exhaust....lost of power?

[liquidx]

well i just put on my obx racing sports muffler with a 2.5" inlet and then a 4" outlet and my pipes are stock 2"-ers....and i was on the highway and this tiburon seemed like he wanted to race because i would switch out of the fast lane to take a break and then i tried to pass him but he kept on acceleterating.......well anywayz i felt like i lost power.....could this be possible?

[92ex]

no. not at all. A muffler isnt going to change your performance. If anything you might get 1whp topend

[maroonaccord2.2]

The new muffler wont affect performance at all, it's mostly a cosmetic detail, also changes the sound significantly. The Tiburon runs a V6, 190-200 hp I believe.

[HondaGuy1212]

if its a straight thru muffler you may lose some low end torque

[liquidx]

gyeap a straight through muffler....damn shoulda just got the flow master....this makes me mad haha

[d112crzy]

doesnt really matter which kind of muffler you get, you shoulda got a catback.

[Direthought]

The low end torque doesnt matter on the highway!!!!

But the tiburon had you with 170hp, weak V6 but strong enough to smoke our 4's

[liquidx]

how much you guys think a catback would cost w.o muffler

[93accordexcoupe]

what the hell does a tiburon beating u on the highway have anyting to do with u losing low end torque. that car would have smoked u amyway. get a catback, not a strait through design muffler. the reason u might feel a loss at low end is because of a loss of backpressure, same thing with a test pipe.

[liquidx]

well when i floored it to catch up it didn't seem to be as pulling as it used to be ..

[93accordexcoupe]

thats cause that car is faster than urs and it made it seem like u were going slower. once again, u dont have low end torque on the highway