[Negra]

Hmmmm ...... short rant of sorts

Originally Posted by eddiekidd

Negra,
What did you mean by "If I gained it was minimal"? Are you talking tq and power?
Yes,I dont do the butt Dyno gig,its lame and extremely self serving . 5-10 hp gains are worthless when applied to real world rolling resistance and vehicle aerodynamics .What is seen on a dyno drum print out only serves as an illusion for the mind of the owner.Real performance gains start at 25 and increase from there.(1320 Time slips)
This set up sounds really good so why are there not many others running this set up?
Because you cant see these on SpeedTV
Consumers feed off of that crap,wheres the status of running a 40 year old muffler design ?

Why did the first Gen Camaro's sound so wicked ?,why did the old AC/Cobra's sound so wicked ? The Stingray's ?(this style muffler is inside the side pipes of those famed muscle cars)

Maybe they are thinking why go old school with a new school truck???? I'm not sure. What am I missing?
People think your ride is cheap if you dont run stainless exhaust,your some how inferior because you aren't running whats trendy or ultra expensive.
The proof couldn't be any more defined,I dont want to brag about my system being anything that its not.

NONE! of the Top Marketed systems compare to the sound quality these old school mufflers produce.
Its a shame to spend $1,200 on a system and not have the droan free clarity of a $250 steel set-up.

If you look past the smoke,you'll see the mirrors.
I'm not trying to sell anyone on this product,the fewer that run these mufflers the more unique my truck will remain Is there true performance increases ? Sure to some degree,its a straight thru muffler. Far superior to the "30lb trash can" thats hanging under the stockers.?

FWIW;
I'm planning to drop the secondary cats and installing some 18" chambers in their place,or dropping the cats and having a full pipe(no flanges) running back into custom length chambers around 40"(2.5" ID/4"OD) H-pipe installed on either without question. Same dump location will apply(after the axle)

With what I have now and changing to either of the above set ups I will still be WELL under $500 invested(parts/labor)
I can do 2-3 different set ups and not be any where near $800,much less $1,200.00
BUT ! if a decent set of long tubes happen to hit the market all that will be by-passed

Same simplicity applies to the Cold Air Boxs,Toyota has them just right ,whats is needed is a straight tube to replace the stocker (tube only)that will do away with the sound baffle and the accordion section for a smooth flow straight to the TB.

There is plenty of of un'sponsored common performance knowledge that is not seen on SPEEDTV !
"Missing it" only applies if you succumb to the pressures of Advertising !