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what sounds better on a xpipe?

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Old 01-16-2008, 11:18 PM
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Default what sounds better on a xpipe?

single chamber flowmasters

or borla xr1's?

im looking for deep and throaty. hahaha! please no jokes.
Old 01-16-2008, 11:25 PM
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single chambers hands down.
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I've heard borla xr1's in person and I wasn't impressed. I'm currently getting a true dual setup w/ one chambers fabbed up. From what I've heard the one chambers have the borlas beat.
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i have LTs and true duals qwith x-pipe and 2 borla xr1 and for me sounds great. check my fquick i have some vids in ther, soon i will send it to ls1sounds.com
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Originally Posted by SOULPOWER
i have LTs and true duals qwith x-pipe and 2 borla xr1 and for me sounds great. check my fquick i have some vids in ther, soon i will send it to ls1sounds.com
sounds good but i have a 240/244/112 lsa cam, 59cc stage 2 patriot heads, FLP LT headers, and all suporting mods. i dont think it will sound like yours.

are yours the ovals or round ones? and are they a stright through design or have chambers to them?
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ohh i see, yeah it will sound very diffrent. my xr1 are the oval ones center-center.
2.5in 2.5 out
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Originally Posted by Revelation Z28
single chambers hands down.
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Old 01-17-2008, 10:53 PM
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I don't like flows so the XR1 gets my vote.
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flows for sure I love mine, just swapped outta a borla catback.
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Originally Posted by Revelation Z28
single chambers hands down.
+1 on that
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For pure loudness single chamber straight-thru is what I had. It was almost like putting nothing on before the turn-downs. XR1-s will give a more pronounced and throaty, deep tone and sound a lot better IMO.
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Originally Posted by JEB99TA
For pure loudness single chamber straight-thru is what I had. It was almost like putting nothing on before the turn-downs. XR1-s will give a more pronounced and throaty, deep tone and sound a lot better IMO.
so the single chambers didnt give it any tone at all?

and are the xr1 a straight threw design?
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what about the moroso spiral flows?? are those just annoying-loud or are they actually deep/throaty-loud. i was led to believe those sound the best...
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im also trying to quiet it down a 2 or 3 db's over my dynomax bullets
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Go Flow.
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Originally Posted by Disturbed Bird
so the single chambers didnt give it any tone at all?

and are the xr1 a straight threw design?


Not much difference IMO ... mine were dumped before the axle ... too much noise, vibration, and couldn't keep my front runner lights from blowing ... had to replace them about every 1-2 months. They tucked up nicely but a lot of vibration inside the car.

Seemed to make a little more power than the catback and weren't quite as heavy. I liked them, but, it got old after awhile and I went back to the catback ... couldn't hear my passenger talk without them yelling. Of course, that's not always a bad thing ... LOL!
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thats how it is in mine now except with out all the vibration
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I have moroso spiral flows and they sound great.
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Definitely single chambers IMO, but the X-pipe destroys the "Flowmaster sound" when you get on it hard. H-pipes sound a lot better to me.
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X-pipe for a couple extra ponies ... H-pipe for sound.



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