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Old 04-01-2016, 11:27 AM   #141
Chad_W
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Originally Posted by DeliciousTuning View Post
Sometimes back pressure actually helps with the combustion and this is true on the NA engine. We have found a stock exhaust with aftermarket headers to be a solid option for making power.

Where as adding in a large 3 inch exhaust system (which we have seen) the power will actually drop due. This is due to a slow exhaust flow, which does not draw the exhaust gases out of the engine quickly enough.

So determining a proper exhaust (diameter included) especially in the racing world is dependent on many many factors.

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William Knose
Delicious Tuning
Don't say it that way! You're going to keep feeding the myth! Don't you mean "maintaining exhaust gas velocity is important for making power?"

There is a balance between velocity and capacity, at a certain point if you increase capacity too much, velocity reduces and power is lost. I know you this, but people get screwed up when the term "back pressure" is thrown around
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