I've heard rumors that the Motordyne XYZ will fit AWD sedans from 2003 up until some point in 2004 production. I drive an '04, so I'm trying to figure out which side of the fence I fall on.

Does anyone have any pictures of a 2004 X with XYZ installed, or more information about when this "production change" occurred?

 

have you talked to Tony at motordyne? if not, call him. he can verify this better than any of us.

 

I think you're going to have to look at pics of before/after installs on other Gs to determine if the collector of the XYZ is far back enough to clear the AWD transfercase.

I don't know the specifics but Tony has not published dyno gains of his XYZ vs the HR "style" Y pipe(since the last time I asked him). You have this "style" of Y pipe already. Whether or not your's is EXACTLY the same as the HR Y from the HR powered Gs/Zs is still a bit unclear to me.

Point being although Tony makes a great Y for the non-HR Y piped equipped crowd, I'm not sure about how cost effective of gain this mod would in your AWD application

 

I'm inclined to agree completely here. I think the main reason I've been looking at the XYZ is 1) having 3in Motordyne exhaust from cats back (already have VQ y-back) and 2) difficulty in finding readily available HR parts (and good condition parts in the North at that).

Also, there are a few more features available with the XYZ than HR Y, but again whether the gains/sounds are worth it in the long run is as yet undefined.

 

gains are better with the XYZ from what I can tell... I didnt dyno, but noticed a big difference between the 2 when i upgraded.