New Exhaust
04-20-2016, 01:56 PM
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New Exhaust
I have my 2013 C300 4matic and I was gonna get an X-Pipe, but I also want to install some new mufflers and bigger piping. Any suggestions? Im also getting the C63 rear diffuser to make it a dual exhaust. Thanks!
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Ricky18 (04-22-2016)
04-22-2016, 10:48 AM
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2012 Mercedes C250
After having spent almost 15 years in the performance exhaust industry, I would recommend *not* increasing your car's pipe diameter unless your power is significantly higher than stock. The stock engine will lose low end torque and throttle response with bigger pipes, and since this is the vast majority of street driving, the result is almost always unsatisfactory. As far as any gains, there is a chance of very modest HP gains at full throttle/high RPM, so on a drag strip there may be very slight benefits- again, on an otherwise stock car. Go with the X (might be no benefit if the car already has a crossover) and aftermarket mufflers, but stick with the stock diameter for the best benefits.
