StangMan001

I looked it up in the search & didn't find what I want to know. Right now I have a custom o/r x pipe with mid mounted resonators & flowmaster axlebacks. I love the sound on start up & cruizing but I'm getting tired of the rasp when I get on it. I kept my stock h-pipe...I am wondering if I can get the x pipe cut out & the h pipe put in as a o/r h? I see a lot of people buying a o/r h. Is it better or will the stock one work? Hope this makes sense. Thanks.

Rick

Baddog

Just buy an offroad H pipe. You must need your stock catted H for emission testing so don`t butcher it into some makeshift OR H pipe. The ORH is relatively inexpensive so just get one and save your factory one for emission testing...

str8wick3d

if it will work. then ill trade u my stock h for your o/r x we can both drive around with open headers for about a week ftw!

StangMan001

Shoot dunno what to do. Wait till next spring and get some headers & leave the exhaust as is, or just put the h pipe on. It's quite loud now(which I like) just getting tired of the raspiness.
Baddog my h pipe is cut already no cats, we don't do the emission testing here in Alberta...not yet anyway. So all it needs is to be put in where the off road x is now.
str8wick3d the ears would bleed...lol. Plus don`t want to give the law more work in handing out excessive noise tickets. Thanks for the info guys. But the stock one should work tho....right....not to sure on the exhaust on these. The 02 Gt was easier & sounded way better.

Rick

1morepart

stangman, you have entered the realm of "rasp". most of "us" have tried at least one exhaust configuration, and you will never get the 2v or 4v sound!!!! i tried 3 set-ups and finally went back to stock h with cats and boomtubes....no raspy tin can noise! imo, just put the stoch h back on and order an frpp x pipe insert from jegs and choose a muffler you like......btw, if you want an o/r h from brenspeed just pm me....i will sell it cheap!
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1morepart

anyone else care to advise?

fullboogie

The X is your problem. I have a catless H with regular magnaflows and it gives a deep, old-school sound just like my 5.0's. I'd go back to your H pipe and try something different with the mufflers.

StangMan001

Thanks everyone. I know, this is my 3rd set up also. I took the h pipe off right away when I got the car, and had a custom made o/r x put on this one. My 02 had a o/r x with magnapacks and it sounded increadible. Can't find the right tone for this one....way too raspy. So I think I'll get the x section cut out and get the h pipe bolted on. Thanks again.

Rick

mxg30

Absolutely correct. X pipes such as used in nascar are raspy by nature of design, were as an H pipe gives a more balanced tone. An X pipe is said to may have a slight edge in the power band but not enough to put up with the rasp. I run the OR-H with Edlebrock axle backs and I can promise you there is nothing else out there that sounds better. I work in the sound industry putting on concerts and shows and I really did the homework on the whole exhaust note (sound) issue and I get more compliments on the sound then all of the visual mods combined. (could have saved a lot of money had I known this).

clustersnarf

why not cut in a ProChamber? Larger expansion chamber, pretty easy to install and will give a good tone.