question on true duals?
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X-pipes make a bit more power. Has to do with the smoother pipe layout vs. the 90* h-pipe. H-pipes sometime fit easier since there is only a straight pipe connecting the two vs. both pipes having to "meet in the middle."
Haha, wow, this is a throwback to my Mustang days. As said before, an x-pipe flows better do to the fact that the angles are more natural than an h-pipes 90* angles. However, an h-pipe will be a bit more old school in its sound, deeper, more 'rumbly', whereas as an x-pipe is more raspy and exotic. Personally, I preferred h-pipes when I had my 'Stang but that said, I haven't heard an LS1 with an x-pipe that I didn't like. Either way the car will roar.
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Originally Posted by bull99ls1
Haha, wow, this is a throwback to my Mustang days. As said before, an x-pipe flows better do to the fact that the angles are more natural than an h-pipes 90* angles. However, an h-pipe will be a bit more old school in its sound, deeper, more 'rumbly', whereas as an x-pipe is more raspy and exotic. Personally, I preferred h-pipes when I had my 'Stang but that said, I haven't heard an LS1 with an x-pipe that I didn't like. Either way the car will roar.
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thats what i thought, i think with 409 rwhp already, i would rather have the tone. has anyone done an H-pipe yet??? i have only see x-pipes. If anyone has an h-pipe done, could you post up some pics?
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Originally Posted by Slammed-am
So it DOES sound better?
And about how much HP loss are we talking?
And about how much HP loss are we talking?
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My friend has an H pipe on his 79Z28 with 40 series Flows, and while it does have that great boomy, almost big block tone from a warmed over 350, I really can't see there being much of a difference between an X and H with the same car and mufflers. Most X pipe cars with no tail pipes make a very similar tone as the Camaro. I've seen tests showing an X to be slightly quieter than an H though.
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