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Difference between X-Pipe, H-Pipe, and Y-Pipe?

Old 07-24-2003, 07:53 PM
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Question Difference between X-Pipe, H-Pipe, and Y-Pipe?

I take it the only thing a Y-Pipe does it make to where you run two pipee into one right? As for the H-Pipe and X-Pipe I was wondering was wondering is their any performance difference between the the two?

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Old 07-24-2003, 09:44 PM
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Y-Pipe: used to merge 2 pipes into 1
H-Pipe: used as a balancer on dual exhaust to help equalize flow...usually helps make more torque at lower rpm
X-Pipe: also used to balance exhaust pulses on dual exhaust...but tends to make better high rpm horsepower than a traditional h-pipe
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Old 07-25-2003, 01:03 AM
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I thought our engines were about low end torque, if that is true why are X Pipes so popular?
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Old 07-25-2003, 01:46 AM
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The x-pipes give it that indy car sound and we already have enough damn torque. Well maybe not enough but you know what i mean. Also dont want it sounding like a mustang
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Cool

Originally posted by Cerwin Vega Fan
I thought our engines were about low end torque, if that is true why are X Pipes so popular?
design helps with clearance issues on lowered cars.
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