h pipe or x pipe

[purple 5.OH]

Which has a better small power gain.

[ELVIS]

Which has a better small power gain.

what does that even mean?

god bless.

[91CoupeMike]

X has more power, but doesn't sound as good.

[STRONGNUFF]

H pipe = better sound and low end grunt
X pipe= raspy sound and better high rpm hp

[purple 5.OH]

H pipe = better sound and low end grunt
X pipe= raspy sound and better high rpm hp

So is it more preference to which one to have?

[FoxBodyNick]

Google

[bobs94formula]

It's all a matter of personal perference. I like the sound of the x pipe better myself, especially at high rpm's it sounds really good. Most of the people who don't like an x pipe hear it with chambered mufflers behind it, and no, it doesn't sound quite as good that way. I have spintech mufflers and its something different from every other 5.0 out there.

Go to the track and listen to some cars like yours. When you find one that you like ask them what the setup is.

[purple 5.OH]

Ok cool thanks for the info guys.

[crapstang]

X has more power, but doesn't sound as good.

I depends on what people like, X's sound good to me....except with SLP LMIIs, then they sound ricey lol

[FoxBodyNick]

Crapstang....although i know the difference between x and h will vary mainly in opinion by sound, the sound of a resonator/muffler can change drastically given any displacement, heads, headers, compression. So dont base you opinion an exhaust setup made by those who put a open exhaust setup on a na 306 and assume its going to sound the same as a 363 ysi. That x with lm 2's will sound alot better

[majorownage]

Crapstang....although i know the difference between x and h will vary mainly in opinion by sound, the sound of a resonator/muffler can change drastically given any displacement, heads, headers, compression. So dont base you opinion an exhaust setup made by those who put a open exhaust setup on a na 306 and assume its going to sound the same as a 363 ysi. That x with lm 2's will sound alot better

LMII's with X and LTs sound like trash in my opinion. Crapstang had a 99 cobra with them. It doesn't matter what engine is in front of it; its extremely loud.

[Cooter]

X-pipe + chambered mufflers = ear sex

[sspstang]

With an x pipe it also depends on the mufflers you run too. I ran a x pipe years ago, when they first came out, I had flowmaster 2 chambers, and they popped alot, I like the sound though. Now with my current car, I have a x pipe and pro dumps and it just sounds like a h pipe car. My favorite sound is Hooker Long tubes, a pro chamber h pipe, and 2 chamber flows. That is a sexy sound.

[FoxBodyNick]

LMII's with X and LTs sound like trash in my opinion. Crapstang had a 99 cobra with them. It doesn't matter what engine is in front of it; its extremely loud.

I agree. The mod motors with lm dsnt sound good at all.

[crapstang]

Crapstang....although i know the difference between x and h will vary mainly in opinion by sound, the sound of a resonator/muffler can change drastically given any displacement, heads, headers, compression. So dont base you opinion an exhaust setup made by those who put a open exhaust setup on a na 306 and assume its going to sound the same as a 363 ysi. That x with lm 2's will sound alot better

lm2s and lm1s are pretty much an excuse of a muffler/res. They are almost like going straight pipe lol, so it's gonna be loud obviously.

Screw this X/H twin exhaust "muscle car" trash. I'm getting a full greddy exhaust kit and going single 3inch, sideways exit for +6hp