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Old Jan 21, 2006 | 11:11 PM
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surfing the web and came upon this

just want to to know if its BS or not

http://www.2kracing.com/product_info...c889f6455eed82
Old Jan 22, 2006 | 12:05 AM
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if you're talking about the 10-12%/15% increase in HP... i can see that as overrated. other than that... nothing special. it's just a muffler with a tip.
Old Jan 22, 2006 | 01:53 AM
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I call BS on that. Thats a huge gain without changing anything but the muffler so it still has all the stock exhaust pipe restrictions. Get a whole cat back exhaust more money but probably more worth it.
Old Jan 22, 2006 | 02:29 AM
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unless you're planning on F/I... a catback would be too much.. my friend lost abit of low end because he has a full setup (headers - exhaust)
Old Jan 22, 2006 | 03:11 AM
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Advertisements like these make me very angry...

Talk about preying on the uneducated.
Old Jan 22, 2006 | 03:47 AM
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The tip is just a gimmick. Trust me I ran around with a tip and finally broke down bought an exhaust and man what a difference. Huge! I love my exhaust the sound is perfect and the performance was(minor but still) noticeable.
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