hey guys im looking at getting a long tube header and matching x-pipe combo in the next week or so and ive narrowed it down, because of my budget, to either pypes or bbk. so which one should i get?one better then the other? and i will be using an sss catback system with either choice. thanks for any opinions and replys you guys rock.

 

I like my PYPES offroad x-pipe. It went on easily and haven't had any issues with it.

My dad's 05 GT is running one as well - no problems.

A lot of people will knock on their stuff, but I haven't seen any problems thus far.

 

i also use pypes offroad x pipe on my 03 cobra, not a problem yet, and was cheaper then most of the others out there.

 

I have pypes lts. They have been a good purchase. My only gripes with them have been the fact that I got some cheesy hardware that connects the midpipe to the header flanges. Iv swapped out my midpipe like 10 times and a couple of the studs have bent..

The only other flaw with them is you will have to do something to not have the steering shaft contact the primary. I just did little grinding with my dremel on the u joint and it fixed it. I didnt even take off more than a 16th of an inch off the joint overall, so the structural integraty of the joint was not effected IMO.

The BBK headers dont have any clearance issue, and ill tell you why. BECAUSE THEY DENT THE PRIMARY!!! are you freaking kidding me? I would rather have to fix a minor contact issue than have a dented up primary.

The BBKs are ceramic coated, which is a good thing, but the pypes headers are stainless steel. Both with deal with heat pretty well.

I say go with macs...

as far as midpipes go, avoide both bbk and pypes. Every midpipe I have had from pypes has been defective in some way or another. I had to go round and round with them to get mine replaced and the one they sent was defective also.

BBK midpipes hang to low IMO.....

I also say go with mac


If your going to buy budget exhaust parts, mac makes the best IMO. Kooks exhaust stuff is the best, but not worth the price.

 

Hoss when I first read this thread I was just waiting to hear you chime in!

 

Which SSS mufflers are you going to run just out of curiosity? I've ran both the Adrenalines and Terminators and love them both.

 

Mac or Hooker or Flowtech would be my picks. Also the BBK's will not allow transmission removal without dropping on side of the headers, that's a royal PITA and a huge design flaw.

 

im looking at getting the terminator from sss. ive heard nothing but awsome things about it and its a great value.

 

Mac here, good stuff for the price