Awesome article
cool to see them tested side by side
cool to see them tested side by side
Great write up. Does the clamp on the H seem tight or does it need to be welded?
We will likely revisit them again in the future.
wow! great write up! very well written and thorough
Thanks for the detailed article!
Got to say I am a bit disappointed with all the photos and not ONE hot model shot?
Perfect write up.... If only all the dealers, manufacturers, vendors etc. tested the goods they offer like you guys. Couple questions though. Not sure if you guys did any catcack reviews yet, and if not I wonder why the midpipe comparison and install was done prior to doing a catback test? (Again, maybe I missed a catback test?) I only ask because I would think that 90% + of buyers would either get the carback prior to the midpipe, or at the same time. However, I would also assume that when the time comes to test catbacks you will do a comparison with and without the o/r midpipe, but again, just a guess?? I'm not trying to nit pick as you guys have always done great articles, but it just seems to me that not many people would buy the midpipe and keep the stock exhaust. Also, I didn't notice anywhere in the article, but is the piping 2.5"?
Your description of the sound difference is spot on to what I said that I noticed on my car. When I bought it it came with a generic o/r H and Flows welded into the stock catback. It sounded great but fit like crap. I then swapped out the H for an UPR o/r X and the first thing by buddy said was that it sounded like a Eupropean exotic v8 or v10, especially between 2200 and 4000 RPM. I ended up swapping everything out for a full stainless Bassnni setup which sounds like a combo of both only WAY louder IMO. One thing I will say, and was told to me by my mechanic whom I ordered the stuff from, is that a chambered style midpipe, such as the Mac Prochamber or the Bassani stuff among others, combined with chambered mufflers, such as Flowmaster will sound like poop. Since they had the midpipe in stock and had to order the 3" catback as it was brand new to the market at the time, I installed the midpipe and he was definitely correct. With the Flows still on the car it was really raspy, had a BOATLOAD of drone and just sounded like there were a bunch of nuts and bolts bouncing around in the mufflers.
Sorry to get off topic a bit there, but again, great write up!!! I wish more people were able to do the same...
Got my lethal offrad H-pipe dropped off last night.Now just waiting for the rest to get here.Thanks for the write up.
So, that's numbers with a tune? I know you said required tune, but I wasn't sure if that was just to turn off the rear o2 sensor stuff, or if it was a tune that changed timing and/or A/F. Just trying to get an idea of what was gained by the x and h-pipes without a tune adjusting other variables.
Travis