revgrizzly91 Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 (edited) Anyone got a source for aftermarket tube headers for the 3L V6? Does a X pipe give better flow as compared to an H pipe? Are dual exhausts a waste? Edited January 5, 2007 by revgrizzly91 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pavelow Leaks Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 In a nutshell H pipes are louder, and give more low end torque, and x pipes give you more high end horsepower. But I'm pretty sure nobody makes longtubes for the pathy's that dont go into a y pipe...which is not true dual exhaust, which makes an x or h pipe not an option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revgrizzly91 Posted January 5, 2007 Author Share Posted January 5, 2007 so...are shorty headers available, just lookin' for more flow in the exhaust and thought dual would be the way to go. Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pavelow Leaks Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 thorley & pacesetter make headers for pathys, as far as true duals, just go with a single exhaust with larger piping, the benefits of true duals on a V6 is slim to none and really not worth the time & effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 yup. what pavelow said. x and h pipe are more for your chevy v-8 apps... just go with thorleys, 2.5" pipe throughout, high flow cat and a good quality muffler. and use the search function, there has been a LOT of discussion about headers, pipe, and there is even some sound bytes of exhausts (including mine) int he pics/vids thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey.T Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 Thorley's Link in Sig -bounce- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PATHFINDER95NI Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 I put some Thorleys on my 'finder. Man do they make a difference. The finish on them is quite up to par. Hell they still look brand new to this day, and they have been in there almost two years! I went with Three inch exhaust from the headers to the cat and then squeezed it down to 2.5" for the Borla system. As for the Borlas, Im not that impressed. I think you can do better with a different brand or setup one yourself. I notice that if I have the truck loaded up the exhaust bangs ont the undercarrage alot. Here is the link so you can check them out. http://new.photos.yahoo.com/chevel67ni/alb...460762367938052 So for me, I would go with the Thorleys. Nick PS - The exhaust shop in Denver told me that emission laws allowed removal of one of the Pathys cats so now I have one large 3" high flow cat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revgrizzly91 Posted January 6, 2007 Author Share Posted January 6, 2007 Thanks alot, saved me from a hit or miss install...I was leanin' on a bigger single, but thought the dual would look trick. Thorely's it is...cheers, lads! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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