Dallas Fort Worth 5.0 Mustang Club - View Single Post - After-cat H/X pipe

txminime · 09-14-2013, 01:04 PM

I'm sure a set of "faux" catted X-Pipe is going to cost more than off road pipes. My goal is to avoid having to R&R the mid-pipe once a year at inspection time.

If hi-flow catted pipes are losing almost 30%, it's really not worth $500+ for ~10 HP gain just to stay inspection legal.

With the fake catalyst converters and a tune to keep the car from tripping OBD code, I should be able to pass inspection *and* maximize HP gain. Just seems to be a huge waste to buy a new catted X pipe and guts it...

09-14-2013, 01:04 PM	#10
txminime Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Allen, TX Posts: 35	I'm sure a set of "faux" catted X-Pipe is going to cost more than off road pipes. My goal is to avoid having to R&R the mid-pipe once a year at inspection time. If hi-flow catted pipes are losing almost 30%, it's really not worth $500+ for ~10 HP gain just to stay inspection legal. With the fake catalyst converters and a tune to keep the car from tripping OBD code, I should be able to pass inspection and maximize HP gain. Just seems to be a huge waste to buy a new catted X pipe and guts it... Last edited by txminime; 09-14-2013 at 01:11 PM.