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What's the largest exhaust you can fit on a 96-99?

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Old 08-26-2005, 07:34 AM
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I'm getting the exhaust redone on Knight Fire.....

Stock is 2.5inches..... can you fit a 3.0inch exhaust on it?
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you probably could, but i swear i remember reading about loosing alot of low-end with ehaust that is much bigger than factory
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Gordy had a 3 inch on his 95, he is the man to talk to
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Gordy lost low-end torque.

Even INTENSE doesn't suggest 3" on a mildly modded car. I believe even 8-ball is at least half 2.5" still.
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Cool...... I've ordered a 2.5 inch Magnaflow muffler.... my old muffer is shot.
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Gordy'* car still would rip the tires apart with half throttle from a dig....
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And your point is? Gordy stated some time ago that he felt a loss of low-end.
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I have TOG headers into a 3" Carsound cat, 3" out into a 2.5" reducer then the resonator and lastly into a Dynomax Turbo muffler. From behind the cat to the back is the original mandrel bent 2.5" SS exhaust.

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Originally Posted by willwren
And your point is? Gordy stated some time ago that he felt a loss of low-end.
It still had plenty in my mind if you could do that to the rubber


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