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Old 07-17-2003, 10:38 PM
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i am going to redo my exahaust(whenever i get the cash) and i was wondering if making it dual exhaust will increase performace? I was thinking that it would because of less air resistance and i defintly like the look of dual over single but i wanted to know for sure?
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On a SC'd 3800 it may increase HP, but on a NA'd 3800 it may even DECREASE HP!
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Just branch it off a camaro style muffler.
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I don't know if dual would be better then single.. as Mighty Mouse ( Rat ) says.. it depends on */C or N/A ..

I think it depends more on the restriction the muffler causes internally.. the dual is just a look cool feature.. and don't think theres a real performance gain unless you're runnin true duals.
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I was talking about "True Duals" BTW! The only way it will work if you actually run 2 smaller diameter pipes from front-to-back attached to identical twin mufflers. Something like this: http://www.bonnevilleattitude.com/st...roducts_id=100 would get you started. You can either run 2 CATs or a single one then split it from there straight to the back of the car.
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Originally Posted by DeathRat
I was talking about "True Duals" BTW! The only way it will work if you actually run 2 smaller diameter pipes from front-to-back attached to identical twin mufflers. Something like this: http://www.bonnevilleattitude.com/st...roducts_id=100 would get you started. You can either run 2 CATs or a single one then split it from there straight to the back of the car.


Is there anything you don't sell Rat?? good stuff.. you seem to have any and everything already planned out..
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I was just havning this thought. GM told me the muffler if they could get it would be 200buxxcan, So Im going to get a flowmaster 80 series. do they sound good? anyone tryed with rectangular tips? without cat. converter? would the pipe be 2.5''?
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80 Series is one badace sounds, I've heard them on the street.

Without a cat (and if you don't have any resonators) it can get a little rappy and smelly. The choice is yours, choose wisely my son.
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IMHO

1. Keep the cat, go high flow
2. dump the resonator.
3 Muffler it out with a Flowmaster or Maganflow.

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Anyone make an exhaust for us N/A guys? One that won't cause a catastophic loss of power?


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