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Exhaust Question
Got a 97' without the supercharger, and was looking around for a new cat and muffler. Two questions that keep on floating in my head is that would my car sound and perform better with this new setup since I dont have a supercharger? And if it does, what products should I look at purchasing and where?
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You'll still get better performance even though you're N/A. But getting an intake will improve those benefits. Intake and exhaust go hand-in-hand. Grab a Hi-flow CAT and an F-body performance muffler of your choice.
I got my Magnaflow well before I got my intake, and even though the sound was nice, I didn't feel too much gain until I installed the intake as well. Then I felt more improvement, especially the SOUND
I got my Magnaflow well before I got my intake, and even though the sound was nice, I didn't feel too much gain until I installed the intake as well. Then I felt more improvement, especially the SOUND
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Where'* that post that Jason did with all the sound clips? I need to put that in Techinfo this weekend. It'll help alot. It has all the flow specs of the mufflers, and what they sound like on all our cars.
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Originally Posted by willwren
Where'* that post that Jason did with all the sound clips? I need to put that in Techinfo this weekend. It'll help alot. It has all the flow specs of the mufflers, and what they sound like on all our cars.
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Yea, I know I still need to get an intake. DP said there will be some coming out soon for the series 2. Roughly how much horsepower/torque gain would I be expected to gain from the whole setup? Is the muffler more for sound or does it really help out a lot? Actually I was looking around the Magnaflow website and it got me thinking a little bit. Thanks
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Originally Posted by Twister97
Yea, I know I still need to get an intake. DP said there will be some coming out soon for the series 2. Roughly how much horsepower/torque gain would I be expected to gain from the whole setup? Is the muffler more for sound or does it really help out a lot? Actually I was looking around the Magnaflow website and it got me thinking a little bit. Thanks
Now if you were */C'd you get a much bigger hp increase with the same mods.
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It'* hard to say, as we can't make a straight comparison. I'm supercharged with 2.5" exhaust, your NA with 2.25" exhaust. You'll FEEL both mods, which usually means it'* into the 'seat of the pants dyno' range of 5-10 hp each, at least. Of course, as already stated, You may only gain 5 from the intake, and 10 from the exhaust, but you may see 20 to 25 combined. They work together better than alone
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Allright, COOL! The CAI is basically the samething as an open air intake but with some type of heat shield, right? Sorry about all the questions, I just want to make sure I help my car and not hurt it.
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That is correct the CAI is an open cone intake, with a heat shield like the one in Bill'* signature. Doesn't have to be that fancy though.
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http://mnbonnevilleclub.com/viewtopic.php?t=397
There'* the mentioned exhaust sound clips Mr. Wren had mentioned. I feel that the muffler topic is a toss up. Get what you want and feel comfortable paying for.
There'* the mentioned exhaust sound clips Mr. Wren had mentioned. I feel that the muffler topic is a toss up. Get what you want and feel comfortable paying for.