Flowmasters VS straight through with blower?

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Ive heard some stories that a chambered muffler like a flowmaster can rob a lot of power on a blown car vs. a straight through muffler.

Anyone know if this is true?

I saw one guy that went from 340 to 360 rwhp just from switching from flomasters to some straight through muffler.

 

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I run a chambered muffler and hit almost 390hp... I say BS..

 

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running straight through really doesn't help much of anything

 

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yea....I figured it shouldnt matter

 

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If by power adder car you're reffering to "Turbocharger", then yes the strait through design will provide a significant advantage. But for a blower or nitrous car, the difference is really minimal.

 

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Gearbanger 101 said:

If by power adder car you're reffering to "Turbocharger", then yes the strait through design will provide a significant advantage. But for a blower or nitrous car, the difference is really minimal.

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I think it was a turbo car that did the dyno and gained 20 hp.

 

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I think it was a turbo car that did the dyno and gained 20 hp.

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Then yes, it's totally believable. Anytime you can reduce backpressure on a turbo car, you’re going to improve performance. I know guys that run no mufflers at all on their rear mounted Turbo cars and you wouldn’t know it to hear it running. They’re really quiet!

 

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Good pijt with the turbo application, a lot of people run a remote cut-out for the track and when they're felling frisky - it's helps a good deal depending on your A/F size