Re: Factory exh performance?

["Graydon D. Stuckey" <graydon@apollo.gmi.edu>]

On 10 May 1995 glen.powell@smc.com wrote:

>   I question why maintaining the cross-sectional area before, within and
>   after the empty cat offers substantial benefits, but maintaining the
>   cross-sectional area before, within and after the multiple mufflers and
>   eliminating any restrictions that might be presented by multiple mufflers
>   by replacing the mufflers with straight pipes offers no benefit.....

	It does offer some benefit, just not as much as sleeving the 
cat.  Many mufflers are not that bad from what I have seen, compared to 
the restriction posed by a cat.  especially if the cat gets plugged 
up, it can really stop an engine cold.

Later,
Graydon D. Stuckey 
graydon@apollo.gmi.edu