Another successful exhaust mod...

[94502]

hey nicely doen man.. I have had the same mod as yours for a while now but I did it myself so the welding job isn't that great.. Im thinking of bringing it to a shop to get it rewelded. Where are you located and what shop did you bring it to?

[pepatrick]

I guess this will be the next mod for my 4.6is.

[Intel55]

Originally Posted by X5 AFICIONADO

What is the main difference between the X pipe and removing the resonator? It should be almost the same

putting in the x pipe smooths out the exhaust. Without it you may getting some "popping" and "gurgeling" on decel.

[ncx]

Originally Posted by 94502

hey nicely doen man.. I have had the same mod as yours for a while now but I did it myself so the welding job isn't that great.. Im thinking of bringing it to a shop to get it rewelded. Where are you located and what shop did you bring it to?

Yep you were one of the reasons I was forced to do this (gotta blame somebody). I did it in Charlotte, NC. I know a couple of guys at an independent exhaust shop that do all kinds of custom work. These guys can weld perfect beads with their eyes closed.

[Roc3b]

Sounds great. Where did you get the x pipe?

[LeMansX5]

Very nice!

[ncx]

Originally Posted by Roc3b

Sounds great. Where did you get the x pipe?

Thanks. I got the magnaflow part from Performance-Curve who has an online store and an ebay store. The quality is very good, however, my installer said he could have made one just as good for $20.

[ncx]

Originally Posted by LeMansX5

Very nice!

Thank you Sir. I heard Ekaz's exhaust (resonator delete) on his 4.8 last night and it sounds terrific. 4.8 OEM exhaust just sound better as we all know. But I was looking for something more subtle at idle and normal throttle so I am glad I went this route.

[pepatrick]

NCX...I forgot to ask to listen to your X5. I think I am going to do the Xpipe mod next weekend. Is the pipe the 2.25 inch one or 2.5.

[ncx]

Originally Posted by pepatrick

NCX...I forgot to ask to listen to your X5. I think I am going to do the Xpipe mod next weekend. Is the pipe the 2.25 inch one or 2.5.

Whoooops, sorry I forgot too. I used 2.25" pipe but you could use 2.5" if you wanted to. In my opinion, if you want it loud and gurgly (is that a word) skip the x-pipe and just remove the resonator. If you want it a little refined and not so loud, put in a crossover of some sort. I also think the newer 4.8 mufflers sound deeper than the 4.6's.