derekdatank

ok so i have a 2006 v6 stang and im going to strait pipe it i have the gt bumper and my question is should i go with an x pipe or y pipe i know if i get the x pipe it will sound deeper but h will be louder and i might add real mufflers later on so whitch one would yall choose if you were in situation? and please dont flame me i have searched relentlessly and i can find a good answer

stangboy555

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acstone7

x is gonna sound like poo IMO, much more raspy than the H, you had it mixedup i believe, the H will be deeper...i would have an exhaust shop straight pipe it, then fab up an H pipe for you...

Black07gt

i was talking to this guy i met the other day at a gas station, he had a s197 also, it sounded really good so i asked him about his exhaust set up and he said he had no cats and magnaflows. i told him i wanted to go longtube headers, o/r x and stock mufflers for better performance, he told me that thatset up was actually gonna slow me down. IS THIS TRUE?

Sherwood06GT

Slow you down? No. and X pipe sound vs. H pipe is in the ear of the beholder. X pipe supposedly provides a bit better performance over H pipe. I have long tubes with catted x and it is very nice and rumbly.

Black07gt

what aboutlongtubeso/r x pipe? a lot of drone? or does it depend on the mufflers?

Sherwood06GT

drone is generated by the mufflers.

Black07gt

thanks!!

mygt500

I like to hear the H- pipe fitted car over an x-pipe fitted car any day but that is my PREFERENCE....if it were me and you wanted a deeper sound go with the H-pipe! JMO J

Caution

They both have their benefits... just depends on what you're looking for. The X is louder and sounds slightly more rasy however gives an average of 3 RWHP gain. The H is deeper then the X and gives a really throaty sound without the rasp.

+1 to sherwood -- mufflers generate the drone

Personally I run the O/R X with Bassani Mufflers -- like the tone I have