my TA is half done at the exhaust shop... and this is what the X pipe looks like... not sure what to make of it... from what I understand, an x pipe helps to pick up scavanging... it brings it down to about a 3 1/2.

 

Um, no. Not from what I can tell in the picture. Check out some exhaust web sites to compare.

 

looks more like a Y pipe that splits into 2. still not too bad, i be more concerned about the crush bends. atleast you have somekind of a merge unlike that guy last week that just ran straight pipes with no merge all the way to the rear.

also why does one cat have a flange and one a band clamp?

 

The cats are like that because I asked to be able to remove that part of the exhaust when I need to pull the headders or what have you for engine work...

I'll show some pics of x-pipes when I go in this afternoon. I thought it looked off, though i wasn't sure if it would have a neg effect on performance.

 

That's exactly why I did my duals myself . I wonder what that shop's reasoning was for making a merge like that. Obviously not gaining any clearance by doing it that way, and it's not going to help exhaust scavenging like a true x would. Wonder how that's gonna sound when finished? What mufflers are you going to run?

 

mufflers... either none or a pair of resonators... not much room there for full mufflers


*Updated*

I talked with the guy putting this together, he said he only did it that way because I requested to be able to remove the headders and that part of the exhaust, said it was no problem to change it to the standard X.

Opinions?

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With the crush bends, your going to need all the help you can get. I would have them change it to a real X.

 

change to a real x-pipe. What headers are those?

 

The hedders are from QTP

 

I think youll be okay. Probably not a noticable gain to be found in replacing it. Ive been thinking about fabbing up a set of duals that mates to a standard Y pipe that would basically be the same idea.

 

Okay, True X Pipe is currently being installed. I will post pics when done... for progress so far, check out my personal website (one of them anyway) at

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