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Old Feb 9, 2007 | 09:04 PM
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What exhaust products that are out there on the market that you guys think is a waste of money or no need for and why.?
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Old Feb 9, 2007 | 09:57 PM
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What exhaust products that are out there on the market that you guys think is a waste of money or no need for and why.?
pretty vague question....

BUT for the Bonneville the Stock exhaust (minus the Exhaust Manifolds) are good for a 13 sec car...
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Old Feb 9, 2007 | 11:35 PM
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Keep it stock for awhile. You've got better things to spend money on.
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Old Feb 10, 2007 | 12:34 AM
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Have to respectfully disagree. While leaving the exhaust stock is a very pragmatic decision, swapping to a Flowmaster or Magnaflow produces pure, unadulterated auditory pleasure. The sound is well worth the price, IMO...
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Old Feb 10, 2007 | 12:44 AM
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Originally Posted by 1993 SLE
Originally Posted by briandf
What exhaust products that are out there on the market that you guys think is a waste of money or no need for and why.?
pretty vague question....

BUT for the Bonneville the Stock exhaust (minus the Exhaust Manifolds) are good for a 13 sec car...
That by no means guarantees the car wouldn't benefit from exhaust work.
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Old Feb 10, 2007 | 01:03 AM
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Originally Posted by BonneMeMN
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Originally Posted by briandf
What exhaust products that are out there on the market that you guys think is a waste of money or no need for and why.?
pretty vague question....

BUT for the Bonneville the Stock exhaust (minus the Exhaust Manifolds) are good for a 13 sec car...
That by no means guarantees the car wouldn't benefit from exhaust work.
Tell us more Jason. Do you know something more than the several 2000'* that took their cars into the 13'* on stock piping and components?
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Old Feb 10, 2007 | 01:07 AM
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Originally Posted by willwren
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Originally Posted by briandf
What exhaust products that are out there on the market that you guys think is a waste of money or no need for and why.?
pretty vague question....

BUT for the Bonneville the Stock exhaust (minus the Exhaust Manifolds) are good for a 13 sec car...
That by no means guarantees the car wouldn't benefit from exhaust work.
Tell us more Jason. Do you know something more than the several 2000'* that took their cars into the 13'* on stock piping and components?
a 3" downpipe
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Old Feb 10, 2007 | 01:09 AM
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I'd be looking at PEM'* or headers before that. Or at the same time. Keep the cat, resonator and mufflers for now.
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Old Feb 10, 2007 | 10:11 AM
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Originally Posted by OLDsman105
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Originally Posted by briandf
What exhaust products that are out there on the market that you guys think is a waste of money or no need for and why.?
pretty vague question....

BUT for the Bonneville the Stock exhaust (minus the Exhaust Manifolds) are good for a 13 sec car...
That by no means guarantees the car wouldn't benefit from exhaust work.
Tell us more Jason. Do you know something more than the several 2000'* that took their cars into the 13'* on stock piping and components?
a 3" downpipe
even on a well modded SSEi....Billboost lost a lot of low end with his 3" DP, that fact is well known
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Old Feb 10, 2007 | 01:16 PM
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low end isnt everything too. i would sacrafice 5ftlbs low end for 10hp top end
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