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Old Sep 20, 2002 | 11:11 AM
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Originally posted by 1stGenCRXer
1stGen's Super Short and Skinny version: You want the lowest back pressure you can manage with the highest exhuast velocity possible to acheive a balance. Back pressure will be unavoidable, but should be minimized, and use of some form of exhaust header or manifold is a necessity to prevent possible valve damage.
I'm not going to pretend I know what I'm talking about, maybe I'm a clubsi.com ricer, but I was under the assumption that you need some backpressure to keep exhaust velocity up. Otherwise people would all be using 5" exhaust piping right?
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