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Old May 28, 2013 | 09:07 PM
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So I recently purchased two 18" sweet thunder mufflers and a x-pipe like this http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-1-2-2-5-Crossover-X-Pipe-/170553669545?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item27b5ca77a9&vxp=mtr. My question is, since I have bbk headers which already has a 2.5 Y-pipe wouldn't it be possible to just weld the x pipe in place of where the y was on the y-pipe? Then I could just get the muffler shop to make me some turn downs and buy some hangers from them. The exhaust shop wants 100 bucks to do this set-up, I figured I could save that money and do it myself; I don't see how it could be that difficult to fab it up myself. Any thoughts?
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Old May 28, 2013 | 09:14 PM
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My duels on my 99 ss
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Old May 28, 2013 | 09:16 PM
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They go under the rear end.
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Old May 29, 2013 | 03:09 PM
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under axle TD won't last long here in Northeast Ohio, LoL
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Old May 29, 2013 | 04:00 PM
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You would be good man I live in Hawaii and the roads are horrible! I used bottom out on everything I installed 08 c6 rims so I don't bottom out rarely anything.
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Old May 29, 2013 | 04:10 PM
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you can do over the axel with 2.5 all the way back if you go over the passenger side and x pipe will work
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Mongoose i plan on doing mine under axle,i have great clearance with my duals though
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Old May 29, 2013 | 09:18 PM
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I think I'm probably going to go over the axle eventually. But right now I'm going to do dumps, i'd much rather save the cash for a cam . Anyone got any pictures where they used their ORY to make true duals?
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Can check in the true dual section,really its just cutting your y,adding a x,and running them back,dumped duals sound good but imo get annoying fast,drone is pretty bad im not going to lie,
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Old May 30, 2013 | 09:34 PM
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Does having the turn downs facing the side help any with the drone? That was my plan for helping on the drone a little bit.
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So I recently purchased two 18" sweet thunder mufflers and a x-pipe like this 2 1 2" 2 5" Crossover x Pipe | eBay. My question is, since I have bbk headers which already has a 2.5 Y-pipe wouldn't it be possible to just weld the x pipe in place of where the y was on the y-pipe? Then I could just get the muffler shop to make me some turn downs and buy some hangers from them. The exhaust shop wants 100 bucks to do this set-up, I figured I could save that money and do it myself; I don't see how it could be that difficult to fab it up myself. Any thoughts?
Well if you have good fab skills go for it. But dont use this stamped X , make your own X just make a Y but it to the end of your Y pipe and your there. This stuff is usally best left to highly skilled exhaust pros that do custom bending. Oh and cut the mouth back to get 3" to 3 1/2 " and you will have a much better X ,than that stamped X.
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Originally Posted by SyntheticPro
Does having the turn downs facing the side help any with the drone? That was my plan for helping on the drone a little bit.
Yeah it does.
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Old Jun 9, 2013 | 12:21 AM
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I had custom true duals 3 inch out to the bumper done on my 2000 z28 and it looks and sounds great
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