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Old 11-11-2015, 12:50 AM   #9 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by ksa8907 View Post
The statements that "back pressure is good" or "an open exhaust is best" are nonsense. To break any theory you take it to the extreme. So if i run 1/2" exhaust pipe i should see an increase in efficiency? How about i just remove the exhaust entirely including the manifolds, will that increase power?
This isn't about extremes, and there is a case for throttled exhaust in engine management.
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