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Posted by venomis95 (Member # 6283) on :
 
What do you guys think has the best sound an x pipe or an h pipe? I just got the flowmaster mufflers and tips and i want to get the best sound possible. I was looking in to getting one of the kits from BBK. What do you guys think i should go with?
 
Posted by two-gun kid (Member # 5891) on :
 
x pipes have more of that exotic car sound and the h pipe has more of a muscle car sound
 
Posted by 92stangLX (Member # 3252) on :
 
x pipes are mellow at idle and loud and raspy when you get on it. I wasn't sure if I liked my x pipe when I first put it on but it has grown on my and I like it now [Big Grin]
 
Posted by losbadgts (Member # 4394) on :
 
x pipe has worked great on my 4.6, it's very loud but a nice loud, on my 5.0 i have the h pipe with to cats and i love the sound of it too but it's not as loud though.
 
Posted by t top freak (Member # 6269) on :
 
go on ebay and pick up a used x pipe and a used h pipe for the price 1 new pipe and see what one you like.
 
Posted by hockeyguy713 (Member # 5354) on :
 
got a bbx offroad x pipe on my 91 gt and regarless of what people say, an x pipe on a 5.0 still sounds good. just my opinion. plus you get better flow with the x pipe than the h.
 
Posted by 1Sicgt (Member # 714) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by hockeyguy713:
plus you get better flow with the x pipe than the h.
No you don't. An X pipe puts a forced restriction on the two flow paths of the exhuast. Where as a H-pipe is a straight through design with a balancer tube. Cars pushing larger volumes of air will notice a restriction when using an x over an h.

[ December 10, 2005, 02:30 PM: Message edited by: 1Sicgt ]
 
Posted by PWR HNGRY 302 (Member # 6000) on :
 
I have a BBK O/R H pipe on my 5.0 and it sounds great. I would say go O/R H
 
Posted by hockeyguy713 (Member # 5354) on :
 
just goin by what i was told, guess i was misinformed, however, i like the sound that i get with the x pipe. didnt know about the h getting better flow, maybe il change to that when motor is rebuilt.
 




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