just had it X-piped

[wiganhsv]

just had an x-pipe put onto the vxr8, Got one for 80 quid and the installation was £110, so just shy of £200 for the whole thing. Sounds great, love the pops on it now. Just trying to think of what mod to go for next now

[S800VXR]

Glad yr happy but thats fking expensive!

[maxmc2]

What system have you got? Looking at doing this with mine, any videos clips?

[ARAF]

S800VXR said:

Glad yr happy but thats fking expensive!

Have you seen the price of stainless pipe? I paid similar for ours, and the guy said it would be another £100 if he had to do it again, as it was a PITA.

[megavxr8]

I paid 300 for mine from aas. Quite a bit of work involved.
I was happy

[S800VXR]

megavxr8 said:

I paid 300 for mine from aas. Quite a bit of work involved.
I was happy

What to put an X pipe in!

[megavxr8]

S800VXR said:

megavxr8 said:

I paid 300 for mine from aas. Quite a bit of work involved.
I was happy

What to put an X pipe in!

Yes mate. From the cats. Make hole or fitment for o2 sensor then all the way up near rear silincers. To me and many others that's reasonable. How much were you thinking like?

[Wolfracer]

this is an X pipe.
sounds like you've had more than that fitted?

[Wolfracer]

wiganhsv said:

just had an x-pipe put onto the vxr8, Got one for 80 quid and the installation was £110, so just shy of £200 for the whole thing. Sounds great, love the pops on it now. Just trying to think of what mod to go for next now

Is the rest of your exhaust all standard?

I want pops.

[S800VXR]

megavxr8 said:

Yes mate. From the cats. Make hole or fitment for o2 sensor then all the way up near rear silincers. To me and many others that's reasonable. How much were you thinking like?

Ah that's more than just a short X pipe like Wolfracer put up.

[megavxr8]

S800VXR said:

megavxr8 said:

Yes mate. From the cats. Make hole or fitment for o2 sensor then all the way up near rear silincers. To me and many others that's reasonable. How much were you thinking like?

Ah that's more than just a short X pipe like Wolfracer put up.

Ano I thought that myself mate when AAS in Newcastle said they'd need it all day. If I get chance I will put a pic up once I have it up in the air.
Definitely done a good job tjo. But I agree with you if they have literally only put xpipe in then that is a bit steep

[megavxr8]

Wolfracer said:

wiganhsv said:

just had an x-pipe put onto the vxr8, Got one for 80 quid and the installation was £110, so just shy of £200 for the whole thing. Sounds great, love the pops on it now. Just trying to think of what mod to go for next now

Is the rest of your exhaust all standard?

I want pops.

I have walkinshaw super car exhaust on mine with xpipe and it pops and bangs loads. Sounds amazing.
I will post a video this weekend.

[wiganhsv]

this is what mine sounded like before the x-pipe, - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ou2QSD0CUUM

and this is with - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_k1k9dAqJs

Sorry for the poor sound on the drive in the 2nd video

[Gary H 2008]

Pops?

Amateurs

[megavxr8]

Gary H 2008 said:

Pops?

Amateurs

Pmsl now that blows us all out the water mate. Class

[Sohlman]

What does an x pipe do?

Does it only work on a v8 or does it do whatever it does for other systems.

J

[mikeyb1987]

Sohlman said:

What does an x pipe do?

Does it only work on a v8 or does it do whatever it does for other systems.

J

I'm certainly no expert, but it helps exhaust gas pulse flow from the headers, effectively drawing the pulses from the headers and through to the exhaust exit. They work on other engine configurations, such as V10s. Not sure what else they work on, and whether (theoretically) they should work for all internal combustion engines.

[Codswallop]

mikeyb1987 said:

Sohlman said:

What does an x pipe do?

Does it only work on a v8 or does it do whatever it does for other systems.

J

I'm certainly no expert, but it helps exhaust gas pulse flow from the headers, effectively drawing the pulses from the headers and through to the exhaust exit. They work on other engine configurations, such as V10s. Not sure what else they work on, and whether (theoretically) they should work for all internal combustion engines.

X pipe helps scavenging and increases flow by allowing exhaust pulses from 2 different cylinder banks to mix. You therefore need a V configuration engine.

[Wolfracer]

And if you didn't know scavenging is like applying a vacuum to one bank. Effectively sucking the gases out...

[chrisgixer]

Anyone seen the cooling system on a Norton Rotary bike engines? Especially evident on the old Jps racers. It runs a pipe off the exhaust by the silencer, at less than 90 degrees from the direction of flow, that pulls air through via the vacuum created by the massive rpm of the rotary engine. This air pulled though by the exhaust flow cools the engine on the Norton set up.

Exhaust scavaging is the same thing, except it uses the gases rushing past (in the x pipe in this case I guess) to create vacuum in the opposite bank exhaust to pull more burnt gases out of the cylinders, creating more flow. Or pops and bangs, and flames in this case as well I guess.

Not familiar with the precise reasons for this mod it has to be said, but I'm guessing it's all along the same theme...?

Edit, note to self, read all posts before posting. Lol

Exhaust scavaging is used on any configuration with more than one cylinder , if desired. On bikes especially.

Edited by chrisgixer on Sunday 15th February 00:49

Edited by chrisgixer on Sunday 15th February 00:51

Edited by chrisgixer on Sunday 15th February 00:52