Just had mine done similar to many others here. A popular choice is using the 2 inlet and 2 outlet Magnaflow muffler #12568. Internally inside that muffler is a X pipe so that solves that concern. :smile2:The X pipe used to replace the Y pipe. Does that pipe have to be made up at Muffler shop or does someone sell one, if so do you have part # and manufacturer. Thanks Robert
The SSR does not lend itself well to the installation of an "X" pipe for performance. In order to get the performance improvement of an "X", you MUST have the two inlets to the "X" EXACTLY the same distance from the cylinder heads. This is how you precisely merge the left and right pulses of exhaust into a uniform stream of flow and gain the scavenging advantage of the "X".The X pipe used to replace the Y pipe. Does that pipe have to be made up at Muffler shop or does someone sell one, if so do you have part # and manufacturer. Thanks Robert
The SSR does not lend itself well to the installation of an "X" pipe for performance. In order to get the performance improvement of an "X", you MUST have the two inlets to the "X" EXACTLY the same distance from the cylinder heads. This is how you precisely merge the left and right pulses of exhaust into a uniform stream of flow and gain the scavenging advantage of the "X".
The SSR gas tank forces the exhaust system to the right side of the truck, negating the possibility of economically building a properly merged "X" pipe system.
That said, I can tell you that there is nothing that money can't fix........ If you relocate the gas tank to the rear of the truck and reconfigure the system from catalytic converter to the exhaust tips, you can put a new system in with an "X" pipe. If you choose to do that, I would recommend installing long tube headers, high flow cats and the bring the pipes to an "X" near the output yoke of the transmission. From there, you would have two separate mufflers and two separate tailpipes..... Or out the rockers with side exits.
Not easy or cheap.
Mike
Yup..... you're right. That muffler does offer a slight increase in power, but I'll bet that increase is solely because we split the "Y" into two separate inputs to the muffler.That is why we use the X pipe muffler. Not as good but a lot cheaper.
Besides the small HP increase with the magnaflow one other point is that it just sounds so cool! :grin2:Yup..... you're right. That muffler does offer a slight increase in power, but I'll bet that increase is solely because we split the "Y" into two separate inputs to the muffler.
The existing "Y" pipe is designed to scavenge at only one specific RPM.... thereby getting a miniscule increase in gas mileage at the "highway" test point.....EPA mileage numbers count.... a lot to GM...
Mike
Agreed! Hooked up to Mikey’s true dual exhaust and the sound is awesome.Besides the small HP increase with the magnaflow one other point is that it just sounds so cool! :grin2:
The SSR does not lend itself well to the installation of an "X" pipe for performance. In order to get the performance improvement of an "X", you MUST have the two inlets to the "X" EXACTLY the same distance from the cylinder heads. This is how you precisely merge the left and right pulses of exhaust into a uniform stream of flow and gain the scavenging advantage of the "X".
The SSR gas tank forces the exhaust system to the right side of the truck, negating the possibility of economically building a properly merged "X" pipe system.
That said, I can tell you that there is nothing that money can't fix........ If you relocate the gas tank to the rear of the truck and reconfigure the system from catalytic converter to the exhaust tips, you can put a new system in with an "X" pipe. If you choose to do that, I would recommend installing long tube headers, high flow cats and the bring the pipes to an "X" near the output yoke of the transmission. From there, you would have two separate mufflers and two separate tailpipes..... Or out the rockers with side exits.
Not easy or cheap.
Mike
Josh,Mike, if I'm having a quality muffler shop split mine and make it a true dual exhaust system will I need to stagger the 2 little borla mufflers I'm having put on so that they are both equal distance from the headers? or does it matter if each is the same distance from the headers since it's just mufflers and are not connected?
Also I take it from what you said that a X pipe is basically useless if exhaust system is not symmetrical?
Thanks, Josh