Straight pipes
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Straight pipes
I recently installed the mina gallery exhaust system on my 2002 xk8 convert...i am pretty pleased with the result (especially the appearence)...however...the overall sound i receive was not what i was hoping for...my thought was to eliminate the center resonator and run straight pipes directly to my mufflers...is this crazy...i'm not wanting something that can be heard a mile away...but was hoping for something more aggressive than what i have now...is there any suggestions...am i on the right track or off my rocker...thanks for any input...eroc
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Hi,
I have the MacLeod X-Pipes I in my XKR. They came in three different sound levels and I have the "Roar", which is the loudest. To me, it has a great sound when you put your foot into it, but is inaudible while cruising. I think that it is just right. Anyway, here are some Jags in a caravan crossing the Golden Gate Bridge. Bill MacLeod is in the Sea Foam Green XKR, and on this particular day he was running Straight Pipes. You can judge for yourself if this is what you are looking for.
Good luck,
Brian
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjSLjfvFGTs
I have the MacLeod X-Pipes I in my XKR. They came in three different sound levels and I have the "Roar", which is the loudest. To me, it has a great sound when you put your foot into it, but is inaudible while cruising. I think that it is just right. Anyway, here are some Jags in a caravan crossing the Golden Gate Bridge. Bill MacLeod is in the Sea Foam Green XKR, and on this particular day he was running Straight Pipes. You can judge for yourself if this is what you are looking for.
Good luck,
Brian
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjSLjfvFGTs
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It gets loud.. Trust me I have an X and two resonators in the rear and I've been pulled over for noise violations 5 times. I've always been able to talk my way out of it, and one time the cop just wanted me to pop the hood and asked me what I ran in the 1/4, but sometimes you get unwanted attention. It does sound out of this world though. I have people pull up next to me 1-3 times a day at red lights just to say "that thing sounds scary.."
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Thanks guys. I did go ahead and had the center resonator removed and had the straight pipes put in. I like it. It is real close to what I was hoping for. However, I think it may be just a tad too much. It sounds AWESOME when you fire up the car. It sounds great at low RPM's. When you get into it a little more though, it seems the like the note sorta goes sideways. I think I should have put an X pipe in right at where the two pipes begin to meet after the cat's. I think that will help with the Harley Davidson motorcycle sound as well as the raspy sounds that come from getting into the throttle. I was looking at the Magnaflow universal X pipe. Would a smaller yet more aggressive resonator work as well instead of the X pipe. With the X pipe though, I'm pretty sure that is what I need to make this Feline growl the way I'm hoping it will. As of right now, I think it's just a little too much. I really probably should have done this in the first place I think. Please feel free to chime in with your thought's or idea's. I certainly would appriciate any one of them. Thanks, Eroc.
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This is a cross post from another thread, sorry if that bothers anyone.
I replaced the factory cats with the 200 cell high flow cats from NP. I have a Borla dual in dual out xpipe center muffler and the Mina exhaust.
My first hurried attempts at capturing the exhaust for another thread:
VID_20120528_171915.mp4 - YouTube
I forgot to turn off DSC, and the exhaust seemed to be blowing out the mic when it's close. I'll try another in a day or so...
VID_20120528_172123.mp4 - YouTube
I replaced the factory cats with the 200 cell high flow cats from NP. I have a Borla dual in dual out xpipe center muffler and the Mina exhaust.
My first hurried attempts at capturing the exhaust for another thread:
VID_20120528_171915.mp4 - YouTube
I forgot to turn off DSC, and the exhaust seemed to be blowing out the mic when it's close. I'll try another in a day or so...
VID_20120528_172123.mp4 - YouTube
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Jeff in Tucson (05-28-2012)
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Yes, people have. I would suggest doing this instead of removing the center muffler. Make sure to keep them in case it's not the sound you want so you can experiment putting them back and removing either center/rears/whatever. I wouldn't throw away any of the cans if they're in great condition unless you're sure you have the exhaust note you're looking for.
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Hi,
I have the MacLeod X-Pipes I in my XKR. They came in three different sound levels and I have the "Roar", which is the loudest. To me, it has a great sound when you put your foot into it, but is inaudible while cruising. I think that it is just right. Anyway, here are some Jags in a caravan crossing the Golden Gate Bridge. Bill MacLeod is in the Sea Foam Green XKR, and on this particular day he was running Straight Pipes. You can judge for yourself if this is what you are looking for.
Good luck,
Brian
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjSLjfvFGTs
I have the MacLeod X-Pipes I in my XKR. They came in three different sound levels and I have the "Roar", which is the loudest. To me, it has a great sound when you put your foot into it, but is inaudible while cruising. I think that it is just right. Anyway, here are some Jags in a caravan crossing the Golden Gate Bridge. Bill MacLeod is in the Sea Foam Green XKR, and on this particular day he was running Straight Pipes. You can judge for yourself if this is what you are looking for.
Good luck,
Brian
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjSLjfvFGTs
great video!!! someone needs to shoot this again with a drone. and tell Bill that his is my favorite XKR ever.
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