Re: Exhaust question?

From: Bernd D. Ratsch (bernd@texas.net)
Date: Wed Aug 11 1999 - 10:19:45 EDT


Any of the standard Cat-Back systems will be more than adequate for your
mods. (Those mods are actually minor)

Flowmaster, Gibson, Borla all make good systems.

At 07:56 AM 08/11/1999 -0500, you wrote:
>Looking for a little input here. Right now I have the factory exhaust pipe
>all the way to the single 2-chamber flowmaster I installed. I cut off the
>cat and put a piece of pipe in it's place of the same diameter as the rest
>of the exhaust. Once in the muffler it comes out as dual pipes, still 2 1/5
>diameter. My question is that I think I'm going to need a better flowing
>exhaust with the mods I plan to be adding. I have an idea of what I think
>I'm gonna do but I'm no exhaust wizard so I was looking for someone who
>knows this stuff. These are my current mods: (just the ones that affect the
>engine anyway):
>
>1. Electric fan
>2. crank pulley
>3. 14" open air cleaner
>4. R&D Throttle Body
>5. The exhaust sytem I mentioned above
>6. I have a resistor in the IAT sensor.
>7 brass cap and rotor
>
>: First thing, is my exhaust big enough for just that? These I have ordered
>allready/planned allready and will done within the next couple weeks:
>
>1. New Camshaft
>2. 1.6 Roller Rockers
>3. Bored out intake manifold and heads
>4. Headers
>
>: After that about 6 months to a year away I plan to supercharge it. What
>size exhaust am I gonna need to go to with all this and when? I was thinking
>of waiting till everything is done and then running 3 inch exhaust all the
>way from the headers and then split into two 2-chamber flows. Would that be
>sufficient or am I talking tru-dual exhaust here. Any comments would be very
>appreciated. Sorry about the long post, and anyone that would like to e-mail
>me privately I would appreciate it.
>
>Aaron C.
>99 5.2 Manual



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