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Old Feb 4, 2008 | 12:31 PM
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Originally Posted by NGM
All the way across the graph bottom to top. You do not lose any low end tq.

Look at it like this. If straight pipes burned valves then drag cars would run full exhaust.
Sure. Remember too that heads on a drag car maybe get 5 passes on them if that. Okay, I'm done. I'm not trying to argue.
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Old Feb 4, 2008 | 06:58 PM
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okay so does gas mileage go up or down?
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Old Feb 4, 2008 | 08:10 PM
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it does go up but its nothing special.
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Old Feb 4, 2008 | 09:17 PM
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i have true dual exhaust with an x pipe and no mufflers, my mileage slightly went up.
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Old Feb 5, 2008 | 12:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Bosaliniee
i have true dual exhaust with an x pipe and no mufflers, my mileage slightly went up.
cats right? if not, that is a rediculously loud exhaust. like, waking the dead loud.
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Old Feb 5, 2008 | 07:36 AM
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its got the cats, heres my video clip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-FDUG_VaEo
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Old Feb 5, 2008 | 06:10 PM
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nice i love it. lol.
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Old Feb 6, 2008 | 10:25 PM
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I like the whole no cats just glasspacks with headers. Thats what i got and it sounds amazing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nQ5qI9mtok

here's my exhaust
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Old Feb 6, 2008 | 11:52 PM
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yeah, thats a nice sounding truck, i like it. i wish it wasnt such a big fine in florida for being loud and obnoxious mine is illegal w/ no cats too, but its not that loud either. lol.
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Old Feb 6, 2008 | 11:59 PM
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haha...that was only bout 3 or 3.5 grand. its funny cuz ive got a friend with rebuilt 350 in a 81 chevy. its just straight back exhaust with glasspacks. mine curves round everything n its still louder
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