yesterday's x-pipe installation

beach · 07-16-2002, 04:23 PM

right, so i call this muffler shop, and ask how much it would be to replace my stock h-pipe with an offroad x-pipe. he says "i can do a magnaflow x-pipe for 140 bucks."

i'm like "damn ok what time do you close?"

..................driving to the place at like mach 34..............

so i get there and dude cuts the cats off, and puts a little piece of pipe on where the cats were, and welds the stock pipes back on. i'm like "umm is this your version of offroad?"....

he shows me the x-pipe, and it's this little "cross section" piece, not a whole pipe, just the intersection. no wonder it was so cheap

so he ends up removing the H area on my stock pipes, and installs the x-pipe, and proceeds to rig up this god awful looking set up (attaching the X to the flows, etc). the dude can't even get the bends right, and wastes like 3 feet of pipe...

so i'm left with this (in order from the existing cats):

existing cats->stock pipes->welded on pipes where the other cats used to be->more stock pipe->extensions->x-pipe->extensions->flowmasters.

this HAS to be a ripoff?

coolie1 · 07-17-2002, 06:32 AM

if it sounds 2 good 2 b true it it always is a real x pipe install is about 350.oo

beach · 07-17-2002, 09:44 AM

yeah, that's what i figured.

i also noticed a slight decrease in low-end torque. also, it's not as loud as it used to be, and the higher the RPMs, the quiter it gets (seriously). i liked the sound better when i had the stock H-pipe.

medrvstang01 · 07-17-2002, 11:45 AM

Dude.....you got screwed....

My suggestion be to find a good lawyer! Cause your car is in worse shape than stock! If I were you I'd demand your money back and go buy a true X-Pipe and install it yourself!

Sonics2042 · 07-17-2002, 04:05 PM

A real x-pipe screams at high RPMs...Demand your money back...that is one ghetto setup.

Thanks,
DoranW

coolie1 · 07-17-2002, 04:08 PM

hey what part of florida??

medrvstang01 · 07-17-2002, 04:13 PM

Sorry but this post belongs on riceboys.com.....

beach · 07-17-2002, 05:24 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by medrvstang01
Sorry but this post belongs on riceboys.com.....

drop the crack pipe, and walk away.

beach · 07-17-2002, 05:25 PM

here's a little diagram i drew up of what he did. damn i'm just gonna get the whole thing replaced with an offroad BBK X-pipe:

beach · 07-17-2002, 05:29 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by coolie1
hey what part of florida??

ft walton beach

medrvstang01 · 07-18-2002, 09:10 AM

Don't buy the BBK X-Pipe......I bought the BBK and had to take it back because the pipe didn't fit on Bank 1 Manifold.....

Go with the Bassani X-pipe.........great product.....

98SteedaGT · 07-18-2002, 09:43 AM

Man... did they give you a kiss with that f**kin? -- don't take that personally.. we've all had it done to us before.. I too have had problems with BBK, except mine is the H-Pipe... They had to hammer in the top of my driver side pipe because it kept rattling against the transmission shift lever under the car... really ungly looking now, oh-well...Next time I am under there I am going to have a Bassani H or X put in... Anyways, I heard it mentioned earlier... I would call the BBB about them, if he said a particular manufacturer (Magnaflow), then did that to your exhaust, that is first of all):

1). Bad Business
2). False Advertising
3). Illegal (He removed your cats... sue his *****!)
4). Out right crappy, send the Italian Mafia after him and fuhgetaboutit!!! -hehe

I would try to get my money back, and maybe, they can even get them to pay for a proper piece and install... who knows.... Fight the system!!!! good luck man...

beach · 07-18-2002, 10:21 AM

thanks for the advice. i'm taking my car saturday to a reputable muffler shop. he's gonna put it on the lift and check out what they did.

i'll use his comments as grounds for either a refund, or a redo. either way, i'm not going out like a chump, this is my baby they're messing with (and 140 bucks).

thanks again all. wish me luck

beach · 07-20-2002, 01:50 PM

Problem solved. I took it down to a REAL muffler shop, and the guy put it on the lift, and almost puked...

He put on a MAC Pro Chamber, and I am SO HAPPY with this. Sounds ungodly mean, more torque, more everything. I'm in love!

Cats are gone for good

From now on, no screwing around with half-wits. Ask around, more than once, and only deal with professionals.

Lesson learned.

1BAD302 · 07-20-2002, 04:49 PM

and did you get your money back from the other jack@ss?

jax702 · 07-20-2002, 05:15 PM

I had a look at your diagram...you got hosed tommy. So now you got it all straight with a mac pro chamber and no cats, I bet she sounds nice......thats the same route im taking

beach · 07-20-2002, 06:26 PM

not yet, he boxed up the old pipes and i couldn't fit em in my trunk (subs). gonna go back monday and pick them up, then go see those clowns.

07-16-2002, 04:23 PM	#1
beach Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ft Walton Beach, Florida Posts: 65	yesterday's x-pipe installation right, so i call this muffler shop, and ask how much it would be to replace my stock h-pipe with an offroad x-pipe. he says "i can do a magnaflow x-pipe for 140 bucks." i'm like "damn ok what time do you close?" ..................driving to the place at like mach 34.............. so i get there and dude cuts the cats off, and puts a little piece of pipe on where the cats were, and welds the stock pipes back on. i'm like "umm is this your version of offroad?".... he shows me the x-pipe, and it's this little "cross section" piece, not a whole pipe, just the intersection. no wonder it was so cheap so he ends up removing the H area on my stock pipes, and installs the x-pipe, and proceeds to rig up this god awful looking set up (attaching the X to the flows, etc). the dude can't even get the bends right, and wastes like 3 feet of pipe... so i'm left with this (in order from the existing cats): existing cats->stock pipes->welded on pipes where the other cats used to be->more stock pipe->extensions->x-pipe->extensions->flowmasters. this HAS to be a ripoff? __________________ 2000 Mustang GT Automatic MAC Pro Chamber 2 Chamber Flowmasters K&N Air Filter Silencer Removed

07-17-2002, 09:44 AM	#3
beach Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ft Walton Beach, Florida Posts: 65	yeah, that's what i figured. i also noticed a slight decrease in low-end torque. also, it's not as loud as it used to be, and the higher the RPMs, the quiter it gets (seriously). i liked the sound better when i had the stock H-pipe. __________________ 2000 Mustang GT Automatic MAC Pro Chamber 2 Chamber Flowmasters K&N Air Filter Silencer Removed

07-17-2002, 11:45 AM	#4
medrvstang01 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 21	Find a good Lawyer! Dude.....you got screwed.... My suggestion be to find a good lawyer! Cause your car is in worse shape than stock! If I were you I'd demand your money back and go buy a true X-Pipe and install it yourself!

07-17-2002, 04:05 PM	#5
Sonics2042 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 381	A real x-pipe screams at high RPMs...Demand your money back...that is one ghetto setup. Thanks, DoranW __________________ What I have: 1990 Red Mustang 5.0 LX: [BBK X-Pipe]-[MAC Cat-Back Exhaust] [MAC Cold Air Intake]-[BBK Equal Shorties] [3.55 Gears]-[Cobra Intake Manifold (Upper and Lower] [E-303 Cam]-[Granetelli Mass Air Flow Sensor] [Front and rear sway bars]-[New black carpet and seats.] [Adjustable Fuel Regulator]-[T5 Conversion w/ K. Cobra Clutch/Hurst STS] [Cobra Throttle Body]-[130A Alt. Conversion] Thinking about: Aftermarket Heads! Vortech A-Trim

07-17-2002, 04:13 PM	#7
medrvstang01 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 21	New X-Pipe Sorry but this post belongs on riceboys.com.....

07-17-2002, 06:32 AM	#2
coolie1 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: jacksonville fl Posts: 29	if it sounds 2 good 2 b true it it always is a real x pipe install is about 350.oo

07-17-2002, 04:08 PM	#6
coolie1 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: jacksonville fl Posts: 29	hey what part of florida??

07-18-2002, 09:10 AM	#11
medrvstang01 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 21	Watch out for BBK! Don't buy the BBK X-Pipe......I bought the BBK and had to take it back because the pipe didn't fit on Bank 1 Manifold..... Go with the Bassani X-pipe.........great product.....

07-18-2002, 09:43 AM	#12
98SteedaGT Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 330	Man... did they give you a kiss with that fkin? -- don't take that personally.. we've all had it done to us before.. I too have had problems with BBK, except mine is the H-Pipe... They had to hammer in the top of my driver side pipe because it kept rattling against the transmission shift lever under the car... really ungly looking now, oh-well...Next time I am under there I am going to have a Bassani H or X put in... Anyways, I heard it mentioned earlier... I would call the BBB about them, if he said a particular manufacturer (Magnaflow), then did that to your exhaust, that is first of all): 1). Bad Business 2). False Advertising 3). Illegal (He removed your cats... sue his ***!) 4). Out right crappy, send the Italian Mafia after him and fuhgetaboutit!!! -hehe I would try to get my money back, and maybe, they can even get them to pay for a proper piece and install... who knows.... Fight the system!!!! good luck man... __________________ // 1998 GT-Steeda Conversion \\ -- Sold // Now own 2001 F-150 SuperCrew 5.4L \\

07-18-2002, 10:21 AM	#13
beach Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ft Walton Beach, Florida Posts: 65	thanks for the advice. i'm taking my car saturday to a reputable muffler shop. he's gonna put it on the lift and check out what they did. i'll use his comments as grounds for either a refund, or a redo. either way, i'm not going out like a chump, this is my baby they're messing with (and 140 bucks). thanks again all. wish me luck __________________ 2000 Mustang GT Automatic MAC Pro Chamber 2 Chamber Flowmasters K&N Air Filter Silencer Removed

07-20-2002, 01:50 PM	#14
beach Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ft Walton Beach, Florida Posts: 65	Problem solved. I took it down to a REAL muffler shop, and the guy put it on the lift, and almost puked... He put on a MAC Pro Chamber, and I am SO HAPPY with this. Sounds ungodly mean, more torque, more everything. I'm in love! Cats are gone for good From now on, no screwing around with half-wits. Ask around, more than once, and only deal with professionals. Lesson learned. __________________ 2000 Mustang GT Automatic MAC Pro Chamber 2 Chamber Flowmasters K&N Air Filter Silencer Removed

07-20-2002, 04:49 PM	#15
1BAD302 Registered Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 79	and did you get your money back from the other jack@ss? __________________ 95 gts (forest green, 1 of 1002 made) - 2.5" Off road H-pipe; 2.5" Blowmaster catback with 3" tailpipes; K&N air farter; Cobra front bumper Rice Haters club member #29 Stereo - 2/1000watt 12" MTX subs; Kenwood 1000watt amp; Pioneer 4/ 50watt deck

07-20-2002, 05:15 PM	#16
jax702 Registered Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: vegas Posts: 43	thats funny I had a look at your diagram...you got hosed tommy. So now you got it all straight with a mac pro chamber and no cats, I bet she sounds nice......thats the same route im taking __________________ 1997 Cobra #3803 WMS cold air intake, 87 Pro M, Autologic chip, BBK twin 62 throttle body, BBK pulleys, Fluidyne radiator, trunk mounted battery....

07-20-2002, 06:26 PM	#17
beach Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ft Walton Beach, Florida Posts: 65	not yet, he boxed up the old pipes and i couldn't fit em in my trunk (subs). gonna go back monday and pick them up, then go see those clowns. __________________ 2000 Mustang GT Automatic MAC Pro Chamber 2 Chamber Flowmasters K&N Air Filter Silencer Removed

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