H-Pipe, X-Pipe, no Pipe, what's your opinion?
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H-Pipe, X-Pipe, no Pipe, what's your opinion?
My old girl has the Ford Performance FR500's (Basically the Borla S-Type) with the stock H-Pipe. It sounds great, but as usual I'm thinking I want something different. It's a bad habit that I'm quite sure no one else has. So, I'm looking for opinions from my friends here at the Mustang Source. Let's hear 'em, good, bad, or indifferent. I need help, or maybe a pill that would cure me of this genetic defect.
Jim
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My old girl has the Ford Performance FR500's (Basically the Borla S-Type) with the stock H-Pipe. It sounds great, but as usual I'm thinking I want something different. It's a bad habit that I'm quite sure no one else has. So, I'm looking for opinions from my friends here at the Mustang Source. Let's hear 'em, good, bad, or indifferent. I need help, or maybe a pill that would cure me of this genetic defect.
Jim
Jim
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Thanks for the help Rocky. I can say that the reports are correct, the FR500's have no drone at all. Ref. the X-Pipe, since I typed this I have listened to numerous YouTube clips of Mustang with the that set-up. While I realize in many of the clips the cars doesn't have the exact same set-up, I'm not convinced that the raspy note is what I'm looking for. Exhaust sound is a very relative thing, and what I like someone else may not. Dang it, at my advanced state of maturity (reld) I find that I like a car that isn't quite as loud. For now I think I'll stick to what I have, and be happy, happy, happy. Then hopefully I'll wake up one morning knowing just what I want to do, but those days are becoming quite rare. Thanks again my friend, and I hope all is well in Rockyland.
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Just as I mentioned, Jim, if the FR500S aren't quite loud enough for you, but still want to keep that loud/deep, throatier muscle car sound? IMO you're best options are to go with either an off/road H-pipe or go with the MAC off/road ProChamber mid-pipe that I use with my Borla S-Types. However, if you splice in a pair of resonators to your over the axle pipes? the resonators will help in eliminating the rasp and trumpeting that you hear when running an off/road X mid-pipe crossover. Otherwise, I would just stick with my current setup as is, just as you mentioned.
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Rocky, I took a look at the Pro Chamber on American Muscle. But I think you're right, I'll just stay with what I have for now until I know exactly which way I want to go. Thanks again for your help my friend.
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I really like the off/road ProChamber a lot, Jim. As I mentioned before, it smoothes out the exhaust and deepens the tone like an H, but scavenges and equalizes the flow more efficiently like an X-pipe crossover. Therefore you really get the best of both worlds IMO. In the meantime, I'm always glad to help out, my friend
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