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Old Oct 5, 2008 | 09:22 PM
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Would it be a bad idea to have no crossover pipe? Like to independent pipes of the headers then like a xr-1 then a turndown?
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Old Oct 5, 2008 | 10:49 PM
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No its not a bad idea. Its still dual exhaust. The X-H pipes were designed to get better lowend and to tame down loud exhaust. I got rid of my X pipe, and bullets for one chamber mufflers and I love it.
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Old Oct 6, 2008 | 12:16 AM
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What's your tolerance to a 'loud' exhaust?

X pipe for performance, H for sound.
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Old Oct 6, 2008 | 01:07 AM
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My car is just fine with no balance pipe. straight off the header about 3.5 to 4 ft of pipe with flowmaster singlechambers dumped at the axle. here is a sound clip.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uL1OhyPw9Sw
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Old Oct 6, 2008 | 02:14 AM
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Originally Posted by 99z28monster
My car is just fine with no balance pipe. straight off the header about 3.5 to 4 ft of pipe with flowmaster singlechambers dumped at the axle. here is a sound clip.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uL1OhyPw9Sw
Sounds ******* nice!
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Old Oct 6, 2008 | 02:40 AM
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Thank you Krazy4
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Old Oct 6, 2008 | 09:11 PM
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Yep I got flopro single chamber no x-or h. Not needed for all out. It soundes Freaking awsome at WOT. My car felt like it being held back with my other exhaust, 3 inch,headman X junction into dynomax bullets. Now SOTP and the sound of tires screaming for traction tells me it was. Now waiting for my FAST 92/92 to show up. Ported of course.
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Old Oct 6, 2008 | 09:44 PM
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Better hp wise than a y?
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Old Oct 6, 2008 | 10:10 PM
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Well that all depends on your paticular setup. Most people with duals dont need it. Its one of those I got things. Same goes for the X and H pipes. Alot of shops dont kno the proper placement of them, they just find a suitable area and install. You supposed to place them at the hottest area, usually after the duals are installed, you use a wax pencil and draw a line. Where it melts first there you go. But also after the car is tuned. A Y-pipe properly built as in a good merge collector and piping can support around 400hp. Some make more with it-no cutouts either. And you get the best ground clearance. I once did a 4 inch single split into 3 inch out the back into 12inch sweetthunders(2 1/2 core). And kept the upper PHB. But Flo Master dont make the merge collertors anymore I think.
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Originally Posted by SlwBirdy
Would it be a bad idea to have no crossover pipe? Like to independent pipes of the headers then like a xr-1 then a turndown?
If you want some duals with no crossover I have set here that I just removed from a car.

I will ship them to you for 250 to the door. They already have hangers and will slip fit on most headers out there.
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Old Oct 6, 2008 | 10:35 PM
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Hey Full-Force, all those times all motor? Nice.
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Yes, all motor but nothing to brag about. They were lousy conditions.
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/\nice looking car! What wheels are those?
Also to add to the thread topic I have a friend who is running true duals with no crossover, Ill see if I can get him to post here. His car sounds great! Really makes me want true duals. Best sounding setup I have heard yet.
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Old Oct 6, 2008 | 11:31 PM
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I have edelbrock stepped headers 3.5 collectors necked down to 3" pipes, straight out the back under the axle, no X or H pipe. Still have cats, and dynomax bullets turned backwards after the axle. Car is very tame under 2500rpm, at WOT sounds mean *** hell. I get quite a few compliments on the cars sound.

Try it, if you dont like it you can always change it.
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