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Old Feb 7, 2007 | 02:39 PM
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Should i go with a 3 inch x pipe or 2.5 inch x pipe?? What would be the best for power and torque. I know i lose some torque going this route but what would help me save as much as possible.
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Old Feb 7, 2007 | 02:41 PM
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Old Feb 7, 2007 | 03:15 PM
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383 stroker 12:1 compression ai 190cc heads custom cam. Kooks long tubes.
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Old Feb 7, 2007 | 03:23 PM
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Id like to know aswell, because im on the wall wether to pick 2.5 or 3
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Old Feb 7, 2007 | 03:25 PM
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I'm running 3", and I have more ground clearance than I did with my hooker y-pipe if you are worried about that. I'de personally go with 3" since you have a stroker.
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Old Feb 7, 2007 | 03:31 PM
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how loud is it ?????
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I ran them out the back and I'm running spiral flow mufflers, it is loud but I daily drive it with no complaintes. There's no drone or rasp or anything like that. I can talk on the phone fine in the car too.
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Old Feb 7, 2007 | 03:36 PM
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i am looking it the dynamax bullets they sound bad *** but i am alittle worried about rasp and noise cause i will be driving it on the street.
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Iam same spot just about same set up. But looking going x pipe aswell. But had Truedual Dynamax Bullet but damn there loud. At time I have y pipe with just Borla XR1 more quiet .
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Looking on adding one more XR1 going with x pipe...
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how do the xr1'a sound compaired to the dynamax??
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Old Feb 7, 2007 | 04:02 PM
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What about a H pipe?? Any ideas there??
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Old Feb 7, 2007 | 04:06 PM
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Here's a sound clip of mine. It got a little louder/deeper with my new cam vs the gm846 too.
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Old Feb 7, 2007 | 05:33 PM
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im pretty sure im going with a x pipe with either powersticks or spiral flows
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Old Feb 7, 2007 | 05:36 PM
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Don't forget the Edelbrock 304 SDTs...Sound great, flow great and are only 3 5/8" thich in the 3" version..I run those on my TD system with an X...Going to the dyno when the weather brakes to see if it makes more hp/tq over my old Borla cat back...

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