Do aftermarket exhausts improve performance or just make different noise?

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10-15-2010, 10:59 PM

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Bill Dearborn

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Originally Posted by tjZ06

Ti (which was around 600.3RWHP SAE corrected) and best w/ the straight pipe (which was 610ishRWHP SAE IIRC).

-TJ

That is less than a 2% increase in power for a lot of increase in noise.

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10-16-2010, 07:47 AM

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On my 600RWHP 427 I only picked up ~10 RWHP going from the Ti exhaust to straight pipes. Honestly, the Ti is pretty damn good.

-TJ

with baffles put in my straight pipes, the dyno was 5 hp difference. Sound was 20 dbs less with the baffles.

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10-16-2010, 07:28 PM

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I would think that just blowing by someone without giving them a warning sound would serve you well as you're running faster than most. Plus, it won't scare them as bad.

Never thought about it that way

. Oh well, TJ is hooking me up with some free straight pipes from his C5 so I will give them a shot and see how they sound at Infineon in November. Hopefully I can scare some miatas and bmw's out of my way.

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