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Originally Posted by aerohead
Before you buy something,you might consider taking the vehicle to a chassis dynamometer and have it tested under load with the stock exhaust,then with no exhaust,and see what the numbers look like.They can show you exactly what your engine and mpg are going to do.
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Definitely worth the effort to test those numbers, and it would be a great source of information for any onlookers who are considering the same mods. Question I have is my vehicle ready for a dyno? I want it to be in tip-top shape, don't need a blown engine at this point in the game. With my Honda Accord I could do burnouts and rev it to insane levels (after the ECU was replaced) and just literally beat on it.. The Vitara I haven't ever revved past 4500 RPM, I'm driving it like a granny 99% of the time. Initially it just sounded like a bag of bolts when revving but now it sounds like it's back to a healthy state. I'd still want a pro to examine it before dynoing, that's for sure.