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Will dual straight pipes and shorty headers be hard on anything?

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Old Jun 6, 2012 | 05:20 PM
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Default Will dual straight pipes and shorty headers be hard on anything?

What affect does having little to no back pressre have on our engines?
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Old Jun 6, 2012 | 05:25 PM
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None other than you'll lose a little torque down low. And personally I think they sound terrible.
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Old Jun 6, 2012 | 05:35 PM
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That's interesting I was always told its hard on the engine to have no back pressure. And yeah some people think they sound like crap. I'm still young and have a little redneck left in me lol and no I don't live in town so it won't bother anyone.
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Old Jun 6, 2012 | 05:46 PM
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back pressure is a myth. You want the best exhaust flow you can have. Thats why people gain hp and have lower ets when they have their exhaust cutouts open.
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Old Jun 6, 2012 | 05:52 PM
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What's ETS stand for?
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Old Jun 6, 2012 | 06:07 PM
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What's ETS stand for?
Elapsed time, that thing called drag racing you know

Backpressure is very much a real thing...... But it's not condusive to making power with an engine. I have done essay long explanations as too why basing it off something relative and sane, being flow theory. And no, I don't want to do it again.

I deel with backpressure everyday........ on steam generators......
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Old Jun 6, 2012 | 06:23 PM
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Do you have a link to read your essay on backpressure? I'm very much interested in how it works and the negative effects it has with it.
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