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Old Jul 31, 2011 | 02:42 PM
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Going true dual's on my IROC, and i really can't see how i'd fit 2 3" pipes under there so i'm going with 2.5" with an X or H pipe. No cat's BTW

So...What's the deepest/"best" sounding bullet mufflers? I've heard dynomax is raspy...i've heard some borla's on youtube and they sound pretty good.

Also...which is better? an X or H pipe? any sound differences?

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Old Jul 31, 2011 | 03:20 PM
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I'm no expert but have been told that an H-pipe sounds better, while an X-pipe will get you a few more horses.
I'm running an H-pipe with two 2.5" magnaflow bullets and I absolutely love it.
No rasp and very deep tone.
Magnaflow part # is 10416
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Old Jul 31, 2011 | 08:00 PM
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Running 1 3/4" headers, 2 1/2" exhaust, X-pipe, Dynomax 18" race bullets, and dumps. Sounds awesome!
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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 12:43 PM
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^^^ Any sound clips? I had a magnaflow on the 305 and it sounded great for what it was. Dynomax's are alot cheaper tho...
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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 12:49 PM
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If you want loud then go with Dynomax Bullets. Have you ever heard a sound clip of single chamber Flowmasters? Awesome, deep, loud, true muscle car sound.
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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 12:51 PM
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An x or h pipe will both sound good. I've got an x-pipe with 3" glass packs and it sounds really good (LPP system). I haven't heard enough systems in person to say one sounds better than the other.
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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 05:09 PM
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what engine does your iroc has? stock? or lsx? id go with H if it was old sbc, and X if its a LSx engine. H pipe will give you the tone that is close to old school LT1s. both should sound sick anyway. my friend got a magnaflow bullet on a Y pipe and it sounds very deep with almost no rasp. id vote for magnaflows. good luck
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I think i'll spend the coin on the magna's...been happy with it thus far.
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Originally Posted by 89ROC-Z
^^^ Any sound clips? I had a magnaflow on the 305 and it sounded great for what it was. Dynomax's are alot cheaper tho...
Unfortunately, my Kodak Z712 has horrible sound capture capabilities...
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