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2.5" vs 3" exhaust

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Old 04-04-2007, 01:38 AM
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Default 2.5" vs 3" exhaust

whats better on a non turbo
 
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Old 04-04-2007, 02:21 AM
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Old 04-04-2007, 08:40 AM
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2.25
 
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Old 04-04-2007, 09:48 AM
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Old 04-04-2007, 10:49 AM
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2.25 always
 
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Old 04-04-2007, 12:45 PM
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I've got 2.25" mandrel bentcustom catback on my n/a d16y7 and i noticed some pretty good top end gains, and it sounds really nice too.
 
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Old 04-04-2007, 12:57 PM
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2.5"-3" exhausts are mainly used on turbo apps
 
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Old 04-04-2007, 07:57 PM
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your going to want to use 2.5, or 2.25 is even better. your going to lose low-end power if you get into to big of piping.
 
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Old 04-04-2007, 08:51 PM
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Personally I would go with 2.5 to leave room for expansion for later mods. 2.5 and even 3 inch have been used effectively on Honda N/A applications, just fyi. 2.5 is actually pretty common even for mild mods, especially for top end gains, while 3" is for maxing the thing out completely.
 
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Old 04-05-2007, 11:16 AM
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Personally I would go with 2.5 to leave room for expansion for later mods. 2.5 and even 3 inch have been used effectively on Honda N/A applications, just fyi. 2.5 is actually pretty common even for mild mods, especially for top end gains, while 3" is for maxing the thing out completely.
True story. I ran a 2.5" cat-back on my car while running N/A and it was fine. I knew that I was going to boost it so I left that door open
 

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