X-Pipe + Headers

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Helloooo boyyssss. (And any girls that might be on here!) Here's the latest scoop:

Most of you already know that I have a Bassani catted, hi-flow X-Pipe and catback. Now, as you fine gentlemen have told me, shorties (which are the only headers that fit with my X) are not worth the money (or the minimal HP gain). So, I'm thinking about getting a different X so I can get either mid-length or long-tubes. BUT! I'm looking for an X that will produce a similar sound to the Bassani. I think Bassani is very unique-sounding, and I absolutely love it.

Suggestion box it open!! Let the games begin!!
 
bobbyoooo

bobbyoooo

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you have an auto the only lt headers are mac, and they used to sell an o/r x but not when i looked they might sell them now tho and kooks is great if you got money to blow on headers 1000 for kooks and 300-400 for mac
 
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matt07gt said:
moved it for ya:) Im sure that you will get more attention over here GL
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Thank you!

And yeah, all the long-tubes I've been looking at seem to be for manual transmissions. Which sucks in my opinion. (Not the transmission, the fact that headers are primarily for manual.) But Mac seems to be the way to go haha But what about the X-Pipe? Like I said, I want something throaty not something raspy.
 
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Gus98GT

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okay, here is my take as i have gone down this path, in the long run shorties worked for me.

Shorties pros and cons,

Pros,
easier install and with work with your current x pipe,
will gain HP over STOCK but not as much as longtubes.
if your trans dies, they WONT be in the way and prob COST MORE then you want to repair anything gone wrong with your transmission.
and if you go over a bump you wont smash your shorties as you would long tubes.

Cons,
Make a few less HP then Longtubes...
and would need a new x catted pipe if you went with longtubes.

shorties are better IMO.
 
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I gotta tell you, I really love the sound of my exhaust. Bassani does make long-tubes, I looked it up, but they all say for Manual transmission. I was thinking about getting them custom bent, earlier today, but I always change my mind. I really don't want to change my X-Pipe. Maybe I'll just get the Bassani shorties and keep my sound.
 
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By the time u spend the money to switch to longtubes it probably won't Be worth it. Lts will cost 3-400 more than shortys then the 5-800 in labor. All for 12-15 hp. If I had to do it again I think I'd go shortys. I lov my lts. But it's alot of work.
 
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Actually, yesterday my friend offered me his Mac prochamber from his 2000 GT. It's got 100 miles on it. The kid bought three different exhaust systems because he didn't know which one he wanted. I think I'm gonna buy that, then get a set of Mac long-tubes and call it a day.

My boyfriend's cousin builds and races Mustangs and he's got a friend who offered to do the long-tube installation for me. I think that's the route I'm gonna go for now.

I'm still paying off the car, I'm paying the insurance, and I'm paying of a student loan, so I don't have crazy money to spend right now. But I'm going to do a little bit at a time, here and there, to get as much HP as I can before I do anything big.
 
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