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Old 06-16-2006, 08:54 PM
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making a custome ypipe and exhaust what inch piping should i go?
Old 06-16-2006, 09:10 PM
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3 inch unless you're making big horsepower.
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Originally Posted by HeapaShifter
3 inch unless you're making big horsepower.
Anything bigger and you will almost be losing power due to the negatives such as less scavenging.
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cuz they said a 3inch y pipe flows as well as a 2.5 x pipe so a 3.5in y pipe and exhuast would be ok and flow as well as a 3in xpipie
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or even a 3.5 or 4 y pipe and reduce to a 3inch
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3" Y-pipe is more than enough for stock cubes.
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found this in the sticky
A 2.75” (stock) single system is good for a 310hp engine with zero loss…
A 3” Single system is good for a 370hp engine with zero loss…
A 3.5” Single system is good for a 503hp engine with zero loss…
A 4” Single system is good for a 657hp engine with zero loss…
A 2.25” dual system is good for a 457hp engine with zero loss…
A 2.5” dual system is good for a 513hp engine with zero loss…
A 3” dual system is good for a 812hp engine with zero loss…
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2.5" y-pipe to a 3.5" i-pipe and catback here. Plenty of flow.
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2.5" Y-pipe to a stock 3" i-pipe/catback, plenty of flow here, too. (see sig)
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Originally Posted by SLP4CamaroSS
found this in the sticky
A 2.75” (stock) single system is good for a 310hp engine with zero loss…
A 3” Single system is good for a 370hp engine with zero loss…
A 3.5” Single system is good for a 503hp engine with zero loss…
A 4” Single system is good for a 657hp engine with zero loss…
A 2.25” dual system is good for a 457hp engine with zero loss…
A 2.5” dual system is good for a 513hp engine with zero loss…
A 3” dual system is good for a 812hp engine with zero loss…
But with what design pipe, how long, how many bends, etc... A 3" pipe would support 1000hp if it was straight and only 6" long.




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