X-Pipe loudness?

Sonics2042 · 04-25-2002, 12:08 PM

Hello,

I was going to get the Pro-Chamber...actually had it ordered, but no more. My friend has a 98 GT 5sp and he has an H-pipe. It sounds awesome and badass. However, I don't want my car that loud going around town.

I don't want it much louder than where it is now at the idle to 2500 RPM range...above that range I don't really care how loud it is

. I heard the X-pipe wasn't that loud until you get up there in the RPMs. Is this true?

I like the h-pipe's sounds, but it is just too much for me

!

Thanks,
DoranW

sn95gt19 · 04-25-2002, 12:17 PM

i had an off road h-pipe on my 89lx then went to a bbk x-pipe, i didnt like the way the x-pipe sounded, it is quieter though, and it does scream when you get on it. sounds like the x pipe would be perfect for you. the only thing that i didnt like about it was the tone of the exhaust. it makes it sound a little higher pitched, like its flowing better, its kind of a personal preference, i personally didnt like the sound of it.

Dark_5.0 · 04-25-2002, 12:34 PM

My car is pretty quiet after the X-pipe install......Until you get on in then its a high piched scream of 5.0 fury....

Later,

mysweetlx · 04-25-2002, 01:03 PM

If you're not looking to be too loud, get the x-pipe. The catted h is pretty tame too. If you don't want to attract attention then don't get an or h or the prochamber by any means.

red82gt · 04-26-2002, 01:27 AM

Mines quieter at idle but when I get on it, it's just as loud as my H-pipe was. The X in the flowtech X-pipe is closer to the front so it may be louder than the X-pipes that have the X further back, not sure...

Sonics2042 · 04-26-2002, 08:21 AM

This sounds like something I would like better than the h-pipe. I will probably get the BBK 'catted' X-pipe.

Thanks,
DoranW

gtsr515 · 04-26-2002, 10:15 PM

I have a "B" cam with long tubes into an "H" O/R pipe into 2 chamber flowmasters, the most beautiful music I have ever heard.

The bottom line is if you run ANY O/R pipe with aftermarket muffs it will be loud.

phatpony · 04-27-2002, 12:54 PM

Yup, an x-pipe keeps her quiet, until the pedal drops. I installed a BBK x-pipe with cats after removing an off road h pipe. Idle is very comfortable to listen to, and WOT sound is schweeet!

04-25-2002, 12:08 PM	#1
Sonics2042 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 381	X-Pipe loudness? Hello, I was going to get the Pro-Chamber...actually had it ordered, but no more. My friend has a 98 GT 5sp and he has an H-pipe. It sounds awesome and badass. However, I don't want my car that loud going around town. I don't want it much louder than where it is now at the idle to 2500 RPM range...above that range I don't really care how loud it is . I heard the X-pipe wasn't that loud until you get up there in the RPMs. Is this true? I like the h-pipe's sounds, but it is just too much for me ! 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

04-25-2002, 12:34 PM	#3
Dark_5.0 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Staging lane Posts: 4,337	My car is pretty quiet after the X-pipe install......Until you get on in then its a high piched scream of 5.0 fury.... Later, __________________ 92' LX-Big brakes, Lots and lots of suspension, GT40X heads, Ported cobra intake, stock cam, Vortech SC trim. 00' Lightning-Stock 88'CRX-13 second ego killer

04-25-2002, 01:03 PM	#4
mysweetlx Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: New York Posts: 248	If you're not looking to be too loud, get the x-pipe. The catted h is pretty tame too. If you don't want to attract attention then don't get an or h or the prochamber by any means. __________________ Damn this thing's fast!

04-26-2002, 08:21 AM	#6
Sonics2042 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 381	This sounds like something I would like better than the h-pipe. I will probably get the BBK 'catted' X-pipe. 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

04-26-2002, 10:15 PM	#7
gtsr515 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Sunny, Hot, Sebring, Florida Posts: 725	I have a "B" cam with long tubes into an "H" O/R pipe into 2 chamber flowmasters, the most beautiful music I have ever heard. The bottom line is if you run ANY O/R pipe with aftermarket muffs it will be loud. __________________ Remember...2nd place is 1st place for losers!

04-25-2002, 12:17 PM	#2
sn95gt19 motors done......woohooo Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 799	i had an off road h-pipe on my 89lx then went to a bbk x-pipe, i didnt like the way the x-pipe sounded, it is quieter though, and it does scream when you get on it. sounds like the x pipe would be perfect for you. the only thing that i didnt like about it was the tone of the exhaust. it makes it sound a little higher pitched, like its flowing better, its kind of a personal preference, i personally didnt like the sound of it.

04-26-2002, 01:27 AM	#5
red82gt Sober voice of Reason Join Date: Nov 1998 Location: Kelowna, B.C., Canada Posts: 1,514	Mines quieter at idle but when I get on it, it's just as loud as my H-pipe was. The X in the flowtech X-pipe is closer to the front so it may be louder than the X-pipes that have the X further back, not sure...

04-27-2002, 12:54 PM	#8
phatpony Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: New Bern, NC Posts: 18	Yup, an x-pipe keeps her quiet, until the pedal drops. I installed a BBK x-pipe with cats after removing an off road h pipe. Idle is very comfortable to listen to, and WOT sound is schweeet! __________________ '93 LX, Cobra intake, K&N conical filter, tremec, 4.10, billet quadrant and firewall adjuster, paxton fuel regulator, MAC equal length shorties, BBK X-pipe with cats, Flowmaster 2-chamber cat back with stainless tips No, I'm fat, the car is PHAT!

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