Here's a good read with pics on a tuned system. http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=270833&highlight=exhaust
On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 10:36 PM, Kim Springer <kimspringer@astound.net>wrote: > Hey listers, > > > > Has anyone ever measured up a stock exhaust system to see where it's > designed to make HP. I assume VW did this a long time ago. > > > > I guess another way to ask this question is: Did the folks making SS > exhaust > systems in a 4-2-1 or 4-1 design improve on what VW designed? > > > > I have a book that helps to design 4-Stroke intake and exhaust system > lengths, inner pipe diameters, etc. > > > > All this talk about hollow cats makes me wonder about the secondary pipe > length. Not that anyone is going to gain 10 HP out of this.just wondering. > > > > Kim > > 88 Tristar #7 (it's either going to get painted or sold in the next year) > |
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