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Old 04-28-2011, 07:32 AM   #31 (permalink)
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Old 04-28-2011, 07:39 AM   #35 (permalink)
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I stand by my statement that a high flow low back pressure exhaust like a magnaflow WILL save fuel.
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Old 04-28-2011, 07:43 AM   #36 (permalink)
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That may look interesting, but it proves nothing. It's just a chart, with no supporting data or methodology. (In other words: where's the beef?)

It would be great to see some actual experimentally valid information on the subject, because this is one of those topics that perpetually comes up.
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Old 04-28-2011, 07:46 AM   #37 (permalink)
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I stand by my statement that a high flow low back pressure exhaust like a magnaflow WILL save fuel.
With all due respect, statements are a dime a dozen.

Quality data is what most people here would prefer to see.
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I stand by my statement that a high flow low back pressure exhaust like a magnaflow WILL save fuel.
And there is a MAJOR discrepancy, the one article says 2.6% improvement (background noise for the type of test they did) and your picture shows a 25% improvement in some cases.

The picture is complete bullcrap, guaranteed. If you want to be taken seriously, be more careful with your research.
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Again, methodology not presented. Just claims.

Maybe the claims are valid, but we have no way to judge them without the testing details.
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I ran some numbers through one of the on-line calculators before my last exhaust mods to my Geo Metro, results are posted here- Robertwb70: Exhaust size
I read your good short post and your fuel log. It looks like you might have experienced a dip in FE after the new pipe, but maybe not. Clear it up for me? If you did install the pipe you estimated... any indication of how it has performed?

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