e55amgrocket

i'm going to be doing headers very soon and i'm also going to delete the rear cats and resonator at the same time. Whats the best x-pipe set-up to go with and where do i get them? i've done some searching on here but cant find much info on who makes them and how much.Thanks in advance!

Hammer Down

talk to Bruce @ TTMotorsports before you get anything done and get a lesson in exhaust 101

E55Bullet

whats he have to say?!

Hammer Down

Give him a call @ 631-420-1500

E55Bullet

I would but I dont want to waste his time when Im not giving him any money...

chawkins2001

go with the magnaflow 3" x pipe, it can be had for on EBAY, see link:

Damn good piece and they have been doing x pipes for decades in the mustang world.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Magna...Q5fAccessories

Hammer Down

Nah you got Bruce all wrong. He will talk to you and help you make the right choice whether you buy products from him or not.

gonzales25

Just like chawkins2001 said, Magnaflow 3in universal x-pipe. You can buy it from summitt racing for around $80. I had mine installed for $100.

chawkins2001

Did you have it done in place of the sec cats?

gonzales25

Yea had em cut out and put that in, also straight 3in pipe in place of the resonators.

E55Bullet

Oh its cool, from what i hear he sounds like a great guy, hopefully he chimes in...

Worth the wait

Steve,
You may want to hit up Motorkas (aka BT) about this. I know he just had it done, and local to us to boot.

pearlpower

Triple recommend those Magnaflow x-pipes. Nice little article below on them.

http://www.carcraft.com/techarticles...ion/index.html

motorkas

I don't know if I can comment on the X pipe alone because I got my set up from Charlie (aka Chas930) which was his Kleemann headers with the down tubes and X pipe already in place - had the whole system thrown one at once:

From a performance standpoint - it's undeniable. At the track picked up 3-4mph and .4 seconds (different track but similar temps). From a feel standpoint - it definitely opens up the breathing of the engine - you really don't realize how choked up the engine is until you throw headers on.

From a subjective standpoint - at idle or smaller throttle inputs - you don't notice an increase in sound - get on it - you notice - sounds good. I had the opportunity to listen to it as my wife drove it home and it sounded soooooo good (at highway speeds). Even my wife commented on it when I dropped her off at a store and drove away and she said she really likes the way it sounds - subtle but a noticable difference. After they went on I thought I was losing low end torque but after playing with it recently, I figured out that I wasn't losing torque but being more aggressive with the throttle inputs because of the sound.
Removing the resonators is definitely going to give you more sound but that was not what I was after - I was just after the performance and what I considered "making the engine more efficient" - hopes this help.

Worth the wait

So BT you deleted both cats but left the resonators in?
Glad it passed the wife test, as I would like to replace my cats soon and add an x pipe

motorkas

Yep resonators stayed and the wife hated it at first (I made the mistake of starting it up and revving it when it was parked in the garage - needless to say, when you're trying to convince someone that "it's a subtle change" - amplifying the acoustics is not the smartest thing to do).

She changed her mind after I pulled away and now she really likes the sound. I keep the resonators because I didn't want too much sound

e55amgrocket

thanks for all the input from everyone, i had kooks headers with a bassani x-pipe on my last 3 cars but i wasnt sure about putting it on a Mercedes lol

pearlpower

Many swear by the $30.00 Ebay 3" X-pipes also.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/T304-...item35a40bd4ae