FWIW,
When I use to frequent Compuserve more, Sally Jardine (wife of Jerry) was
always posting a lot. I seem to remember one comment she made about Gibson
was that the muffler Gibson makes now, came from Jardine's design due to an
employee defecting and going to work for Gibson.
David
(At 10:56 AM 3/15/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Here are results from a 4 system shoot out in May "Sport Truck" Magazine:
>
>System HP Torque Sound
>
>Stock 161.9 227.9 very quiet
>
>Borla 171.5 243.9 quiet at idle;low brumble under load
>
>Gibson 170.5 242.4 quiet idle; deep,smooth note under load
>
>Hedman 171.1 243.6 dull throb at idle; steady throaty sound under
>load
>
>Jardine 175.4 246.1 low brumbly sound at idle; smooth rumble
>under load
>
>
>Test mule was 97 CK1500, all dual rear exit, except Gibson (single passenger
>side)
>Measured on K&N's dyno. Otherwise totally stock Vortec 5.0 V8
>
>Word of advice: Don't obcess on HP gains...you'd never know or feel the
>difference between 171 & 175 HP.
>
>Gary Ludwick
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