dachmo

Does anyone think that a crappy meineke exhaust could be hurting my numbers?

I dyno'd 210hp and 184tq

My current exhaust setup is crush bent 2.5 inch piping and at the end, it is stepped from 2.5inch to 2.25 inch. There is no smooth transition though.... it looks kind of like this:

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.................|_______
2.5 ...............2.25
..................________
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Would I benefit from puuting the stock exhaust back on?

I have the TRD muffler and the stock header and s-pipe (s-pipe is dented from bottiming out)

( I didnt mind the restriction when I had my header because I just wanted it to be quiet.... but now I'm S/C'd and I want better flow)

Please let me know what you all think.

Thanks

- Dante

rhythmnsmoke

hmm...crushed bent is pretty crappy. 210whp with a 9.5 PSI pulley? S/C guys from what I have seen are seeing those figures with the Stock S/C setup and stock exhaust. It's possible that all of the spots where it drops to 2.25 is bottle necking your system. But wether or not is more efficient over the stock exhaust is hard to tell. My best guess would be that the stock exhaust (even with it's restrictions) is probably still flowing better than the crush bent stuff.


Are you auto or manual?

dachmo

It's a 5-speed

rhythmnsmoke

hmm...I'm willing to put money on that you will not see any difference between the crush bent pipe and the stock exhaust.

dachmo

Thats a dissapointment.... Time for a new exhaust!
lol

Indysolara

I have a ZPI exhaust that i will sell for 300 shiped and that will probibly get you more HP. PM if interested