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Old 02-18-2008, 08:18 PM   #37 (permalink)
trebuchet03
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Originally Posted by Frank Lee View Post
The point was there is lots of latitude for what will work to make a functional exhaust system. Trying to dissuade/scare someone off by talking about nodes and s*** is, well, B.S.
Sorry for the late reply..... But I agree - there's plenty of room to make a working exhaust system.... Auto mfr's just optimize as efficiently as possible as it's a big difference for them. Telling the muffler shop to move a hanger over a couple inches isn't going to change the cost of a custom job. The muffler shop also won't be optimized like the mfr who optimizes for more than power and torque (two things a corner shop guy is likely more concerned with)

And that said... I didn't see any dissuade anything over nodes/anti-nodes. I mean, really, look back... The last sentence of john's post was something like "Will it matter.... no" And really, nodes aren't scary - it's a relatively simple concept to grasp and is fundamental to a great deal of design for intended for public use The scary part is anti-nodes - that's where things can fail horridly :/
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