Exhaust questions, please help, I'm sick of searching
06-09-2010, 01:19 PM
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I had this same dilemma last year. From my searching, and I did a lot of it, I decided to just go with a mid pipe and skip the headers. Seemed to be too expensive for the performance/sound gains that were possible (I don't plan to go FI). Btw, I went with a Magnaflow X-pipe and im so glad I did.
The SLP one was the only other one I was looking into (just started looking when I read it works with manifolds and headers). My dads friend has and SLP exhaust on his 04 Mach, it's nice as hell so I have no problem buying that stuff either.
06-10-2010, 08:35 AM
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I have the SLP catted x pipe, and it is modular, like you say, so that I can swap out the cats for blank pipe, or shorten it to use with long tubes, its really good quality build too. I can't remember where the heck I got it from though...
06-10-2010, 08:38 AM
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06-10-2010, 11:48 AM
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Oh and I suppose I should ask, what kind of hp/tq increase should I expect from that pipe over the stocker? I already have the magnaflow catback so I assume I probably won't get much, or does getting rid of all the stock cats and junk help a lot?
06-10-2010, 12:36 PM
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getting rid of stock cats and the stock 2.25" piping will help. You get more power from the midpipe than the catback. And you have to PM AMStanger if you want to talk any kinda discount. PM her and see what she says.