12-14-2014, 03:25 PM | #1 |
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Magnaflow resonated xpipe install correct?
i am not sure if the exhaust shop i went to installed my magnaflow resonated xpipe correctly. i thought that you take out the hpipe and put this in its place. but he said no you take off the 2 stock resonators and put the xpipe there since he said it wasnt actually a pipe? so my 2 stock resonators are gone but my stock h pipe is still there and he took off that metal piece thats bolted on where the 2 stock resonators were so that the xpipe would fit. should i take it back and tell him that he installed it wrong?
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12-14-2014, 03:28 PM | #2 |
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This will help. What he did may not be wrong, but certainly not what 99% of us did with our set-up.
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12-14-2014, 04:04 PM | #3 |
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Mine is fully custom. But I did what your guy did. Heres my set up. I like the sound a lot.
http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=383481 |
12-14-2014, 04:06 PM | #4 |
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Also the piece he removed is your tunnel brace and isnt necessarily required but it is not meant to be taken off. I have mine off and have had it off for thousands of miles, but am replacing it with a reinforced one with a different depth, so my xpipe doesnt hit off of it.
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12-14-2014, 04:51 PM | #5 |
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thanks guys but i thought the whole point of the x pipe was to remove the h pipe. all he did was remove the stock resonators and put the x pipe there in its place. should i go back and show them those pics u put?
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12-14-2014, 04:54 PM | #6 | |
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Basically the xpipe will do its job perfectly, but will be a little louder since you took away stock resonators. The real question is, Does it produce the sound you wanted/expected. If not, have him put them back in. This will probably cost you extra as you should've been specific before the install and not after. |
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12-14-2014, 04:57 PM | #7 |
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o ok thats fine then. so should i get the h pipe area removed and have them just put in straight pipes in its place? (just in the h pipe area) or would that not do anything?
and just to add more info i have mrt v1
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12-14-2014, 05:07 PM | #8 |
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As long as it has the right sound that you like, then leave it. H pipes are meant to provide lower end torque and a lower growl for american muscle cars. So leaving it would be a good idea.
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12-15-2014, 04:50 AM | #9 | |
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Removing the H-pipe on our V6 will not change the low end torque enough to even notice. As for the sound, I installed the X pipe to take care of the RASP that was produced from the LT headers. Putting it where the H-pipe seemed like the only logical location. Not sure why a shop would drop it in where the resonators are located.
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12-15-2014, 06:43 AM | #10 | |
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12-15-2014, 09:08 AM | #11 | |
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I agree, I didn't do any before or after either.......all good.......
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12-15-2014, 09:12 AM | #12 |
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12-15-2014, 09:22 AM | #13 |
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The problem seems to be that a shop didn't do the work that was requested of them.
When I go to a shop to have work done, I expect the work to be done the way I request it and pay for it. I have a reson for requesting the work a certain way. In the end, if you are satisifed with the results, that is what matters though.
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