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#28 of 90 Re: 96 Mustang [corentheius] by Mr_Shiftright HOST Jan 18, 2006 (3:05 pm)
Replying to: corentheius (Jan 18, 2006 1:56 pm) "off-road" means not smog legal--so the vendor is covering their butt legally by telling you this.   You're not going to get very much HP gains from an exhaust system and header...not sure what you were expecting but if you ended up with 15HP total you'd be lucky.   Best way is to look at the ENTIRE intake/exhaust as ONE LONG PIPE....makes no sense to work on one end but neglect the other, and once you've done front end of the pipe (air intake system) and back end of the pipe (what exits the engine), you are still limited by the engine itself (the middle of the pipe).   So you do air intake, intake header, throttle body, exhaust header, mufflers. If you want more HP after that, you'll have to consider different camshafts, and/or larger injectors and turbocharging for serious HP gains IMO.
#29 of 90 tips by brooksit2002 Jan 30, 2006 (5:16 pm)
My 1988 nissan maxima has a 3.0 liter v-6 and the exhaust is puny. i looked at some tips but will that help the sound. i want a low grumbling sound like in a big block chevy! is there any bolt on type tips that will give me that sound of something close to it??  thanks! Replies to this message: Mr_Shiftright (Jan 31, 2006 10:12 am) brooksit2002 (Jan 31, 2006 1:47 pm) wlbrown9 (Feb 02, 2006 12:04 pm) isellhondas (Feb 04, 2006 9:27 am)
#30 of 90 Re: tips [brooksit2002] by Mr_Shiftright HOST Jan 31, 2006 (10:12 am)
Replying to: brooksit2002 (Jan 30, 2006 5:16 pm) not really. Tips are mostly cosmetic or maybe give you a dull kind of fart-sound. For what you want, I think a free-flow cat-back exhaust system is the only thing that will get you that sort of sound. Replies to this message: brooksit2002 (Jan 31, 2006 1:47 pm) wlbrown9 (Feb 02, 2006 12:04 pm)
#31 of 90 Re: tips [Mr_Shiftright] by brooksit2002 Jan 31, 2006 (1:47 pm)
Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jan 31, 2006 10:12 am) so whats the best sound i could get out of a tip? Replies to this message: wlbrown9 (Feb 02, 2006 12:04 pm)
#32 of 90 Re: tips [brooksit2002] by wlbrown9 Feb 02, 2006 (12:04 pm)
Replying to: brooksit2002 (Jan 31, 2006 1:47 pm) :-0 Best tip I could give you is that if you want a big block Chevy sound, buy a big block Chevy and get rid of the Nissan Hey, I'm kidding...don't know if there is any way to change the exhaust sound of that Nissan that much.
#33 of 90 Dual exhaust for a 99 Taurus by spinner2 Feb 02, 2006 (3:32 pm)
I just purchased a 99 Taurus SE with the 24 valve Duratec motor. Form all accounts it should have dual exhaust, but it only has a single exhaust. The muffler and pipes appear to be original as the car only has 69K miles. My question is, were there Taurus's built with 24 valve motor and single exhaust? To go dual exhaust do you have to replace the whole system or does it split after the cat convertor?    2nd question, same car. The car has ABS but drum brakes on the rear. (Has the ABS logo on the window?) From what I read all Taurus's with ABS had discs on all 4 corners.    3rd and final question. Is 24 valve Duratec 185 or 200 horse? Depending where you read you see it both ways.                              Thanx for any info,                               Spinner Replies to this message: explorerx4 (Dec 05, 2006 7:01 pm)
#34 of 90 Re: tips [brooksit2002] by isellhondas Feb 04, 2006 (9:27 am)
Replying to: brooksit2002 (Jan 30, 2006 5:16 pm) Hate to break this to you but you will never get a mellow V-8 sound out of that Nissan. Tips will do nothing.   The best sound of all was an old six cylinder Chevy with a split manifold. Straight pipe on one side and an 18" glass pack on the other!
#35 of 90 Re: EXHAUST SYSYTEM FLUSH OUT [dkny1972] by allday82 Mar 02, 2006 (2:38 am)
Replying to: dkny1972 (Aug 09, 2005 2:51 am) You should go to the next shop.Now with a better understanding of your problem mabey they will help you. Act like you know . If your converter is cloged now buy a new one befor you mess up your muffler.Get prices first then find some one to work on your car. Dont act like damisel in distress mecanices see that as easy prey.Head light fluid?
#36 of 90 Re: The catalytic converter on my 1997 Saturn SL2 is out, says my mechanic. [jeremiah1] by allday82 Mar 02, 2006 (2:49 am)
Replying to: jeremiah1 (Oct 30, 2005 2:49 pm) they can test the system without the converter.With a test peice.Price should be cheeper with your new muffler. Take your car back to the same shop. Mabey they can do a package deal because of your new muffler. Your car isnt worth much without a properly functioning converter. Cars ara hard to sell that way. Fix the problem then sell it quick.
#37 of 90 Re: The catalytic converter on my 1997 Saturn SL2 is out, says my mechanic. [Mr_Shiftright] by allday82 Mar 02, 2006 (2:52 am)
Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jan 10, 2006 5:57 pm) Can you buy the test pipe? for a perminate fix Replies to this message: Mr_Shiftright (Mar 02, 2006 8:33 am)

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