How much difference is a restrictive muffler vs canister type????
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How much difference is a restrictive muffler vs canister type????
How much more gains do you get with a canister?? Doesn't a restrictive muffler give you more torque ???
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Re: How much difference is a restrictive muffler vs canister type???? (Vtecfool)
The torque comes from the backpressure. I always thought my car felt better with the silencer in my Racing Medallion. I think you would see a few hp gain going to a straight through design.
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Re: How much difference is a restrictive muffler vs canister type???? (tegunderpressure)
is it worth all that noise though? i'd rather be able to listen to music in the car on the highway 
to buzzing exhausts
to buzzing exhausts
Re: How much difference is a restrictive muffler vs canister type???? (Vtecfool)
It has been proven on the dyno that a silencer with many exhausts will kill power everwhere on the powerband.
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Re: How much difference is a restrictive muffler vs canister type???? (tegunderpressure)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by tegunderpressure »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">The torque comes from the backpressure. I always thought my car felt better with the silencer in my Racing Medallion. I think you would see a few hp gain going to a straight through design.
gmoore</TD></TR></TABLE>
noooooooooooo................. please let this myth DIIIIIIIIIE!
backpressure is always bad, backpressure does not create torque.
HP is just a measurement of torque, so by that logic you would want TONS of torque in the high rpm, but you don't.
Its exhaust velocity which is important. An exhaust will a smaller diameter will be able to keep the exhaust gasses flowing at a higher velocity in the lower RPM ranges. When people upgrade to the larger 3" exhausts with out enough modifications to warrent it, it really slows down the exhaust velocity in the low-mid range.
So they think "Must need backpressure for some low-mid range" but that is not the case. Its all exhaust velocity.
A restriction at the very end of the exhaust system does much less to performance than one right at the collector (cat, which most people leave stock).
gmoore</TD></TR></TABLE>
noooooooooooo................. please let this myth DIIIIIIIIIE!
backpressure is always bad, backpressure does not create torque.
HP is just a measurement of torque, so by that logic you would want TONS of torque in the high rpm, but you don't.
Its exhaust velocity which is important. An exhaust will a smaller diameter will be able to keep the exhaust gasses flowing at a higher velocity in the lower RPM ranges. When people upgrade to the larger 3" exhausts with out enough modifications to warrent it, it really slows down the exhaust velocity in the low-mid range.
So they think "Must need backpressure for some low-mid range" but that is not the case. Its all exhaust velocity.
A restriction at the very end of the exhaust system does much less to performance than one right at the collector (cat, which most people leave stock).
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Re: How much difference is a restrictive muffler vs canister type???? (StyleTEG)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by StyleTEG »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
noooooooooooo................. please let this myth DIIIIIIIIIE!
backpressure is always bad, backpressure does not create torque.
HP is just a measurement of torque, so by that logic you would want TONS of torque in the high rpm, but you don't.
Its exhaust velocity which is important. An exhaust will a smaller diameter will be able to keep the exhaust gasses flowing at a higher velocity in the lower RPM ranges. When people upgrade to the larger 3" exhausts with out enough modifications to warrent it, it really slows down the exhaust velocity in the low-mid range.
So they think "Must need backpressure for some low-mid range" but that is not the case. Its all exhaust velocity.
A restriction at the very end of the exhaust system does much less to performance than one right at the collector (cat, which most people leave stock).</TD></TR></TABLE>
Hmm, makes sense. Thanks for clarifying.
gmoore
noooooooooooo................. please let this myth DIIIIIIIIIE!
backpressure is always bad, backpressure does not create torque.
HP is just a measurement of torque, so by that logic you would want TONS of torque in the high rpm, but you don't.
Its exhaust velocity which is important. An exhaust will a smaller diameter will be able to keep the exhaust gasses flowing at a higher velocity in the lower RPM ranges. When people upgrade to the larger 3" exhausts with out enough modifications to warrent it, it really slows down the exhaust velocity in the low-mid range.
So they think "Must need backpressure for some low-mid range" but that is not the case. Its all exhaust velocity.
A restriction at the very end of the exhaust system does much less to performance than one right at the collector (cat, which most people leave stock).</TD></TR></TABLE>
Hmm, makes sense. Thanks for clarifying.
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Re: How much difference is a restrictive muffler vs canister type???? (StyleTEG)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by StyleTEG »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
noooooooooooo................. please let this myth DIIIIIIIIIE!
backpressure is always bad, backpressure does not create torque.
HP is just a measurement of torque, so by that logic you would want TONS of torque in the high rpm, but you don't.
Its exhaust velocity which is important. An exhaust will a smaller diameter will be able to keep the exhaust gasses flowing at a higher velocity in the lower RPM ranges. When people upgrade to the larger 3" exhausts with out enough modifications to warrent it, it really slows down the exhaust velocity in the low-mid range.
So they think "Must need backpressure for some low-mid range" but that is not the case. Its all exhaust velocity.
A restriction at the very end of the exhaust system does much less to performance than one right at the collector (cat, which most people leave stock).</TD></TR></TABLE>
for the team-integra moderator!
noooooooooooo................. please let this myth DIIIIIIIIIE!
backpressure is always bad, backpressure does not create torque.
HP is just a measurement of torque, so by that logic you would want TONS of torque in the high rpm, but you don't.
Its exhaust velocity which is important. An exhaust will a smaller diameter will be able to keep the exhaust gasses flowing at a higher velocity in the lower RPM ranges. When people upgrade to the larger 3" exhausts with out enough modifications to warrent it, it really slows down the exhaust velocity in the low-mid range.
So they think "Must need backpressure for some low-mid range" but that is not the case. Its all exhaust velocity.
A restriction at the very end of the exhaust system does much less to performance than one right at the collector (cat, which most people leave stock).</TD></TR></TABLE>
for the team-integra moderator!
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