mufflers. I don't think there are any cons that I could address...it does seem (and this could be in my head) the X pipe has a deeper tone than the H. __________________ 2011 2SS/RS Performance: 439 RWHP: 226/236 Comp Cam, Kooks 1-7/8, CAInc, Borla S type, Vmax TB, Rx Catch Can, Trans cooler, SLP 160 termo, Melling high volume, Eibach Springs/Sways 1" drop, Whiteline complete bushing kit.

03-11-2011, 06:05 AM	#14
huntrik Drives: 2011 2SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Fort Bragg, NC Posts: 63 View My Garage	I'm running Borla S-Type cat-back that are X pipe. I would NOT change it for the world! All pro's NO con's. Couldn't be happier. Hunt __________________

03-05-2011, 10:32 PM	#1
8aStang Drives: 2010 Black HPE550 #005 (630rwhp) Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Spring Branch / Bulverde 78070 Posts: 50	Who is running an X-Pipe? How many of y'all are running an X-pipe? Any pros & Cons? Thanks __________________ I just inherited 12,000,000 Euros from the prince of spain, and I have the "@yahoo.com" email to prove it !

03-05-2011, 10:44 PM	#2
mikeSS Drives: 2015 c7 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: MI Posts: 7,462	most people with a after market cat back are running a x pipe.

03-05-2011, 11:32 PM	#5
mikeSS Drives: 2015 c7 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: MI Posts: 7,462	i know that x pipes have been proven to have greater HP gain over H pipes

03-06-2011, 05:28 AM	#7
Scott@Bjorn3D Drives: Kami, 2013 2SS LS3 Luvin Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Eufaula, Alabama Posts: 6,427	X-Pipe here.

03-06-2011, 06:20 AM	#9
IROCanSS Account Suspended Drives: 89 IROC 350 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Back roads, southern Ohio Posts: 12,504 View My Garage	Sounds like a good place to say this.... I have a full SS catback exhaust with the MagnaFlow tru-x welded in if anyone wants to give me a few bucks for it. Local is prefered and I really dont want to go through the hassle of cutting it out plus it may be tough to reinstall if its cut out. Its a nice piece but I went a different route. Just putting it out there...

03-10-2011, 08:06 PM	#12
Havnaparty Drives: 2010 2SS/RS Transformer Edition Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Ohio Posts: 51 View My Garage	I just had an Edelbrock "X" pipe installed with the GMPP performance mufflers that the dealer put on when I got the car and love the new sound. Nice to get rid of the resonator boat anchor that was under there.

03-10-2011, 10:47 PM	#13
Jethro74 Drives: 2011 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: San Diego Posts: 11	I just had some work done by Ed Hanson in Spring Valley, Ca. He said he invented the X-Pipe technology. He goes around the country giving presentations on exhausts/mufflers and what not. He showed me a demonstration between the H and X. He put a tissue on one side of the H and blew air on the other side, and the tissue didn't move. He did the same thing with the X and it sucked the tissue out the other end. Convinced me. I went with the x-pipe and Flowmaster 40's on my SS.

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