Magnaflow Tru-X Pipes

[CharlieHustleX5]

Originally Posted by dkl

Charlie,
Do you have OEM muffler with your X-pipe? You have a 3.0, right? I have just the Remus on mine, and it's pretty tame on the 'lil 3.0i. Sure would love to hear how your X piped X sounds compared to just the Remus with the stock resonator.

Yeah, X pipe on factory mufflers. Let me see if I can get a decent sound clip or video recorded. Where in So Cal are you from? If you wanted to hear it in person and time allows, we can set something up.

[CharlieHustleX5]

Originally Posted by Pumbaa

Good advice, thanks man.
Hmm, so where should I get flanges and gaskets from?

Flanges can be purchased online or at the muffler shop you go to. Just match them up to the outlets at each pipe and make sure you also get a gasket for each point that bolts up. Depending on the muffler shop you go to, they may charge you a little more than you expect to add flanges at each end. I hear its somewhat tedious if you're not too great with welding them on, which is why they charge a bit to push customers away from having it done.

On the X pipe diameter, Weasel might be right. I looked back at my receipt and I have it written down for a Magnaflow 2.5" X pipe. After Weasel's response, I checked the exhaust diameter listed for the X5 and found it to be 55mm...Roughly under 2.25". My x Pipe looks like it transistions onto the factory piping as it should so I dont know why I was told it was a 2.5" unit they used?

[dkl]

Originally Posted by CharlieHustleX5

Yeah, X pipe on factory mufflers. Let me see if I can get a decent sound clip or video recorded. Where in So Cal are you from? If you wanted to hear it in person and time allows, we can set something up.

A sound clip would be awesome. Any droning at highway speed? I'm in Irvine and works near Newport Beach ...meeting up sounds good as well (no pun intended) That way, we can compare stock resonator with Remus versus X-pipe with stock muffler.

[CharlieHustleX5]

Originally Posted by dkl

A sound clip would be awesome. Any droning at highway speed? I'm in Irvine and works near Newport Beach ...meeting up sounds good as well (no pun intended) That way, we can compare stock resonator with Remus versus X-pipe with stock muffler.

I'll try to get some way of recording it from inside the car. I'd find some open road and try to record a clip coming from a distance to the recorder, but SoCal ticket costs and law enforcement personnel without any leniency towards "acts of speed" make me hesitant to take my chances..lol.

I'm out in Pasadena, but pass through the OC area from time to time. If I cant get a clip in reasonable time, i'll see if I can quickly get around to your area and pass through...at highway speed if possible.

[JCAPX5]

Originally Posted by dkl

A sound clip would be awesome. Any droning at highway speed? I'm in Irvine and works near Newport Beach ...meeting up sounds good as well (no pun intended) That way, we can compare stock resonator with Remus versus X-pipe with stock muffler.

Great! and when the two of you are together shoot a quick video for the rest of us 3.0 owners!

I've just ordered some Magnaflow mufflers and tips to put on ours, planning to keep the stock resonators (no x-pipe for round one) and see how it sounds. The X is really the wife's DDriver so we don't want it TOO loud.

Post some sound clips please!

[CharlieHustleX5]

Wouldn't the Magnaflow Mufflers output more of a sound than the x pipe? The X pipe at idle sounds almost like its not even there. I would imagine the mufflers to resonate some sort of sound?

[louniex]

Ok, Just got my first X and I can wait to start modding. Now I have a question Ive been reading about the x pipe just for more sound than performance. Is there a difference between buying a 80 dollar magnaflow xpipe oppose to just buying a 30 dollar "run of the mill" x pipe.

[Pumbaa]

I would think so, since I had some poor quality exhaust tips, they rust much faster.

[CharlieHustleX5]

High temp paint would most likely reduce the rusting of the pipe...although the cheaper x pipes still claim to be made of stainless steel.