2.25" or 2.5" catback exhaust?
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2.25" or 2.5" catback exhaust?
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I couldn't find too much about the pros and cons of 2.25" and 2.5" catback exhaust systems. From what I gather, 2.25" is generally good for people w/o a turbo....but what if I plan on putting a turbo on in the future? I only have a CAI on there but do plan on getting MS soon. Will the 2.5" exhaust mess anything up with the only mod being the intake? I really won't have the money for a turbo for like a year so I would be driving around with the exhaust for quite some time . If having the 2.5" on there would mess things up, I would probably get the 2.25" and then rebuy exhaust but if I don't have to do that I would rather not.
I found some good prices on the magnaflow (what I really want) on ebay. Tell me what you guys think about this auction...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEON-...mZ220015612477
Thanks for any input!!
I couldn't find too much about the pros and cons of 2.25" and 2.5" catback exhaust systems. From what I gather, 2.25" is generally good for people w/o a turbo....but what if I plan on putting a turbo on in the future? I only have a CAI on there but do plan on getting MS soon. Will the 2.5" exhaust mess anything up with the only mod being the intake? I really won't have the money for a turbo for like a year so I would be driving around with the exhaust for quite some time . If having the 2.5" on there would mess things up, I would probably get the 2.25" and then rebuy exhaust but if I don't have to do that I would rather not.
I found some good prices on the magnaflow (what I really want) on ebay. Tell me what you guys think about this auction...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEON-...mZ220015612477
Thanks for any input!!
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RE: 2.25" or 2.5" catback exhaust?
ORIGINAL: spikeymikey87
id get the 2.25
id get the 2.25
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ORIGINAL: ptschafer
same here. in most cases (especially with our cars), if you go TOO big on exhaust pipe diameter, you'll actually hurt your performance more than you'll help it.
ORIGINAL: spikeymikey87
id get the 2.25
id get the 2.25
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And I should note, I have that exhaust on my car. Only thing I don't like about is that the tips seem to stick out a little too far, but I believe you can have them put different tips on it which would probably make it look better. I have the 2.5" piping. Like I said, stock is 2.25, so if you want 2.25 you might as well leave it stock and just put a new muffler on it. And 2.5" does not kill your backpressure. If anything it helped my top end. You still have a 2.25" bottleneck before it goes to 2.5.
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ORIGINAL: LowSlowNeon
And I should note, I have that exhaust on my car. Only thing I don't like about is that the tips seem to stick out a little too far, but I believe you can have them put different tips on it which would probably make it look better. I have the 2.5" piping. Like I said, stock is 2.25, so if you want 2.25 you might as well leave it stock and just put a new muffler on it. And 2.5" does not kill your backpressure. If anything it helped my top end. You still have a 2.25" bottleneck before it goes to 2.5.
And I should note, I have that exhaust on my car. Only thing I don't like about is that the tips seem to stick out a little too far, but I believe you can have them put different tips on it which would probably make it look better. I have the 2.5" piping. Like I said, stock is 2.25, so if you want 2.25 you might as well leave it stock and just put a new muffler on it. And 2.5" does not kill your backpressure. If anything it helped my top end. You still have a 2.25" bottleneck before it goes to 2.5.
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ORIGINAL: shnormo
Go with the 2.5" piping. If you do suffer with performance, you can just put on a resonator tip that will help build a slight bit of back pressure (specially if it is longer)
Go with the 2.5" piping. If you do suffer with performance, you can just put on a resonator tip that will help build a slight bit of back pressure (specially if it is longer)
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I noticed that I have the choice of aluminized steel or stainless steel....the difference is a little over $100....is it worth the difference in price? I live in Las Vegas so it's not like it rains a lot here.