questions on performance exhaust
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questions on performance exhaust
ok i just installed a performance exhaust. i noticed a lot of people have their performance muffler installed crooked or slanted. y do they do that?
and another question. do silencers affect horespower at all?
and another question. do silencers affect horespower at all?
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Originally Posted by blueshirt
ok i just installed a performance exhaust. i noticed a lot of people have their performance muffler installed crooked or slanted. y do they do that?
and another question. do silencers affect horespower at all?
and another question. do silencers affect horespower at all?
Your other question w/ the silencer I dont know for sure, but my guess would be not really. An exhaust gives you so little of a gain anyway, unless your boosted, I dont really think you could tell the difference. Not sure though, cause I dont have one.
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Actually yes it does. I think Sport Compact Car did some testing with N1 exhausts and then with the silencer in. It was a difference of 5-9hp, but can you feel the difference? Probably not.
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Some of the exhaust sys. come sideways from the manufacturer, mine does. I read some where that some silencers can affect horespower. My brother just got one for his del sol i believe is from apex or hks that is supposed to eleminate that problem.
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Originally Posted by CivicSiRacer
Actually yes it does. I think Sport Compact Car did some testing with N1 exhausts and then with the silencer in. It was a difference of 5-9hp, but can you feel the difference? Probably not.
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well i added a high flow cat and exhaust to my civic 4dr and it improved it really good, you can tell the difference on how fast it gose now but thats what i can tell from it my parts are from ebay tho... cause im on a really low budget
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Since when did exhaust give you that much to begin with, let alone that much of a difference, unless its turbo?? Oh well...
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Originally Posted by kmh_RED
well i added a high flow cat and exhaust to my civic 4dr and it improved it really good, you can tell the difference on how fast it gose now but thats what i can tell from it my parts are from ebay tho... cause im on a really low budget
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Originally Posted by blueshirt
i have a performance exhaust and a cold air intake installed. both from ebay. and it does FEEL faster... but i donno...
You get an intake and exhaust, and you think your car is gonna be faster w/ it. Really, it helps a little, but i dont believe enough to be able to tell. Like Schmoo said, its mainly because of the louder sound. Its just all in your head.