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Old 04-01-2011, 07:10 AM
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Whats the differnece between these two xpipes?
Looking to buy an x pipe and saw these two online,which one would you pick? I will be putting it in place of 2nd cats and replacing resonators with straight pipes.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/T304-...5ad8886a3#shId
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...:MEWAX:IT#shId

Im leaning towards the magnaflow because it ships from Canada which means cheaper and quicker shipping to me.
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magnaflow x will out flow the cheaper rip off. You get what you pay for.
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What are the sound benefits? More aggressive when you get on the gas? What about drone at lower RPM's? I'd just be replacing the resonator, not getting straight pipes.
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magnaflow x will out flow the cheaper rip off. You get what you pay for.
Where do you get that? An X-pipe isn't magic and it's design is simple enough that I'm sure a 9 year old chinese boy can duplicate it.
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Where do you get that? An X-pipe isn't magic and it's design is simple enough that I'm sure a 9 year old chinese boy can duplicate it.
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any benefit besides sound?
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any benefit besides sound?
It helps enhance the scavenging effect to make more power...but it's mostly about sound.
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I have the top one, exhaust guy figured I spend way more than I did for it. He said it was a quality unit and he does all sort of hot rods, etc. No issues. No magic with X-pipes and i seriously doubt one will flow more than another unless there is a design issue or really serious bends.
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Anyone tried an H-pipe on these cars for the sound? X-pipe sounds almost blatty to me in YT vids.
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what is the stock diameter on e55 exhaust?
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Originally Posted by HeissRod
Anyone tried an H-pipe on these cars for the sound? X-pipe sounds almost blatty to me in YT vids.
Many of those have other mods to the exhaust such as cut muffler, different muffler, no muffler, etc. I have resonator and 2nd cat deletes and it sounds good with a low end growl and a bit louder top end without sounding raspy nor any resonance.
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Originally Posted by chawkins2001
magnaflow x will out flow the cheaper rip off. You get what you pay for.
+1000

I used the same magnaflow xpipe for my last few applications and always works great.
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what is the stock diameter on e55 exhaust?
2.75
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Originally Posted by HeissRod
Anyone tried an H-pipe on these cars for the sound? X-pipe sounds almost blatty to me in YT vids.
Will in the stock setup there is a h pipe and a cross over section..

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resonator (cross over)

mufflers

I did notice my exhaust is raspier with the xpipe
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Well I got shangoashe selling me his brand new Fedor Dezyn x pipe for a good deal. Tbal, who did your exhaust work? Im guessing speed syndicate?
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Originally Posted by kompressorfed
Well I got shangoashe selling me his brand new Fedor Dezyn x pipe for a good deal. Tbal, who did your exhaust work? Im guessing speed syndicate?
You could always just go back to Speed Syndicate to install it for you
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Originally Posted by tbal
Will in the stock setup there is a h pipe and a cross over section..

cats

hpipe
2nd cats

resonator (cross over)

mufflers

I did notice my exhaust is raspier with the xpipe
Shows how much I've looked at my exhaust
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2.75
Actually, it's 2.5" all the way up to the resonator where it grows to 2.75". Just to be more specific.
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To be honest, I would not use either.. They are both stamped metal and not as nice as a smooth, mandrel bent and tig welded X pipe.. Pypes makes nice X pipes and so does Burns.. Pypes is more resonable.. I think there is a decent one in Dr Gas too.
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Honestly, just because the Magnaflow is a name brand I'd rather spend the extra $50 on it. When it comes to cars you shouldn't take a risk for $50 IMO.
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Actually, it's 2.5" all the way up to the resonator where it grows to 2.75". Just to be more specific.
lol I stand corrected...
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To be honest, I would not use either.. They are both stamped metal and not as nice as a smooth, mandrel bent and tig welded X pipe.. Pypes makes nice X pipes and so does Burns.. Pypes is more resonable.. I think there is a decent one in Dr Gas too.
I have a magnaflow one in my car and trust me...it's super smooth inside. It's about as smooth as you can get with no internal obstructions nor reduced pipe area.

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Honestly, just because the Magnaflow is a name brand I'd rather spend the extra $50 on it. When it comes to cars you shouldn't take a risk for $50 IMO.
Risk what? It's an X-pipe, not a piston...lol.
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Risk what? It's an X-pipe, not a piston...lol.
Exactly. It's a pipe with a hole in it. Don't make it more than what it is.
Actually, the cheap one looks like it would flow better, due to the increased area at the middle.
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Magnaflow is name brand but is still cheap name brand. Kinda like Pabst Blue Ribbon. Either way, an X is an X.
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