Hey guys, I've been thinking of replacing my stock mid-pipe. I was originally leaning towards a catted X, but I don't know if I can get away with one due to the ground clearance. My car is lowered, although only about an inch or so with Eibach pro kit, but my garage is raised several inches higher than my driveway (very short cement ramp leads from driveway to garage). Before lowering it I was barely able to get it into the garage, with some scraping of the exhaust. Since lowering, I've made a set of ramps to get it in (I only keep it in the garage when storing), there's no way I'd get it in even with the ramps if an X pipe will sit lower than my stock exhaust.

so, my main question is will an aftermarket catted H-pipe sit any lower than my stock exhaust, or should it fit the same leaving me the same clearance I currently have.

Thanks for the help!

 

My catted-X doesn't seem to sit much lower than stock. If it is lower, it's less than an inch.

 

If installed correctly it really shouldn’t be any lower.