Flowmaster
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Flowmaster
Whats up fellas my first post
I put duel flowmaster 40 on my whip yesterday and it feels like I lost a little horsepower?[:@]Anybody else have that problem? and what could I do to add a little more backpressure to get the hp back?
I put duel flowmaster 40 on my whip yesterday and it feels like I lost a little horsepower?[:@]Anybody else have that problem? and what could I do to add a little more backpressure to get the hp back?
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RE: Flowmaster
you may have put the muffler on backwards?
i had cherry bombs on an old tracker i had.. wanted to gain back some back pressure so i just dropped the pipe after the cherry bomb down a half inch.. quieted it down some too.
i had cherry bombs on an old tracker i had.. wanted to gain back some back pressure so i just dropped the pipe after the cherry bomb down a half inch.. quieted it down some too.
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RE: Flowmaster
then u probly did lose power cuz of using 2.5 instead of 2.25, but someone please chime in on this, cuz u know, i have no idea what im talking about =]
i used 2.5 cuz im putting a super charger on it later.
i used 2.5 cuz im putting a super charger on it later.
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RE: Flowmaster
1st it takes alittle while for the ECU to "learn" the new airflow of the engine and adjust it's tuning to it.
secondly you gain alittle more power on top and no gain down low. no loss either but the gain up high does 2 things. makes the car feel weaker down low and it flattens out the torque curve alittle which makes it feel alittle more lethargic when in reality you really haven't lost anything. it might take a few weeks of driving for the ECU to adjust to the increased air flow of the engine.
secondly you gain alittle more power on top and no gain down low. no loss either but the gain up high does 2 things. makes the car feel weaker down low and it flattens out the torque curve alittle which makes it feel alittle more lethargic when in reality you really haven't lost anything. it might take a few weeks of driving for the ECU to adjust to the increased air flow of the engine.
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ORIGINAL: cobra232
1st it takes alittle while for the ECU to "learn" the new airflow of the engine and adjust it's tuning to it.
secondly you gain alittle more power on top and no gain down low. no loss either but the gain up high does 2 things. makes the car feel weaker down low and it flattens out the torque curve alittle which makes it feel alittle more lethargic when in reality you really haven't lost anything. it might take a few weeks of driving for the ECU to adjust to the increased air flow of the engine.
1st it takes alittle while for the ECU to "learn" the new airflow of the engine and adjust it's tuning to it.
secondly you gain alittle more power on top and no gain down low. no loss either but the gain up high does 2 things. makes the car feel weaker down low and it flattens out the torque curve alittle which makes it feel alittle more lethargic when in reality you really haven't lost anything. it might take a few weeks of driving for the ECU to adjust to the increased air flow of the engine.
Thanks for the info I hope your right
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thx, i learned something too, i used to have an import *pukes* so u wanted bigger piping for boost, but ud lose power until u put the turbo in it. in other words, i have no idea about that stuff when it comes to american muscle, but hey, im learning =]