RE: Exhaust???

["Marc Brown" <Mad_One@msn.com>]

By going with a larger diameter exhaust, you will end up hurting low end 
torque if there isn't enough back pressure, but you might still get an 
increase in horsepower.  This isn't due only to the size of the pipe, but also 
the design of the muffler.  You can go with a 2.5 inch pipe as long as you 
have a muffler the runs good with (EX: Techtonics System with Borla muffler).  
If the muffler doesn't create enough back pressure, you will end up hurting 
your torque.

Marc

- -----Original Message-----
From:	owner-jettaglx@igtc.com  On Behalf Of Donahue C. Herrero
Sent:	Tuesday, April 15, 1997 2:39 PM
To:	'GLX'
Subject:	Exhaust???

In the May issue of European Car there is an article on the Schmidt Racing 
Team Corrado and GLX.  
	It says:
		"...everything else (exhaust) was replaced with 1 3/4-inch mandrel bent 
pipe...2 inch pipe was tried, but hurt low-end 		torque."

these cars are racing in the showroom stock category.
does this mean that we are going in the wrong direction by installing larger 
diameter exhausts?
anybody know the answer to this one?

Don