Open ORY for the strip?
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Open ORY for the strip? I'm going to an important drag race this weekend, and i'd like to get every advantage I can get (its against a bunch of Fords <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> ). I'm trying to decide if I should just completley remove my Hooker catback. Granted it will save me 40lbs of weight, do you guys think the lack of back pressure would actually hurt my horsepower since I AM a bolt-on car? I know for the big cube cars it would help, but I don't know if it will benefit me. Opinions?
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Re: Open ORY for the strip? Alex, you will be fine dropping the muffler off. However, it won't be worth much power though. The biggest benefit will be the weight.
I only gained 3rwhp by dropping the Hooker catback on my car with bolt ons and 4rwhp when I installed the cam.
Go for it, it will only help. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
I only gained 3rwhp by dropping the Hooker catback on my car with bolt ons and 4rwhp when I installed the cam.
Go for it, it will only help. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
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Re: Open ORY for the strip? Drop that **** and leave it off!! haha <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
I run an open y-pipe. When I was stock heads with a cam I went from running 114mph to 116mph by dropping the catback ( Borla ). Weather and 60' was a little better but not much. I gained 6rwhp on the dyno when I dropped the Hooker at the time.
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I run an open y-pipe. When I was stock heads with a cam I went from running 114mph to 116mph by dropping the catback ( Borla ). Weather and 60' was a little better but not much. I gained 6rwhp on the dyno when I dropped the Hooker at the time.
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Re: Open ORY for the strip? Hell, if I can loose 40lbs and gain 3whp, that'll give me solid 1/2 tenth i'd imagine. I'm running against an '03 Cobra, so that just might make the difference between a win and a loss. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
Re: Open ORY for the strip? Big SS,
Drop that sucker and go get ya some!!!!!! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_tounge.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="gr_images/icons/cool.gif" /> <img border="0" alt="[Burnout]" title="" src="graemlins/burnout.gif" />
Good Luck and go getta a stang <img border="0" alt="[angel]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_angel.gif" />
Drop that sucker and go get ya some!!!!!! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_tounge.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="gr_images/icons/cool.gif" /> <img border="0" alt="[Burnout]" title="" src="graemlins/burnout.gif" />
Good Luck and go getta a stang <img border="0" alt="[angel]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_angel.gif" />
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Re: Open ORY for the strip? Well, my car is a "bolt-on" car (ok, lid and ported MAF and a 3500 Vig) and unbolting the exhaust at the y-pipe (still running through cats mind you) gives me a SOLID 2 tenths and nearly 2mph. I've done it numerous times.
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Re: Open ORY for the strip? You could always get a bullet mufler to throw on there, for such occasions (in case you get to a race that requires a mufler). That would be a nice experiment, with, & without the bullet. The bullet is only $37. Post the results here please. Thanks.
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