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Borla owners; open exhaust or closed?

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Old 11-02-2007 | 12:49 PM
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Originally Posted by krobinson123
"the back pressure myth" is not a myth. a wide open exhaust will most likely net you some peak hp but you will lose low end torque.
Well based on that statement, I suppose it would still be a very tough argument, since you still made more power in the end. Our cars dont "need" back pressure. IIRC the back pressure thing comes from back in the day with motorcycle engines that would not function properly without it.



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