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Old Jul 1, 2008 | 08:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Nacho SS
Thats still super expensive. $500 for 3" pipe to the y? Thats like 40-50 inches total....thats crazy. $10 per inch?
nacho, its 500.00 from the dp back to the muffs.
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Old Jul 2, 2008 | 12:13 AM
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Oh alright...I must have read it wrong.
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Old Jul 7, 2008 | 11:54 AM
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[QUOTE=Nacho SS;9657655]Supporting mods and/or tune ring a bell to you?

Well sorry but I'am gonna have to baby talk to you to get you to understand(Thanks for listening I knew you would understand) SUPPORTING MODS AND/OR TUNE+factory 2 3/8 rear exhaust flow=X hp............SUPPORTING MODS AND/OR TUNE+ported factory rear exhaust flow to 3inch=graderX hp................and that is why we want headers.
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Old Jul 7, 2008 | 04:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Ls4GXP
Well sorry but I'am gonna have to baby talk to you to get you to understand(Thanks for listening I knew you would understand) SUPPORTING MODS AND/OR TUNE+factory 2 3/8 rear exhaust flow=X hp............SUPPORTING MODS AND/OR TUNE+ported factory rear exhaust flow to 3inch=graderX hp................and that is why we want headers.
What? Baby talk me some more because I have no clue what that post meant. I am working on port matching the back header (bought another, drop this one in when I'm done). 3" will outflow 2.5" all day, no matter the size of the initial collector because the gases will acclerate and expand in 3" piping. Just because they left a merge that only flows 2 3/8in doesn't mean that it will flow ONLY 2 3/8in in a 3" pipe.

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Old Jul 7, 2008 | 07:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Ls4GXP
A 3'' exhaust system will have 0 hp gains over the 2.5'' because where the DP connects to the exhaust manifold is only 2 3/8 thus is less than 2.5'' wich Imo will hurt back pressure/performance...........again its a 3'' flange connector w/2 3/8 flow................one can remove the rear manifold and dremel it out to 3'' without getting into the bolt pattern and result to real hp gains.
If you have an extra manifold NachoSS, can you prove this statement?
I call BS on the 2 3/8 outlet cause my stock down pipe inlet messures over 2 3/8" it's close to 3"
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Old Jul 7, 2008 | 10:52 PM
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Originally Posted by DavidGXP
If you have an extra manifold NachoSS, can you prove this statement?
I call BS on the 2 3/8 outlet cause my stock down pipe inlet messures over 2 3/8" it's close to 3"
Davidgxp have you ever took off your DP and looked inside?? second have you ever looked and measured the rear manifold exhaust flow when DP was disconnected(inside2inside)? cause I did 2 3/8 is what the net flow is.............ps I use a measuring tape for a living.
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Old Jul 7, 2008 | 11:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Nacho SS
What? Baby talk me some more because I have no clue what that post meant. I am working on port matching the back header (bought another, drop this one in when I'm done). 3" will outflow 2.5" all day, no matter the size of the initial collector because the gases will acclerate and expand in 3" piping. Just because they left a merge that only flows 2 3/8in doesn't mean that it will flow ONLY 2 3/8in in a 3" pipe.

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(Nacho SS's theory of flow) Next time you wash your car and you get an hose kink somewhere 15-20ft away from your sprayer, you go head and run to your pump house and tune up your psi so when is squeezes thru 1/4 kink it will flow good again in the hose because the water will accelerate and expand in the 1" hosing. Just because it had a 1/4 kink flow doesn't mean that it will flow 1/4" in 1" hose................Thanx for playing.
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Old Jul 8, 2008 | 12:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Ls4GXP
(Nacho SS's theory of flow) Next time you wash your car and you get an hose kink somewhere 15-20ft away from your sprayer, you go head and run to your pump house and tune up your psi so when is squeezes thru 1/4 kink it will flow good again in the hose because the water will accelerate and expand in the 1" hosing. Just because it had a 1/4 kink flow doesn't mean that it will flow 1/4" in 1" hose................Thanx for playing.
Its a good thing water doesn't flow like exhaust gases do. When was the last time you were pushing water through your exhaust?

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Old Jul 8, 2008 | 12:17 AM
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Yep, that price is WAY TOO EXPENSIVE...I'm sure you've already found this out from others' replies though lol....
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Old Jul 8, 2008 | 08:13 AM
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im at 860 total and thats with the dp. im ok with that.
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Old Jul 8, 2008 | 06:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Ls4GXP
Davidgxp have you ever took off your DP and looked inside?? second have you ever looked and measured the rear manifold exhaust flow when DP was disconnected(inside2inside)? cause I did 2 3/8 is what the net flow is.............ps I use a measuring tape for a living.
Dammit! Whats the deal? GM give's me LS2/ZO6 heads and crappy manifolds!
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