"X" pipe
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"X" pipe
I had appointment today in muffler shop to convert to full dual exhaust.
Unfortuntely "X"- pipe they ordered was restrictive type, even after I specificly told them what I want and they had good one pictured on the wall poster
This is a good shop quality wise and price wise and I want them to do the job. So I just need to get "X" pipe myself. Question who has best ones and where to order from?
Unfortuntely "X"- pipe they ordered was restrictive type, even after I specificly told them what I want and they had good one pictured on the wall poster
This is a good shop quality wise and price wise and I want them to do the job. So I just need to get "X" pipe myself. Question who has best ones and where to order from?
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Quality Exhaust Pipes
Hi,
I was researching this for my 1995 SC4. I came across a website documenting a project car. They used exhaust components from Burns Stainless. I almost drooled all over the keyboard...
http://www.burnsstainless.com/
Good luck!
Say, I wanted to do this conversion on my car. Do many catalytic converters do you have? Do you think the car will pass inspection afterwards?
Just curious -- mine has 3 cats and I wanted to replace the center one with an X-pipe.
Thanks!
I was researching this for my 1995 SC4. I came across a website documenting a project car. They used exhaust components from Burns Stainless. I almost drooled all over the keyboard...
http://www.burnsstainless.com/
Good luck!
Say, I wanted to do this conversion on my car. Do many catalytic converters do you have? Do you think the car will pass inspection afterwards?
Just curious -- mine has 3 cats and I wanted to replace the center one with an X-pipe.
Thanks!
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Re: Quality Exhaust Pipes
Originally posted by BazookaJoe
Say, I wanted to do this conversion on my car. Do many catalytic converters do you have? Do you think the car will pass inspection afterwards?
Just curious -- mine has 3 cats and I wanted to replace the center one with an X-pipe.
Thanks!
Say, I wanted to do this conversion on my car. Do many catalytic converters do you have? Do you think the car will pass inspection afterwards?
Just curious -- mine has 3 cats and I wanted to replace the center one with an X-pipe.
Thanks!
I feel for you guys from communist states. Here in South Florida we do not have stinky inspections
My car has two cats so cat back mod is not a problem even if we had inspections reinstated some day...
Edited: I just checked those guys they want like 200 bucks for those plus mixing area is not that great. It should be as parralel as possible....
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Originally posted by Dx3
Hey man,
I had mine custom made by the muffler shop. Worked out great.
Jonny
Hey man,
I had mine custom made by the muffler shop. Worked out great.
Jonny
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Over engineered and regulated NJ inpections...
EURO,
Here are some pictures that show the quality, design, and flow of the Burns' products.
Defintely not cheap but...
Here is the site which led me to the www.burnsstainless.com website.
http://e30m3performance.com/installs...haust/exh1.htm
I have not bought anything from them... yet!
Here are some pictures that show the quality, design, and flow of the Burns' products.
Defintely not cheap but...
Here is the site which led me to the www.burnsstainless.com website.
http://e30m3performance.com/installs...haust/exh1.htm
I have not bought anything from them... yet!
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Originally posted by BazookaJoe
EURO,
Here are some pictures that show the quality, design, and flow of the Burns' products.
Defintely not cheap but...
EURO,
Here are some pictures that show the quality, design, and flow of the Burns' products.
Defintely not cheap but...
Well I do not like it. Mixing area is to short and restrictive/turbulent for my taste.
Actually I started making my own today out of resignation
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The guys on Planet Soarer checked the flow on the different exhaust parts and found the cats are not that restrictive. The worst parts in the exhaust are the resonators and the Y pipes leading in and out of the center cat/resonator.
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Re: rolling my own
Originally posted by EUROJulian
Well I do not like it. Mixing area is to short and restrictive/turbulent for my taste.
Actually I started making my own today out of resignation
Well I do not like it. Mixing area is to short and restrictive/turbulent for my taste.
Actually I started making my own today out of resignation
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Re: Re: rolling my own
Originally posted by jbrady
EJ, what you call "mixing area" is the collector area. Burns design is a true merge collector X pipe. You may be referring to the Dr. Gas type X pipes which are more of a modified H pipe and or "window" X. There is a reason to bring the energy of both pipes together into one merge zone. It creates a scavenging effect that boosts low speed efficiency, power and torque. Properly designed, like the Burns part, they will not limit high RPM power. As far as craftsmanship is concerned, Burns is tops. They even polish the INSIDE of their parts. Their clients are almost exclusively true race teams and offer build material of premium stainless as well as titanium and inconel.
EJ, what you call "mixing area" is the collector area. Burns design is a true merge collector X pipe. You may be referring to the Dr. Gas type X pipes which are more of a modified H pipe and or "window" X. There is a reason to bring the energy of both pipes together into one merge zone. It creates a scavenging effect that boosts low speed efficiency, power and torque. Properly designed, like the Burns part, they will not limit high RPM power. As far as craftsmanship is concerned, Burns is tops. They even polish the INSIDE of their parts. Their clients are almost exclusively true race teams and offer build material of premium stainless as well as titanium and inconel.
What I didn`t like about those "x' pipes was that they gets two flows and colide them. I thought it has to limit flow on higher and midrange.
I understand that we need help with heavy pig SC at low range but I do not target that area as I`m building ultimate expressway cruiser, in addition to the bulk, I have heavy 18'' wheels with dunlop runflats. This car is not quick out of the blocks but when it goes, it goes like on rails.
My exhaust modification goal was to try not loose from low range but improve mid and hi range performance by eliminating factory center pipe and resonators.
I made my x- pipe from 10 inches long 4.5 inch in diameter pipe and then I formed it alround two 2.25 inch straight pipes. X-pipe look like binoculars with 3/4 inch wide 10inch long mixing window joining two pipes.
It is not mounted on the car yet, as I feel like I need more time to better research the issiue and learn more `bout it, I see it was wise to wait. What do you say jb, is that workable idea?
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