Aliexpress Exhaust tip

Hi all, has anyone tried on of these Ali-express exhaust merge tips ? The price is right and im very tempted. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005012654593025.html?pdp_ext_f=%7B%22sku_id%22%3A%2212000058960753445%22%7D&sourceType=1&spm=a2g0o.wish-manage-home.0.0

It's a $180 and will take 8 weeks to get. Give it a shot. I have read about people talking bad about circuitwerks , I bought it last year and it does the job, sounds good, no issues. Worst case, it last 6 months, rusts out and you and all of us learned a lesson. Best case, you win because the average "x-pipe" tip is now $600+. Go for it and report back. I have the circuitwerks before everything shot thru the roof l, and zero issues, polishes nices, and looks and sounds good.

What would be the benefit of this change? Mostly sound? Or "actual" performance gains?

Looks only really.

I fitted one to mine, only took about 2 weeks to get to UK, sprayed mine black as car is a Black Edition and the shiny stainless didnt look right. Fitment was fine but I did buy some stainless clamps as the ones supplied looked cheap and nasty. I think the exhaust note has changed a bit ( a little deeper) when paired with my carnewal exhaust

I have ordered one and will give it a try, it wont make any performance gains but should look nicer. The factory system of two pipes blowing directly into each other isn't great so anything is an improvement.

Companies claim gains. I call BS! I got a little different engine note out of it. A little more rumble noise, but nothing dramatic. Looks better in my opinion. I was never a fan of the big single pipe on these.

I’ve been considering replacing the exhaust outlet also. Like the looks of the twin tip over the guppy mouth. Theory is the X-pipe crossover reduces restriction on the flow, as it eliminates the two opposing muffler’s exhaust from pushing against each other. And the crossover, by reducing the restriction, lends to a better exhaust note which would be the result I would favor. Any claimed performance improvement would be insignificant but I suppose that’s enough for the manufacturer to make those claims. I’ll be satisfied with the improved look and the slight change in the tone if I go that route.

I've been looking into this as well. After reviewing all the different exhaust options out there I think I'm going to give the " Carnewal " exhaust mod a go when the weather starts getting bad. I figure worst case I'm stuck buying a new system anyway so might as well give it a shot. I really only want to eliminate the secondary cats and change the tips out. I found this crossover piece on Ebay and grabbed it to see how it fit. Holding it up underneath the stock tip section it looks like it will work pretty good? Might need some trimming and adjustment. I'd have 2 tips welded to the outlets to clean it up. Could work out to be another less expensive option? The seller has a polished version also. I figure for $50 plus 2 tips (maybe $60?) it might be the cheapest crossover outlet option out there. https://www.ebay.com/itm/127472616370

If it fits it’s a deal. Only issue is does it rust faster.

It says it’s made of stainless so as long as any welding of the new tips and the new tips themselves are also stainless there shouldn’t be any worry of rust?

You should be good then. Why not clamp the tips on like most of the aftermarket offerings. No need to weld.

It finally turned up from China and seems to be pretty good, come with new clamps as well. Welding doesn't seem to bad and looks like a good design. I had a look under the car in the weekend and it looks like the exhaust will have to be dropped as the existing clamps aren't accessible where they currently sit and all the bolts are rusty (joys of buying a car from the UK).

If you are doing it yourself you do not need to take exhaust off. Loosen one side of the exhaust at the holder and the cat. That should give you some play to get the old one out and put the new one in. Take one wheel off to do it and it is much easier. I have done this a few times. When I got my used PSE , I could not get the stock tips on, it was such a pain. Funny thing is when I switched the stock tips to the soul ones I found for 400 bucks it came off easy. These things can be fiddily.

Seems like those tips are decent for the price! Looking forward to seeing them installed.

The way the clamps have been positioned has the bolt head against the top balance tube so I cant get a spanner onto them. The bolts are so rusty I dont think they will undo so I will probably have to cut them. Cheers

Yeah good luck. When I first put he exhaust on the studs from the cat busted. Spent 2 hours drilling them out. Rust sucks and this car was garaged its whole life.