True Duals in So Cali
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yes, i do mean straight open headers. I ran around for a month like that with no problems (this includes sitting at stop lights right next/in front of/behind cops..), i bought shat my pants when they were around me though
i have no experience with mids...i have seen guys pull great numbers from them, but last i checked there aren't any smog legal mids...if there are no smog legal mids you may as well go for the LTs
i have no experience with mids...i have seen guys pull great numbers from them, but last i checked there aren't any smog legal mids...if there are no smog legal mids you may as well go for the LTs
Im just trying to figure out for ground clearance issues. Cops dont care about my tint or that I have no front plate
that's where every TD setup is different. I can give you the contact info that me, gonzo, jesse use for exhaust work. I'm lowered with the LTs and 3" TDs and have better clearance than some not lowered and 2.5"...unless you get SLP LTs (which supposedly they fixed...doubt it), ground clearance isn't much an issue with the TDs....
what springs you have again? or how much of a drop is it?
what springs you have again? or how much of a drop is it?
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that's where every TD setup is different. I can give you the contact info that me, gonzo, jesse use for exhaust work. I'm lowered with the LTs and 3" TDs and have better clearance than some not lowered and 2.5"...unless you get SLP LTs (which supposedly they fixed...doubt it), ground clearance isn't much an issue with the TDs....
what springs you have again? or how much of a drop is it?
what springs you have again? or how much of a drop is it?
PM me and I will talk you through everything. I suggest you get the fabrication done at CMS or at the exhaust shop I use. My clearance is GREAT. Just don't be that asshat who refuses to go over the axel.
I've had dumped true duals for a few years. I daily drove my car like that for a long time. I drive it every where and its cammed. So you should be fine. I've had duals in norcal and socal and i didn't get hassled
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Verdad Gallardo Open headers must be really loud. Do you mean headers with a Y-pipe & cutout? I run that once in a while when I go to the track & it sounds like a race car. I can't imagine yours is louder than mine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3kb6WNr4-M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3kb6WNr4-M
dyno:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkhcjxCm7DM
same mods:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psdSQDXAUWk
first start/idle after cam, haven't gotten newer vid since cam bc cars not running right now
http://www.youtube.com/user/SIK02SS#.../5/Ycnm1e6IdU8
my system is loud..and yes, open headers is very loud
There was a good graph on here that showed the power difference between LTs and Mids, but it is no longer. I believe the mids made almost the exact same peak power but the gave up some under the curve. I think if you cut off the ball connectors when making duals and port the primaries you wont be able to tell the difference between the two on a stock motor.
when I said about not going over the axel, I meant guys who still go out the back, but go under the axel. Most reputable shops won't do it anyway, I am just saying, it is a bad idea. Dumps are a differnet story.
