x pipe or strait to mufflers

X pipe

Hello again Homermav:
If you have a welder handy and a hacksaw you can make your own X pipe. We ordered two Mandrel Bends 90 degrees and cut off the bend area slightly , mated them , welded them together then we welded a small 1/8th inch plate on the bottom for strength and it worked out great on four of the cars I mentioned earlier. The first X-Pipe I installed was 13 years ago and I ordered an entire exhaust system that included the X
pipe . We installed it on a 408 stroker and it sounded great and performed very well .. but it was an expensive lesson. After that we make our own. Cometized

 

i will have to remember that my buddy is a welder and fabricator he does all my welding and fab work for me.
thanks
john

 

thanks everyone

 

wow! i learned somethin new today...

 

Generaly speaking, I think you are going to see more of a change in the way it sounds than in performance gains. Its really a question of weather you think the sound change is a good thing or a bad thing, And thats more of a personal preferance. Seperate pipes sounds more muscle car, X-pipe cross over sounds more race car. Do you have tailpipes or is it dumped at the axle? I hope you decide to go for it. Please post your results/ findings if so. Better yet before and after video. Good luck.

 

i am going to dump it in front of the diff. right now it is open headers (also fun) but i will post it all on youtube.