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Old 06-26-2009, 07:11 AM
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Hi just wondering if 2 inch cat back side pipes are making me lose power. (Here are no mufflers on the systems. Thanks
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I would have gone with a 3 inch but if you are losing hp its not much
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Alright because everyones saying o you have no back pressure this and that but don't the cats give these cars enough. Will this effect my 1/4 mile time by a lot?
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well my car doesnt have cats at all and do you have straight pipes or a aftermarket system?
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straight pipes there side pipes.
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If it sounds like it bogging down you should throw some borla mufflers on there
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it doesnt bog down but at the track when i went to launch it bogged down everytime and those were teh only times it happened
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That sounds like there is too much exhaust leaving and not enough air entering. Sounds like you need something to help create some back pressure
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so what do i need to do? I was going to upgrade theseto 3 inch with mufflers built in how would that be?
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I say put the three inch on there with some mufflers and that should fix it
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Alright because everyones saying o you have no back pressure this and that but don't the cats give these cars enough. Will this effect my 1/4 mile time by a lot?
People that say you need backpressure are morons, ignore them.
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