What headers to use w/ SLP X pipe - Page 2

02stangdude · 09-07-2009, 04:51 PM

i think you would b better buying a new midpipe and going with a less expensive set of headers then buying the slp headers. i have bbk shorty headers on my slp x pipe and they work fine but slp r the only long tubes that will fit the slp x pipe

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gunpig0313 · 09-07-2009, 05:25 PM

BBK exhaust component's suck @$$. there're cheaply made junk. I had nothing but problems with my BBK mid pipe.

mrtstang · 09-07-2009, 05:34 PM

BBK must be real hit or miss as far as quality goes. I have about a half dozen friends (myself included) running BBK headers and mid pipes, and not one of us has had problems. My one buddy has had their long tubes and x pipe on for almost 5 years now, and they've been trouble free.

H0SS302 · 09-07-2009, 05:44 PM

I tried to use an slp catted x on my pypes when i first got em... it dosnt work. SLP is gay and only lets you use slp headers..unless u cut the xpipe to fit.

gunpig0313 · 09-07-2009, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by H0SS302

I tried to use an slp catted x on my pypes when i first got em... it dosnt work. SLP is gay and only lets you use slp headers..unless u cut the xpipe to fit.

You can use any shortie header you want. Thats what we where trying to say. If you go long tube headers you have to buy SLP or get some custom made.

smokiebear911 · 09-08-2009, 10:44 PM

thanks for all the posts

dragrace4fun80 · 10-29-2009, 06:01 PM

Yeah, my SLP setup came with the downpipe to adapt shorties to the X, then you would remove the downpipe to install their LTs. Too bad SLP's prices are so high compared to the other mainstream suppliers. I still kick myself in the butt for purchasing what an exhaust shop could have made for me with half the money. Oh, well...was in the desert buying up crap for my car. Naivety, I guess. I'm actually considering construction of a side-exit off of my X now...maybe fab something makeshift to see how I like it/the sound. May be too much, though...will have to see. I Dynamatted my whole trunk for the subs and found it helps a LOT with the interior resonance of rear-exit exhaust and muffler deletes, heh. Not that I minded, but if you ever do that on the highway, you end up yelling to hear one another in the car at about 70 mph, heh. Oh, and the exhaust note will find EVERYTHING capable of rattling on the car...such as o2 sensor extension connectors not properly tied up, heh.

gunpig0313 · 10-29-2009, 08:32 PM

Heres the thing I like about the X-pipe if you want to go catted you can. It takes about 20-30 minutes to change out. The reason the X is so much is because you can change because it two X-pipes in one.

dragrace4fun80 · 10-30-2009, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by gunpig0313

Heres the thing I like about the X-pipe if you want to go catted you can. It takes about 20-30 minutes to change out. The reason the X is so much is because you can change because it two X-pipes in one.

True...and a 20-30 minute change is nice, but I will not go O/R X again until I get tuned...WAAAAAAYYY too rich. How do I know this? All the popping, noxious fumes, soot on my exhaust tips like crazy, and oil smells like fuel after about 2 weeks of daily driving. The thing was CRAZY loud (was cool for a little while until I almost deafened myself passing someone while my windows were down) but I don't need any damage to my car from thinning out the oil; no thanks. Tune not required, but HIGHLY suggested. Sound? See for yourself:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sTLE4uklYo

Keep in mind that this is INSIDE the car at the beginning...you will hear this much normally OUTSIDE the car, so unless you've heard this in person and/or KNOW you like loud, I wouldn't suggest it.