View Poll Results: True duals or catback
True duals
137
77.84%
Catback
39
22.16%
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True duals or catback?????
On The Tree
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 122
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From: Lexington, NC
This is taken from the true dual sticky at the top of the page:
Quote:
Q. What kind of gains can I expect with true duals?
A. If you have stock exhaust you will pick up around 30HP by going to duals with a set of headers. If you already have headers and a cat-back, don’t expect a big gain, but some are to be had if the catback is very.
Q. What are the benefits of duals?
A. Many people believe that duals sound much better than cat-backs. I personally believe that a good dual setup sounds better than any cat-back I have heard. That is the main benefit of duals since they yield similar power gains with y-pipes and duals take bit more work to get to fit.
Quote:
Q. What kind of gains can I expect with true duals?
A. If you have stock exhaust you will pick up around 30HP by going to duals with a set of headers. If you already have headers and a cat-back, don’t expect a big gain, but some are to be had if the catback is very.
Q. What are the benefits of duals?
A. Many people believe that duals sound much better than cat-backs. I personally believe that a good dual setup sounds better than any cat-back I have heard. That is the main benefit of duals since they yield similar power gains with y-pipes and duals take bit more work to get to fit.
i have long tubes with a true dual set up with x pipe, that dump at the rearend. im running magnaflow bullets, i have other upgrades as well, but when your cruising the car sounds pretty mellow for what it has, once its opened up it sounds like a whole different car. i have been told my car sounds like the sprint cars, lol, im not sure about that but it is loud when shes open.
I vote td all the way. My car is lowered a little over 1 inch, i have 3 inch pipping all the way back, with a 3 inch x, and i have decent ground clearance. I can drive it without to much worry. I believe when you get to higher hp big cubes, heads/cam you can pick up 10hp with 3 inch td. Plus they sound amazing. Just pick out a good muffler. Moroso spiral flows is what i got, and normal driving they sound nice, if i floor it it screams.
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Teching In
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 13
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so has anyone owned, or at least heard in person, more than one of the options tsp offers on its tds. Ive heard vid clips, and from those liked the sweet thunders the most, but being there in person is a whole different thing.
TECH Fanatic
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 1,135
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From: The 'Burgh, PA
True duals will flow and sound the best compared to a catback, but they can have some clearance and fitment problems depending on the installation and your suspension setup. Catbacks are generally less headache,fit well,and still perform nicely. Slight advantage - true duals!
