Had a couple on my Mustangs and did some on some race cars and they sound wesome!!! Help scavenge exhaust out the cylinder. Actually saw a 10hp increasy in a high compression motor once on a dyno over a h-pipe.

I just don't like the idea of dual outlets on my truck.

Thoughts.

also recommendations on mufflers. I'm leaning torward a Borla, Dynomax, or Magnaflow.

Did the whole Flowmaster thing on my Mustang and have come to dislike those mufflers. would like something that sounds throaty but not loud under acceleration.

 

problem is with the piping on a ranger has to stay on the passanger side of the truck because of the gas tanks so there isnt really a need for a x-pipe at all. just get a SI/DO muffler

 

there is never a need for an x-pipe its an optional thing just like its optional to split to a dual outlet after the muffler, and all the piping could be routed to the passanger side. The purpose of it to increase exhaust flow and performance.

 

Stock, they come together anyway to a single flange, unless you wanted something pre cat? I was just under my truck this weekend, and don't recall any place you could easily tie them both together. Of course you chould just redo everything after the headers/exhaust manifolds, but at a possible cost of emissions legality.

 

these x-pipes are tiny, probably the size of the stock y-pipe. It would be nothing more than to cut both entrances to the y-pipe install the x-pipe in its place and run new piping to the rear. I can retain my stock cats, emissions, etc, just run piping to the muffler and to the rear.

 

If you can make it work, go for it. One thing I've already noticed with my new exhaust is the loss of backpressure and low-end torque because of the free-er flowing exhaust. I'm really glad I didn't go with a 2.5" pipe like i'd thought before. Just something to think about.

 

scavenging of the cylinders help a lot with torque.

 

i dont think it will work, if it will tht is alot of work and extra pipe. you know there is like 4-5 cats under there? i dont know how you will do it but i wanna see the pics when its done.

also i would say no on the flowmaster.

magnaflow is pretty much quiet all around.(good performnce tho)
borla - ill know tomorrow

by tomorrow i will have had all three on mine.

 

how can you tell you lost back pressure? I went 2.25" and i dont feel like i lost any but maybe picked up some on top.

 

It just feels a little more pokey. Could just be that I've been stuck in traffic all day, but thats just the way it seems to me

 

it will feel a little more doggy, cause you do lose backpressure. if ya want backpressure use a flowmaster

you want power from like 2000-2500 and up get a magnaflow. and im sure the borla is the same way, havnt tried it myself yet. but today i will know

 

has anyone here ever dealt with an x-pipe before. I think you all might be misunderstanding how it works. I've seen first hand time and time again how these things turn out on a dyno and street. They quiet your exhaust and make it sound more like an Indy car. They don't reduce back-pressure, they scavenge (which is one the best things you could have your exhaust doing,) and they allow exhaust to move quiter through the system.

Anyone heard of Dr. Gas?

 

ya i feel like my truck pulls hard as anything from 3000 up now, and pulls down low in the low gears.

 

Yes I have delt with x-pipes before but your trucks is going to lose a lot of backpressure. Even if you replace the flange on the y-pipe with the x- pipe you will still need to get an additional 2 cats for the other pipe to be green. It is too much air flow for a stock 6cyl. A split rear set-up is some times too much for a 6cyl. It will be great for the upper RPMs though. Do you plan on running a turbo? Don't think that I am flaming you but it is unnessary.