x pipe ebay vs magnaflow?

[MMAFIGHTER121]

would something along these lines
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/T304...132QQitemZ390103073074QQptZRaceQ5fCarQ5fParts

be just as good or is there really that much more precision that would go into a namebrand x pipe like magnaflow for the extra $90

http://www.autozone.com/autozone/catalog/accessories/accProductDetails.jsp?counter=64&categoryDisplayName=null&fromString=&itemIdentifier=748064_0_0_&productId=748064&sortType=null&parentId=1365-10&filterByKeyWord=&categoryNValue=&navValue=100079&fromWhere=&itemId=79-10&displayName=Exhaust+Pipe+and+Adapter&store=2944&skuDisplayName=2+1/2+in.+dual+inlet+x+2+1/2+in.+dual+outlet+x+12+in.+overall+universal+stainless+steel+Tru-X+crossover&brandName=MagnaFlow

 

[Alax7]

It's actually less than 60 more.

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/MPE-10791/

I have the magnaflow one. Going to put it on soon. I think andrizzle got the ebay one, not sure if he put it on yet

 

[MMAFIGHTER121]

if you add in shipping i think its actually closer to $50.. but still is it worth double the price or am I buying a nametag? you have the magnaflow so looking in and out of it, or any up close photos could be helpful

 

[NYC LS8]

I've used no name x pipes before. Don't really know that you're gonna tell any difference from that or the Magnaflow.

 

[rickztahone]

I've used no name x pipes before. Don't really know that you're gonna tell any difference from that or the Magnaflow.

None of the x-pipes have anything inside? I hate paying for a name as well. That is why I wanted the Bassani ones, I was under the impression they had something inside that helped with something

 

[cammerfe]

I don't believe there's anything but air inside. I have a complete Magnaflow system, but I'd use the less expensive one if I were building from scratch.
KS

 

[2000lsv8]

None of the x-pipes have anything inside? I hate paying for a name as well. That is why I wanted the Bassani ones, I was under the impression they had something inside that helped with something

What were you thinking they had inside that would help performance?
putting something inside would only hinder air flow

 

[SlickLS]

None of the x-pipes have anything inside? I hate paying for a name as well. That is why I wanted the Bassani ones, I was under the impression they had something inside that helped with something

Nothing inside of them, but the better the brand the more of a true X design. Take a look at that ebay X pipe next to the magnaflow one. The ebay one kinda has a box shape in the middle to where as the magnaflow one looks closer to a true X shape.

 

[rickztahone]

What were you thinking they had inside that would help performance?
putting something inside would only hinder air flow

i honestly did. maybe not as extreme as you might be thinking but enough so that they would be able to say that that is why they charge more. the post following yours is more of what i thought it was that was different, the actual making of the item.

Nothing inside of them, but the better the brand the more of a true X design. Take a look at that ebay X pipe next to the magnaflow one. The ebay one kinda has a box shape in the middle to where as the magnaflow one looks closer to a true X shape.

so would the Bassani one have a better X you think?

 

[hite337]

i am planning on using this x-pipe... http://www.summitracing.com/parts/JEX-XP4/
im going to go 2 1/2" from the resonators back, no mufflers

 

[MMAFIGHTER121]

comparing this one:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/T304...067QQitemZ230385504359QQptZRaceQ5fCarQ5fParts
with the magnaflow one - it has the same dimensions.. I'll give it a whirl. $50 less for maybe a 1/50 hp? at best?

 

[2000lsv8]

i am planning on using this x-pipe... http://www.summitracing.com/parts/JEX-XP4/
im going to go 2 1/2" from the resonators back, no mufflers

Wow! have fun getting that to fit in the limited space that we have under there

 

[MMAFIGHTER121]

that's why I bought the x pipe with the vertical inlets/outlets.. I used someone else's picture here as a template.. (yep that ebay one)
http://community.webshots.com/photo/fullsize/2162864280102663951OYsmve
hope they don't mind me re-posting it. Only I'll purchase mandrel bends for the angles.. its still a good look at how simple it can be.

 

[2000lsv8]

that's why I bought the x pipe with the vertical inlets/outlets.. I used someone else's picture here as a template.. (yep that ebay one)
http://community.webshots.com/photo/fullsize/2162864280102663951OYsmve
hope they don't mind me re-posting it. Only I'll purchase mandrel bends for the angles.. its still a good look at how simple it can be.

that's about the same setup i have minus the mufflers and also mine is 3" after cats