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Old Apr 14, 2003 | 11:23 PM
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Wuz up guys! I just got a 94 Cobra about a month ago and I want to upgrade the exhaust. I was thinkin about throwin on Flowmaster American Thunders and puttin on either and H-PIPE OR X-PIPE. I'm not sure which one to put on though. I would appreciate the advice and the opinions on which one to get. Thanks fellas!!!!!
Old Apr 15, 2003 | 03:07 AM
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X



Smoother exhaust flow, always better.
Old Apr 15, 2003 | 01:41 PM
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Well do you have any statistics on it?
Old Apr 15, 2003 | 02:21 PM
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found a great article. READ:For any performance exhaust system, some type of crossover connecting the two sides of a dual exhaust system is important because it acts to balance the two banks of the engine. The common H-style crossover is good at balancing sound pulses between the two halves, but does little to promote scavenging because the exhaust gases tend to follow the path of least resistance, which is straight through each pipe rather than taking the 90-degree turn through the H-pipe into the other half of the system. In an X-pipe system, however, where the two sides of the system intersect, the gasses have no choice but to intermingle as they pass through the junction. This promotes improved scavenging effects by smoothing out uneven exhaust pulses from the engine’s firing order. It also helps quiet down the exhaust, resulting in a mellower, less raspy tone. According to Magnaflow, the faster acceleration of the gasses through an X-pipe causes them to flow in a linear fashion parallel to the walls of the tubing rather than tumbling. This “laminar” flowing gas is much quieter than tumbling gas, resulting in an exhaust tone up to 8 decibels quieter than a traditional H-pipe......

to read more go to http://www.carcraft.com/techarticles/69238/index.html
Old Apr 15, 2003 | 08:11 PM
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Anyone know where to buy a Bassani X-pipe for a reasonable price?
Old Apr 17, 2003 | 11:39 PM
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Try www.summitracing.com or www.jegs.com
Old Apr 20, 2003 | 04:25 PM
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Neither of them sell bassani
Old Apr 22, 2003 | 10:12 PM
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definatelty the x hotrod mag did an article on crossover pipes,straight pipes and open headers.The car they did the test on dynoed only 4hp less than open headers with the x pipe(thats with no cats on all of the tests)
Old Apr 23, 2003 | 12:35 AM
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Wasn't the test car a 442?
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