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Old 02-14-04, 10:09 PM
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Exhaust Questions

Ok, so the current exhaust on my 86 NA is terrible. It rattles badly and i can almost feel it restricting my power. So i was thinking about replacing it.
First: Any ideas of what sort of a setup i should use?
Second: My friend said i should leave my cat. and pre-cats on because N/a cars use the pressure built by the cats to their advantage... is this true and should i replace the cats (if so what type of cat should i buy?)
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Old 02-14-04, 10:19 PM
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The pressure on S4 cars is to open your 5th/6th ports i believe. Without enough pressure they will not open which means lost power up top.
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On my 86GXL I have a Racing Beat cat replacement pipe and presilencer. It has a tube that connects to the line going to the intake manifold to provide the pressure you need to open the auxilary ports.
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so with the racing beat replacements you dont have either a cat or precat and you havent noticed a loss in power? (or gain in power for that matter?)
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This is the one project84 has (Im pretty sure)http://www.racingbeat.com/resultset....rtNumber=16206


Anyway thats a nice piece, it says it will give you about 18HP increase. I'm pretty sure that bolts up to the stock exhaust system. I think you should go with that. Good luck man!
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thanks man, appreciate the help you guys.
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