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Old 12-23-2009, 07:51 AM   #3 (permalink)
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A properly designed header will improve mileage. Pretty much all aftermarket mufflers are designed to shift your powerband to higher rpms. This of course is the opposite of what we want. So, short of making your own custom header, I'd say it won't help.
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