[WytchDctr]

Tell me what ya think.. i went to a speed shop and they had a 2-1 header for 4cly's.. of course ya need two... but its true duals for a 4banger. Would i lose power with two pipes?

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[kustomaccent]

I would think that you would gain power cuz with 2 pipes there would be twice as much exaust that can be let out in the same amount of time as one pipe.....ummmm, did any of that make any sense?

 

[Visionz]

Unless you were running boost, you would lose alot of back pressure. It's definitly a power killer on the Tibs by doing that..so I'm willing to bet the same thing will occur with an Accent, since there's less power with them. <img src=icon_smile_blush.gif border=0 align=middle>

 

[4doorGL]

You would lose a lot of power. A four cylinder engine needs a certain amount of back pressure from the exhaust in order to put out its optimum power.

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[Erikgsi]

i agree with 4doorgl true dual should never be used on a 4 cyl. a certain amount of backpressure is critical. now v8s thats another story.<img src=icon_smile_tongue.gif border=0 align=middle>

did you just lose to an auto 4spd? i think you did...

 

[Patriot]

Also consider that true duals weigh more than just a single high flow system. Two pipes, mufflers, and twice the hangers required.

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[kustomaccent]

Well then....I stand corrected.
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[cupdaddy]

I agree tru duals on a 4cyl is not a good idea u need that bit of back pressure.

 

[WytchDctr]

i figured that... thanx

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[AUTOBOT]

Like L&S said unless you run boost. You can run True duels if you have Turbo or SC.

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[KnOcKeR]

you'd lose all that low end power that you love if you ran true duals. Not a good idea!!!<img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>

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[Rudy]

not only is it not a good idea but its GHETTO. <img src=icon_smile_evil.gif border=0 align=middle>

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[Random]

If you were to combine the two 2-1 pipes, then you would basically have a really long 4-2-1 exhaust. if you plan on running 2 completely seperate exhaust pipes. drop the diameter down to 1.5" That is still the equavilant of a 3" exhaust for all 4 cylinders. You would lose a hell of a lot of low down torque, but gain on the top end. You would also need 2 cats, one per side, plus 4 o2 sensors, and something to read the 4 o2 sensor signals and make sense of the readings for the ECU.... You would also add a heck of a lot of weight for what would basically equal a wash performance wise...

Leave it to Random to Needlessly complicate things.

 

[WytchDctr]

I get the point its a bad idea.. but how is that getto if it is true duals? No faking another pipe might be.

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[Random]

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It's Ghetto if there is no increase in performance. Plus all the CRAP you'd have to go through to get it to work right.

Hell I think 99% of dual exhausts on V6's are ghetto becuase they are a single pipe up to the rear axle...then the split into duals. They could have saved weight and cost by just keeping it 1 pipe and having 1 muffler...

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[Tommy]

In stock form most 130-160hp 4 cyl engines have 5-6lbs of back pressure which is power robbing. Just adding a more free flowing cat and catback can drop the back pressure to 1-2 lbs which is optimum.

 

[Patriot]

The newest issue of Sports Compact Car has a great article on DIY exhaust systems. Some good info for all of us.

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[hyundaixtreme]

Is that the one that has the Lancer EVO VII on the cover?

 

[Patriot]

yep that's the one. The article disscuss all our favorite topic such as back pressure and velocity of exhaust. Also how not to ennd up on RICEBOY.com.<img src=icon_smile_cool.gif border=0 align=middle>

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