X-pipe or straights??

Ok so i have straights right now with flo tech terminators right now,but i just bought some flowmasters 40's and i have a x-pipe too just laying around,its a bassani off road x-pipe and was wondering shoukd i just keep tge straights with the 40's or put them on the x-ipe??

 

I certainly can't give any advise regarding the Flowmaster's as I have never been impressed with their products, but can say that with my 97 Mustang Corbra I went from the factory duals with 4 cats to the Bassani setup before putting headers on it (which consisted of 2 cats instead of 4 with an X) and gained over 8hp to the rear wheels. Then I bought the off-road X which took the cats off (when I raced the car in the Silver States Classic in the 130mph class) and gained another 5hp to the rear wheels.
Now with that said every car/engine combination is different, but if it were my car I would try the X pipes because I believe they will give you better bottom end and a smoother running car.

IMHO

 

this is a vid of my car starting up with the flo tech terminators and straight exhaust (excuse the dirtyness in the engine bay and in car)

[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfO80-_9nbA"]YouTube - maverick starting with flo tech terminators[/nomedia]

 

a x pipe is supposed to help with exhaust scavenging. that will help with the efficiency across the board. ideally your supposed to locate the x where the exhaust flow starts stall out in the pipes. this spot gets very hot. you can locate it by putting some thing on the pipes like crayon or paint then do a full throttle pass then look to see where the color is burnt the most. thats where you should locate the x.

 

Thanks for the info!! Ima color my exhaust tommorow haul ass to the shop and tell them to put it there

 

Went with the x-pipe and im tottaly with how it sounds

 

i would love to see a vid of the caw with xpipe, also, what kind of seats are in your car?

 

Ill post one up tommorow in the morning,and there (dont get mad) acura integra gsr seats. I bought the pair for 60 dollars in they fit perfect!! Plus they weigh less than 20 pounds so you cant beat that

 

2 questions for yall.
1 is the X in the same on all mavericks, and if so where would it be if I was running the hooker 6901's?
2 is the x over the tranny, if so would you have to worry about it heating the darn thing up?

 

heres the vid with the 40's series and the bassani x-pipe

http://youtu.be/G6PVOMwJw4M

 

sounds sweet!

 

Thanks man!!

 

where is the x pipe located at? like distance from rear end something like that to give me an idea as to where i need to position mine when i get it. and how much exhaust pipe i need