Whats the difference between h-pipes, x-pipes, and straight pipes (and what is their purpose)?

I have a 2006 Mustang v6 and I wanna make it sound pretty good. I wanna put flowmaster 40's (and maybe headers and cold air intake) on it but I'm not sure what else Im supposed to put on it to make it sound good (H-pipes, x-pipes, or straight pipes). I had and sold a 94 gt 5.0 and am gonna miss the sound and wanna replicate it as much as possible



I will assume when you say straight pipes that you mean no connection between the pipes.With good mufflers and headers and a healthy cam, I suspect most performance guys would like the sound of straight pipes at idle the best. However H pipes were found to improve low end torque at a small sacrifice in high RPM horsepower.Because of the blending of the 2 sides they tend to produce a smoother burble at the tips.X-pipes were found to be a good compromise between low RPM torque and high RPM horsepower. They also add a very distinct high RPM pitch that I can only describe as NASCAR sounding. With the correct mufflers and true dual exhaust your V-6 may sound V-8ish but at higher RPM's it will still sound like a 6. Try Magnaflow for a nice sound.


Mike




Oh dude the 5 liters are so much better then the new Stangs. But anyways





SO here's the deal chief, most 5.0 stangs have H pipes on them making them sound deeper, but if your looking for a raspy sound then you want a X pipe.





Straight pipes are regular exhaust pipes.





So if you want it to sound just like your 5.0 then put an H pipes in