is the magnaflow or steeda system considered 'true dual' or is it not? is steeda the same as the borla system? i saw borla warranty mentioned on their page for it.. and from what i've seen borla always sounds great on cars, even the little 2L zx2 i just got out of

 

I dont know anything about steeda or borlaor magnaflow i run flowmasters and what i mean by true dual is i have no H-pipe nothing it comes straight out of the engine and straight back</P>

 

uh... you're severely misinformed. True duals has nothing to do with having an x-pipe or h-pipe. Most cars with true duals have some sort of crossover. A dual exhaust system that's not "true" has a y-pipe after the cats that goes to one pipe in the muffler and two back out, like the F-body.

 

well either way i have neither no X-pipe no H-pipe and no Y-pipe thats true dual<edited><editID>hawks05</editID><editDate>37916.8233449074</editDate></edited>

 

are you sure you have NO crossover at all?

 

yep positive its a custom setup and i saw it once the guy was done no crossover at all</P>

 

is that bad for the low end?

 

umm not really i lost a little but once i get the pullies i should gain some of it back and the throttle body spacer whill help some too

 

HAWKS05, Hot Rod Magazine or Car Craft or somebody did an article way back (hold onto your keyboard) in 1988 on putting a proper crossover in a vehicle. It involved some special high-temp crayons that would melt at (I think) 400 degrees. Probably any really good exhaust shop would know about this.</P>


You drew a line from your header/manifold all the way down your pipes on both sides. Then you cranked the car and let it get hot. The crayons would melt until the point in the pipes where the temperature dropped enough. That point in both pipes was where you installed the crossover. One side might be further toward the motor than the other, but it didn't matter. You installed it THERE.</P>


A crossover balances both sides of the motor and really helps low-end. Something about sonic waves and back-pressure and such (I'm no physicist). Anyway, it's not an expensive thing to add to your car to help your low-end.</P>