SOME INFO ON EXHAUST SYSTEMS THAT
MIGHT HELP
WE ALL KNOW HOW
EXHAUST HEADERS WORK AND HOW THEY HELP WITH PERFORMANCE, BUT
THAT’S ONLY PART OF YOUR EXHAUST SYSTEM. I SEE CARS THAT
COULD BE INCREDIBLY FAST IF THEY JUST DID A LITTLE RESEARCH
FIRST.
BUYING
DISCOUNTED, NO NAME MUFFLERS IS NOT THE ANSWER.
AFTER YOU SPEND
YOUR HARD EARNED DOLLARS TO GET YOUR MOTOR JUST RIGHT, WHY
WOULD YOU PUT $20.00 MUFFLERS ON IT? WE’VE SEEN SOME NICE
CARS WITH JUNK UNDERNEATH THEM.
GO FOR THE BRAND
NAME STUFF, LIKE FLOWMASTER, MAGNAFLOW OR BORLA. SURE, THEY
COST MORE BUT THEY DO SO MUCH MORE FOR YOUR PERFORMANCE THAT
THEY’RE WORTH THE EXTRA MONEY. IF A MUFFLER SHOP WANTS TO
PUT ON $24.OO MUFFLERS FOR YOU THEY PROBABLY ONLY PAY $9.00
OR SO FOR THEM. WHAT DOES THAT TELL YOU?
MOST MODERATELY
BUILT SMALL BLOCK ENGINES WILL RUN GREAT ON 2 ½ INCH PIPE,
BUT IF YOU BOOST IT UP TO 3 INCH YOU WILL MOST LIKELY LOSE
YOUR BOTTOM END POWER. IT WILL RUN OKAY BUT YOU WON’T GET
THE HORSEPOWER CURVE UNTIL YOU START HITTING THE HIGHER
RPMS. I’M SURE OUR BUDDIES MEAN WELL, BUT THEY ARE NOT
EXPERTS BECAUSE THEY READ A MAGAZINE ARTICLE ON EXHAUST
SYSTEMS. USE MUFFLERS THAT ARE FREE FLOWING... AS MOST
QUALITY PERFORMANCE MUFFLERS ARE.
USE EXHAUST PIPE
THAT IS NO MORE THAN 2 ½ INCH DIA, AND SPEND A FEW BUCKS
MORE FOR THE ALUMINIZED PIPE. IT LOOKS GREAT, WILL STAY THAT
WAY, AND WON’T BE RUSTED THROUGH IN A YEAR.
ALSO, RUN YOUR
PIPE ALL THE WAY OUT THE REAR OF THE CAR. PUTTING ON
TURN-DOWNS IN FRONT OF THE REAR END DOES TWO THINGS:
1. IT LETS THE
EXHAUST FUMES FLOAT UP UNDER THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF
YOUR CAR, DUMPING CARBON MONOXIDE RIGHT INTO YOUR CAR. (NOT
A GOOD PICTURE?)
2. YOU’VE SEEN
THE GUY THAT CRUISES BY JUST AFTER YOU’VE DUSTED YOUR CAR
OFF FOR THE 10TH TIME BLOWING CRAP ALL OVER THE
PLACE WITH HIS TURN DOWNS . THAT WILL BE YOU AT YOUR NEXT
CRUISE.
FINALLY, ALL CARS
WILL CREATE A VORTEX BEHIND THE CAR WITH THE PIPES OUT
THERE, CAN’T BE HELPED. AS LONG AS YOUR TRUNK LID SEAL IS
GOOD IT WON’T BE A PROBLEM.
ANY QUESTIONS?
E-MAIL ME
HERE.
