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Old 07-12-2009, 09:29 AM   #11 (permalink)
Formula413
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Originally Posted by Frank Lee View Post
My question is does exhaust noise attract hot babes looking for action? Many seem to think so.
I am doing some long term testing of this theory in my Firebird.

When this has been discussed before I think the consensus was that freer flowing mufflers will only produce performance gains but not FE gains, since driving for FE generally involves using light throttle, and the increased airflow available from a performance muffler is not providing any benefit with the small amount of exhaust gas being generated. The best thing you can do with the exhaust for FE is optimizing the diameter of the pipe for the power being produced IMO. Too large a pipe will hurt velocity.

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