how much hoarse power will a good catback muffler free up?
#4
RE: how much hoarse power will a good catback muffler free up?
i dont understand what you are trying to say, u mean a muffler??? or a full catback exhaust system that means everything from the cat. converter..... u wont get any horsepower from a muffler and from a full exhaust system im say no more than 5-7 depending on motor and thats being modest
#5
RE: how much hoarse power will a good catback muffler free up?
idk stock mufflers are pretty restrictive so if you get a better muffler its supposed to free up hp, idk im getting my info from a guy who rebuilds classic cameros so maybe its alot different on v8's and i am just talking about the muffler not the full system
#7
RE: how much hoarse power will a good catback muffler free up?
annnnnnnnnnnnd the tally is in, annnnnnd muffler = useless haha
i guess it is different for v8's
but hey do i even need to worry about exhaust if my pipe is already 2.5'?? i think thats fine for minor upgrades for now right. anything more would just be a waist of money?
i guess it is different for v8's
but hey do i even need to worry about exhaust if my pipe is already 2.5'?? i think thats fine for minor upgrades for now right. anything more would just be a waist of money?
#8
RE: how much hoarse power will a good catback muffler free up?
2.5" is definitely big enough to not mess with. If you just want a better sound and a nicer looking tip, go out and buy a new muffler. But as said before, it won't do anything for your HP. Just don't cheap out on the muffler. You will hate the sound. Especially loud mufflers - they get really annoying after a while.
#9
RE: how much hoarse power will a good catback muffler free up?
You din't have a muffler right now? Well technically it won't "free up" more power, but it'll sound better and maybe you'll get a little backpressure because i bet you lost alot of low end with those straight pipes from the cat back (if thats what you hvae?).
#10
RE: how much hoarse power will a good catback muffler free up?
Unless you free up the flow throughout the whole intake and exhaust, you won't see much improvement. You'll want an intake with a good filter, a header, a flow-thru cat, and a flow-thru muffler. Even so, you won't usually see more than a 5-10% increase in power from just these mods. They'll allow more flow for better %age increases with other engine mods though.