ElectricTang said:
Ricers install fart cans for the sound or performance whatever.
Lets see what we got here...
>Mustang guy: installs headers for better power/sound
>Honduh guy: don't install a header
>Mustang guy: installs better mufflers for power/sound
>Honduh guy: installs a fart can for better power/sound
Sounds the same so fair to me
>Mustang guy: installs a 2-3" bigger tail pip tip for sound
>Honduh guy: has no room for a 18-24" long tip thats 3-5" ID
Your right there is a difference...Mustang/FBody guys/girls who installs 3-5" ID tips x 18-24" on top of a aftermarket muffler system is going one/two step(s) more than a ricer to make his car sound and look cool. But yet you are still better than he/she is just because you got a American car built by Foriegners and assemmbled in the U.S
electrictang said:
3 inch piping on a 150hp motor is where your going to loose back pressure not with having larger tips on smaller diameter piping.
Who said anything about loosing back pressure
Crap my 150rwhp car would scream bloody hell if I installed a 3" exhaust system and it lost back pressure. My car responds fantastic without any back pressure but its a different story from your car. I'm talking about ADDING back pressure. Like by adding a large ID after the muffler creates a Vortec effect that swirls back up the exhaust pipe. This happens all the time to scavenge the cyl head(s). Now to much pressure would cause it to start pulling fuel out of the system when the valves are opened to release burnt fuel.