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Old 07-13-2010, 07:12 PM
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i have flowmaster exhaust and i was wondering which is loudest, x-pipe or h-pipe?
and which brand would be best?
thanks in advance
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Old 07-13-2010, 07:29 PM
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they both will be loud, so what kind of loud are you looking for?
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Old 07-13-2010, 08:03 PM
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Both are going to be equally loud overall, but in a different way. My preference is the o/r h with flows.
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Best description I ever saw...

H-pipe = Muscle Car
X-pipe = NASCAR
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Old 07-13-2010, 11:44 PM
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I'm looking for the more raunchy sound. Are pypes alright? Thanks for the help
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Old 07-14-2010, 12:14 AM
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Pypes are garbage. Just spent my entire weekend installing a pypes x pipe and still had to take it to a muffler shop to get fixed
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Old 07-14-2010, 06:35 AM
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Originally Posted by austinchaney
I'm looking for the more raunchy sound. Are pypes alright? Thanks for the help
You want raunchy, get an X-pipe. And get it from UPR Products, then you can have a shop put it in with your flows.
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Old 07-14-2010, 09:39 AM
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UPR fitment was fine for me. Went with a o/r x pipe and magnapack catback.
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Old 07-14-2010, 09:55 AM
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Originally Posted by cliffyk
Best description I ever saw...

H-pipe = Muscle Car
X-pipe = NASCAR


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Op, know one can tell you what you like (or would like) better than yourself. I would go on youtube and type in flowmaster exhuast sound clips. You'll get a better idea of what you would want to go with. That's what I did 3 years ago and could not get over the way the flows sounded with the H-pipe. Reminded me of the ol school 5.0!!.
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i would go with the h.

flows + o/r x rank up there on my list of horrible combos. but again thats just my personal preference. everyone is different...
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