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is a 3'' o/r h pipe too big for stock?

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brucki15

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i got one for cheap and put in on my pretty muck stock 89 AOD conv. will it help or hurt me?
thanks in advance
 

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if you have the stock 2.25 exhaust on it, it wont hurt you that much...but 3 inches is too big for any car that doesnt make lots of power
 
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so i would be better off with the stock one? i havnt gone to the track recently to see if it made a difference,but my last times were horrible,mostly my 60ft and 1/8th and that is what it is probly hurting if anything. it does sound bad ass though. ant other opinions?
 

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its just gonna hurt torque...but it might help top end power a little..but on a stock motor it wont do much
 

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Yeah I have the same problem brucki. I have the 2 1/2 inch O/R h-pipes going into 4 inch mufflers and 3 inch tails. I think Im losing low-end torque, but it sounds really beast though.
 
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