I feel like I'm loosing power
05-23-2003, 08:45 AM
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I feel like I'm loosing power Maybe it's just me, but I feel like I'm loosing a lot of power when I open up my cutout, especially in the lower rpm range. I feel like my torque has gone to $h!t. Any ideas? BTW, car is a 2001 WS6 A4. Also when the car shifts, it sounds like big fart coming out of the cutout.
05-23-2003, 11:56 AM
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Re: I feel like I'm loosing power I think it's pretty well agreed that less backpressure hurts low end torque...
(Plus, to me hearing an engine scream when you are barely giving it gas gives the impression that it is slower... Maybe that's just me!)
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(Plus, to me hearing an engine scream when you are barely giving it gas gives the impression that it is slower... Maybe that's just me!)
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05-23-2003, 02:17 PM
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Re: I feel like I'm loosing power i agree with tommy. when i gutted my cat, i was warned that iit would screw up the backpressure and cost me a lot. turns out it didn't. too much or not enough backpressure can kill the horsepower
05-23-2003, 02:49 PM
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Re: I feel like I'm loosing power Well if I'm loosing backpressure, and that's causing me to loose torque, then what good is a cutout, other than to be loud. Am I gaining anything at all in performance by having it open, or am I just hurting my ears and wasing my money?
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Re: I feel like I'm loosing power I have a cut out and went .15 faster at the track. I do have LS1edit and tuned for it, so I'm not running too rich.
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Re: I feel like I'm loosing power you'll lose bottom end power but gain on the top end. I have gained 20 RWHP on the dyno with an open cutout, this was from a stock exhaust.
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Re: I feel like I'm loosing power
you'll lose bottom end power but gain on the top end. I have gained 20 RWHP on the dyno with an open cutout, this was from a stock exhaust.
