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Old Sep 4, 2005 | 08:49 PM
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I was just wondering what everyone opinion might be about my exhaust from the headers through the X pipe it all 3 inch is this over kill or did I gain a lot more over a Y pipe by doing it this way and if so how much is it?
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Well, alot of people will say that 3in is overkill which starts the backpressure arguments over again, but I had an ORY and switched to an x-pipe setup 3in piping all the way, and definitley felt like I gained power. The scavenging effects of the x-pipe will make up for any "backpressure" lost if there was any.

Only a before and after dyno would truly be able to show you any gains or losses in the two curves.
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Old Sep 4, 2005 | 10:33 PM
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I'm hopefuly close to getting a blower that why I went 3inch I was told that this was the way to go but like you said about the back pressure being less, it got me thinking after I got it done
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i read somewhere that 3in duals support up to 800hp, o well i like my 3in duals
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What x-pipe did you use?
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What x-pipe did you use?
the place I took it too I belive it was made in his shop by him personaly

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