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Old Jul 7, 2010 | 11:09 PM
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difference between xpipe and straight pipe?
anyone know the difference? Which have more drone?

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Old Jul 7, 2010 | 11:42 PM
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Can you please elaborate on drone? Is that the noise heard in the car on the highway at a constant rpm?
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Old Jul 8, 2010 | 12:40 AM
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idk the exact difference, but i heard straight pipes on an M3. HORRIBLE sound.
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Old Jul 8, 2010 | 12:43 AM
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and i think straight pipes go from ur headers straight back, and the xpipe just replaces the cats. i THINK.
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straight pipes are very raspy, sound really bad. If i was you buy a magnaflow xpipe and replace the resonators with it. Your car will sound great
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magnaflow x-pipe
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...%3AMESELX%3AIT
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that wont fit our cars. We need 2.25 not 2.50
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replacing the resonator with straight pipe is a bad idea?
i don't see how the xpipe and straight pipe would sould any different from one another.
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because straight pipes you moving al the criss crossing of the pipes. the xpipe is a small replacement
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straight pipe is cat back usually no resonators no mufflers and no point for an Xpipe if you do a straight pipe I had one on my 08 Audi S line a4, I have an Xpipe with straight pipes instead of mufflers on my current C 300 here is the vid.

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I have a magnaflow exhaust, would the sound be better with xpipe or straight pipe in place of resonator ?
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Originally Posted by efx1
I have a magnaflow exhaust, would the sound be better with xpipe or straight pipe in place of resonator ?
I think xpipe because it will be more raspier but than again straight pipes would have a better flow.
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straight pipes sound horrrrible imo too loud.
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Originally Posted by kevinwithdabenz
straight pipes sound horrrrible imo too loud.
A big, big, big fat plus 1 on that...couldn't get my strainghts changed to an x-pipe fast enough.
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I think xpipe because it will be more raspier but than again straight pipes would have a better flow.
Straight pipes actually have worse flow. The exhaust pulses from each bank mixing in the x-pipe actually improves flow. Straight pipes leave a low pressure pulse in between each high pressure pulse which increases backpressure.
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that wont fit our cars. We need 2.25 not 2.50
It will fit.
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what mufflers did you use? and did the shop weld in hangers for the mufflers? was thinking about doing this

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I have a magnaflow exhaust, would the sound be better with xpipe or straight pipe in place of resonator ?
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