The only difference I really hear is the loudness and raspiness. Also, more 5.0's use the X then the H from what ive seen.

Most guys want to be loud as shit, so they get an x pipe. I want to have a good tone to the car and sound muscular, so I'm going H pipe

TRUF!!!:headbang:

Removing the resonators makes these cars sound like crap IMO. Regardless of the muffler, it sounds really raspy.

That's an interesting take on it, considering that for the past 20 years, H-pipes and straight pipes are what you used to make exhaust loud. The X-pipes tend to mute the volume and give a more exotic sound, similar to 180* headers without the complexity. Of course I'm talking about same pipe diameter, material, and cat configuration. I think that "loud as shit" sound comes from cheap catless X-pipes with whatever insane mufflers are flavor de jour.

I'm not sure I would change it up, as GT500s sound great on otherwise stock exhaust. IMO.

I agree with most, leave the resonators alone and keep the gt500's. Go with whatever offroad pipe that suits your fancy if you want more sound. You have an sct so seems like the most cost effective move.

Yeah, that is one thing that is a downer about these cars is the raspiness of the exhaust.

I've heard cars with exhaust mufflers and exhaust mods as each other with X and H and it was much louder with the X it seemed.

I think that is what I will do.

Thanks for the thoughts, fellas.

+1 I agree

I was able to find someone on SVTP that has the exact, and I mean EXACT setup I am looking at. Sounds damn good if you ask me.

Steve, maybe you should do it too. Haha

Nah. I'll leave my resonators on. I like it the way it is now with just the gt500s/lethal H. My car is a lil more mellow than that and doesn't pop like that one does.

I'm waiting for him to post a driving video, so it may not be that poppy while driving. Even my GT500s now will pop when revved on idle.

Am I only one that likes the exhaust to crackle and pop?? Here is my current sound.. had my axle backs done here... I want to keep the same volume when I remove the cats.. so I think I agree with the gt500 and res https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiLn...e_gdata_player

A) the Spiral Flows were something I ran before I had long tubes. I knew it was going to be too loud that way when I put the long tubes on, so I changed it.

B) Right before I put long tubes on, I blew out the welds in one of the mufflers, so I bought a set of street series Magnaflows. To your question, I put the Magnaflows on the car while still having the Spiral Flows on...this was my attempt to quiet down the rattling noise from the muffler. I literally could not hear the car idle. It was so flipping quiet, I thought I had a Prius.

C) I run Dynatech long tubes, o/r x pipe, no resonators with Ford Racing AB's now and I absolutely love it. Not too loud, but not too quiet.

Derek, just go cut off the resonators. It's not going to be too loud.

For the record, guys typically don't go buy x pipes just because they're too loud. They buy them because of the flow characteristics at higher RPM's.