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Old 11-03-01, 08:17 PM
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Thumbs up best catback for the 1/4 mile

Yeah yeah its probly been asked alot of times, but what is the best c/b for the 1/4 mile? I dont care how loud or quiet it is, I just want somthing that is gona perform. I want to stay under 1000$.
Please help me out and tell me where I can purchase it.
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go to a muffler shop, have them customize you a 5" pipe from the dp back. should not cost more than $300.
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HKS 4" titanium racing exhaust
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seriously - a 3" open pipe from the midpipe back is you best option. 5" won't gain you anything - and could even hurt you because the gasses would slow down at the 3"-5" juncture. Also, do many shops have mandrel bending tools for 5" pipe?

Stock-class auto-xers often go this route because they can't touch the stock cats, but can put anything on the back end. I've seen one in person and with the stock cats and stock turbos, it was still quieter than most of the cars running downpipes.

Many shops should be able to put this together for not a lot of $$ - including the flange and hangers.
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What about back pressure, if I had a modded dp and no cats would I loose hp, and would it be illegal"because its to loud" in my small city we have a few harrly Davidsons that rattle my windows but they get away with it.
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Originally posted by Dan
What about back pressure, if I had a modded dp and no cats would I loose hp, and would it be illegal"because its to loud" in my small city we have a few harrly Davidsons that rattle my windows but they get away with it.
The less back pressure, the better it is for turbo cars.
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What are the downsides of having a catback straight pipe?
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two words:

boost creep
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Does anyone have any opinion on the M2 single catback exhaust for an fd. I see lots of people with the duals but no one ever mentions anything about the single tip M2 exhaust. Any inputs about the exhaust will be greatly appreciated.
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GReddy Jspec is the best hands down!

3 3/4" piping and a small straight N1 style canister....and here's the best part...it's only $450 at rx7.com!
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Originally posted by Nike178
Does anyone have any opinion on the M2 single catback exhaust for an fd. I see lots of people with the duals but no one ever mentions anything about the single tip M2 exhaust. Any inputs about the exhaust will be greatly appreciated.
the single is the same thing as the dual. no difference in performance/sound. my opinion....go with the dual. i HATE the way single exhausts look on an FD. kinda
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what would help that boost creep?
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