[Shotimes] exhaust thoughts. Help!
Ian Fisher
dataflash@yahoo.com
Sun, 4 Dec 2005 15:28:14 -0800 (PST)
If I went to a single system on the SHO, I'd use a
turn down and hide it completely. I almost considered
doing that with my 93.
Ian
--- Mark Nunnally <marknunnally@JoiMail.com> wrote:
> The gen1 wouldn't be so bad with a single (as for
> looks) as the rear fascia
> hangs lower. Also, the early 92 rear fascia doesn't
> have the larger exhaust
> cut outs that the late 92-95 ones do, so you could
> probably make it look
> better with an early one vs a later one.
>
> The real crap of the SHO isn't so much the 2-1-2 as
> much as it is the outlet
> for the Ypipe (including the aftermarket PP units)
> is 2.25", same as the
> individual pipes off the manifolds. Depending on
> your hp/rpm level, you
> need at least 2.5" up to 3" outlet there, with same
> size piping from there.
>
> Lance Cheney's 92 has or had a nice 3" collector and
> 3" piping all the way
> back with a single muffler. His early 3.2L (ATX
> longblock) made 250 fwhp,
> and IIRC came from about mid 230ish before he ran
> the 3" system.
>
> I think Dan Brabec's was similar, although his
> simply dumped in front of the
> rear wheel (NASA race car). IIRC his last dyno pull
> on a +40 cam 3.2L was
> 264 whp.
>
> mark
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