I want louder exhaust!

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  1. gtstang8706 New Member

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    Ok, so i bought my 05 gt in early june and less then a week later i installed a pypes violator axleback system...for a while i was very pleased with it...now, its getting tired! I want it to be louder without spending ten grand and i want to keep the axleback system..can i add an x or h pipe? I was reading a few posts about them and have no idea what they do....any help would be greatly appreciated!
  2. DarkFireGT Playing with my wife's really makes me want one.

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  3. kooldawg6 mine works really well and can take a fair amount

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    The O/R pipe, be it X or H will make it much louder. Like Dark said, you can drive it easy and make it sound quieter:rlaugh:
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    what is the difference between h and x...besides the obvious shape...is one more "legal" than the other....as far as passing inspection goes..i dont care abt sound laws...just emissions and such...can i keep my cats?
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    depending on the state you live in if you dont have cats you wont pass emissions. as far as x vs h pipes, the h pipe tends to give you a deeper rumble/muscle car sound as opposed to the x which will give you kind of a higher pitch, but at wot the x is badazz.
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    X-Pipes give a more raspy tone, H-Pipes give a deeper tone. I prefer H's.

    If you want to pass emissions, you'll need a Catted Mid pipe, keep in mind it wont be nearly as loud as an Off Road midpipe (which has no cats). If you want a nice sounding mid pipe go with the Magnaflow High Flow Catted H-Pipe. It sounds incredible with the Steeda Axle-Backs.


    Here is my setup. I went with the Steeda Axle Back system + Pypes Off Road H-Pipe. I get compliments all the time on the way it sounds :D
    http://youtube.com/watch?v=cOo7TEIdJYE
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    What would an electric cutouts offer the original poster. I've been floating the idea of a louder exhaust as well. Wont cutouts give you the best of both worlds?
  8. DarkFireGT Playing with my wife's really makes me want one.

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    Cutouts on a bolt-on car will just sound like crap. They'll be loud, but completely unrefined. Stock or semi-stock, you're not pushing enough horsepower for it to sound right. Plus, there would be no backpressure at all. Again, without forced induction, that is a bad thing and could actually lead to engine damage.

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