turbos + X-pipe?
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turbos + X-pipe? just curious (got to thinking this one afternoon while working)....
lets say you had a "Camaro" with true duals/X-pipe exhaust and you added two turbos (replaced the long tube headers)
would there be any gain in still having an X-pipe/dual exhaust or is any "scavenging" effect negated by the turbos?
would it be better to ditch the duals (most people have 2.5" duals) and go with say a 3.5" or 4" single pipe out the back (again.....just numbers...no idea about fitment)
no, I'm not thinking of turning my Camaro into a turbo car. I like the nasty 1200RPM idle and all the noise...
lets say you had a "Camaro" with true duals/X-pipe exhaust and you added two turbos (replaced the long tube headers)
would there be any gain in still having an X-pipe/dual exhaust or is any "scavenging" effect negated by the turbos?
would it be better to ditch the duals (most people have 2.5" duals) and go with say a 3.5" or 4" single pipe out the back (again.....just numbers...no idea about fitment)
no, I'm not thinking of turning my Camaro into a turbo car. I like the nasty 1200RPM idle and all the noise...
on my car(not an f-body though) i gained 39 rwhp going from true 3" duals all the way back w/straight through magnaflows to 3" duals w/a bassani x-pipe and bassani straight through mufflers all the way back.Not sure if the increase was due to the x ,the muffler change or a combo of both.darrel bassani seemed to think that the added size of the x in the center somewhere around 4.5-5" diameter was the reasoning for the increase of hp
