H-pipe change the sound?

**Lukn4trbl355** · 08-20-2009, 09:31 AM

so i was wonderin if an H-pipe would change the tone of my exhaust at all or just leave it unaffected. my current exhaust setup needs more low end so i was thinkin bout puttin an H-pipe on. all my exhaust is hedman longtubes into dynatech hi flo cats off each of the headers reducers...yeah really short. thing is i really like how it sounds as it sits right now and i dont want it to change much but i need more low end grunt since right now all i have is midrange-hi. i woundnt mind having a cleaner tone at low revvs like cruisin in 5th at low rpm(sounds ****in ratty as hell) also would i feel any difference in performance? ive never ran an Hbefore n im curious but ya id like to hear ur opinions.

thanks

tj

**JohnnyRingo** · 08-20-2009, 10:34 AM

h-pipe with your existing setup will do exaclty what you want. it will get rid of some of that high pop and overall gain c little deeper cleaner tone. if you do gain any performance it will be so small you wont notice.

**CowboyUp** · 08-20-2009, 11:49 AM

**Lukn4trbl355** · 08-24-2009, 07:35 PM

aight thanks for the info guys. and the truck doesnt pop at high revvs i mean over 2k it soudns pretty ****in wicked...and if that sounded ****y totally didnt mean it that way!!! she pulls hard as hell in the upper revs just needs more low end and want a cleaner sound at low revs

**SierraDan** · 08-24-2009, 07:47 PM

It'll sound more toned and deeper at all speeds, and you can notice it pull a bit harder at low rpm. I never looked back after getting mine put in, now i'd never run duals without a crossover.

**fastfew** · 08-24-2009, 09:47 PM

h-pipe's are a thing of the past,if you want more torque and horse power get a real x-pipe you will be stoked ........

**Lukn4trbl355** · 08-25-2009, 01:57 PM

vic n fast thanks also for the help. and i barely have exhaust on it thats why i want an h pipe, and if i had the room i would run an x pipe but unfortunitley i dont have any where near enough room...i cant even run full bodied mufflers with how crammed my truck is, and yeah i put 3" exhaust on my nova with that x pipe made a nice difference but ya it wont fit on my truck

**SierraDan** · 08-26-2009, 06:09 PM

An H-pipe isn't a thing of the past, duals with no crossover is. An H-pipe will make just as much low end torque if not more than an X-pipe, the X-pipe just makes a bit more in the top end which a truck 99 times out of 100 never sees and even so it's not enough to notice without a dyno. The H-pipe does however make a deeper tone.

**Lukn4trbl355** · 08-29-2009, 08:08 AM

good deal. and as for high end...yeah i kinda use it lol. i baby the hell outta my truck but when i get on it i get on it. i found an H-pipe for 35 bucks so im prob gonna buy that right after i order my hood. also put before or after the cats??? i think i asked that ? before but i dont remember the answer lol

**SierraDan** · 08-30-2009, 09:47 AM

I'd put it in as soon as possible, but like on Mustangs they have the H-pipe just after the cats. And I think if an H-pipe works on a Mustang, it'll work on a truck.