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Originally Posted by TheHammer69
I'm not trying sto be a smartass when I say this...I think the 5" exhaust sytems put on the market are more for posers than players. A poser is somebody who thinks it's cool to give illusion of being fast. A player is one who cool becuase he IS fast. I'd rather be a player than a poser. Hence, no five inch exhaust in my future.
As far as the sound, I recommend a BB turbo and an aeroturbine in place of the muffler to get you the closest.
Hammer
Hey, I resemble that remark!
Actually, the day I needed to get my mods done, Tymar ran out of 4" exhaust. Dale gave me a great deal on the 5". I had already done the intake (which was a noticeable improvement over stock), and I did the downpipe and exhaust on the same day, so I'll never know if I gave up some bottom end. I do know that it'll spin the duals on dry pavement (open rearend), so that is plenty of torque for me. At Dyno Day, it did seem to have more peak HP (250) than comparable torque trucks (431), or lower torque for comparable HP.
BTW, the biggest change in audible whistle was the Tymar intake. The exhaust did not change the sound as much, but made it noticably "throatier", with a lower pitch.
On my street cars, I definitely like the quieter sleeper approach. 22 years ago (when there weren't nearly as many fast street cars), my 11 second street Vega had turbo mufflers and was quiter than most 15 second cars. That was before the flowmaster-type mufflers, so most people were running glasspacks.
Regards,
Michael Pliska
ISSPRO Engineering Manager
1995 F350 PSD Crew Cab Dually, 271k miles
10 ISSPRO Prototype Performax™ gauges in Pillar & Overhead pods & sitting on dash, Tymar Intake, Gutted EBPV, Tymar 3x4" downpipe, Tymar 5" exhaust, Cat's hiding in the shed, Baby Swamps, Swamps tunes, Tricumulator springs and Accumulator Valve, Tru-Cool 4590 Trans Cooler, Lock-Right Locker
1998 S&S 9.5' slide-in camper
32' enclosed tag trailer with 2 drag cars (73 Vega Super-Gas & 74 Vega ET Super-Pro)
1992 GMC Typhoon, 1973 Chevy Blazer with Pontiac 400, 1973 Trans-Am 455
2000 VW Jetta TDI - Kerma tune, Der Chimera Stage II Clutch
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