Design of X-Pipe Important?
01-03-2009, 07:45 PM
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Design of X-Pipe Important?
Ok, so i learned a load from Gayton's position post, so i thought we may do as well with the design of the pipe?
What steps would one go through to find the optimal length, angle, mixing hole, etc. of an X-pipe. Now I understand some of what the guy was doing at JBA by trying different ones and spraying them. Does it follow the same concept of basically trying to find a design that does not have pressure points (hot spots)?
What steps would one go through to find the optimal length, angle, mixing hole, etc. of an X-pipe. Now I understand some of what the guy was doing at JBA by trying different ones and spraying them. Does it follow the same concept of basically trying to find a design that does not have pressure points (hot spots)?
01-03-2009, 08:06 PM
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Ok, so i learned a load from Gayton's position post, so i thought we may do as well with the design of the pipe?
What steps would one go through to find the optimal length, angle, mixing hole, etc. of an X-pipe. Now I understand some of what the guy was doing at JBA by trying different ones and spraying them. Does it follow the same concept of basically trying to find a design that does not have pressure points (hot spots)?
What steps would one go through to find the optimal length, angle, mixing hole, etc. of an X-pipe. Now I understand some of what the guy was doing at JBA by trying different ones and spraying them. Does it follow the same concept of basically trying to find a design that does not have pressure points (hot spots)?
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The guy at JBA was very critical about the angle of approach on the tubes coming in. Any thoughts on the importance of that? It really comes to what do we pay for? Do we buy a pre-fabbed one that is "tuned" for our cars or have a muffler shop make one as they mod the exhaust?
01-03-2009, 08:17 PM
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The guy at JBA was very critical about the angle of approach on the tubes coming in. Any thoughts on the importance of that? It really comes to what do we pay for? Do we buy a pre-fabbed one that is "tuned" for our cars or have a muffler shop make one as they mod the exhaust?
Have your exhaust guy order up a Magnaflow 10791 $218 install it at the point of greatest dynamic pressure (The burn off spot) and call it a day
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I've got a VRP one installed where the resonator was. Any reason not to use it? I will obviously take it off and have the shop find the hot spot.
What do I do if the pressure point isn't where the pipes run parrallel? Just worried that it will be up closer to the spot where the primary cats are...
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Ok, so i learned a load from Gayton's position post, so i thought we may do as well with the design of the pipe?
What steps would one go through to find the optimal length, angle, mixing hole, etc. of an X-pipe. Now I understand some of what the guy was doing at JBA by trying different ones and spraying them. Does it follow the same concept of basically trying to find a design that does not have pressure points (hot spots)?
What steps would one go through to find the optimal length, angle, mixing hole, etc. of an X-pipe. Now I understand some of what the guy was doing at JBA by trying different ones and spraying them. Does it follow the same concept of basically trying to find a design that does not have pressure points (hot spots)?
I was wondering the same thing but didn't want it to get lost in the other thread. So, I'm learning that the design doesn't really matter that much either. Using that logic, one could take an OEM x-pipe from a different car, and be ok? Let's say I had a x-pipe from a Ford GT, no problem on my E500?
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01-03-2009, 08:22 PM
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Gayton? Aw, that's just wrong.
Damn spellcheck!! After Brazil, NOBODY will doubt your hormonal polarity...
I was wondering the same thing but didn't want it to get lost in the other thread. So, I'm learning that the design doesn't really matter that much either. Using that logic, one could take an OEM x-pipe from a different car, and be ok? Let's say I had a x-pipe from a Ford GT, no problem on my E500?
Damn spellcheck!! After Brazil, NOBODY will doubt your hormonal polarity...
I was wondering the same thing but didn't want it to get lost in the other thread. So, I'm learning that the design doesn't really matter that much either. Using that logic, one could take an OEM x-pipe from a different car, and be ok? Let's say I had a x-pipe from a Ford GT, no problem on my E500?
01-03-2009, 08:36 PM
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Gayton? Aw, that's just wrong.
I was wondering the same thing but didn't want it to get lost in the other thread. So, I'm learning that the design doesn't really matter that much either. Using that logic, one could take an OEM x-pipe from a different car, and be ok? Let's say I had a x-pipe from a Ford GT, no problem on my E500?
I was wondering the same thing but didn't want it to get lost in the other thread. So, I'm learning that the design doesn't really matter that much either. Using that logic, one could take an OEM x-pipe from a different car, and be ok? Let's say I had a x-pipe from a Ford GT, no problem on my E500?
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