TCpete

to all of you who have put on or have added a larger sized midpipe and exhuast 2.25 or 2.5 piping... what was the feeling after you re-did your exhuast piping.. did you guys feel improvements in performance... losses?? did you feel any gains in TQ or HP at all??

ONLY PLEASE PPL WITH MMW HEADER AND MIDPIPE/EXHUAST UPGRADES ONLY THANKS!!!!!!!!

reason im asking is because ive rolled always with the stock mid pipe and im currently debating on either sticking with OR getting a custom mandrel bent 2.25 exhuast pipe FINALLY to finish up the exhaust and im trying to be cautions as i dont wana loose any more TQ and HP then i originally had before the header... im praying this upgrade will bring it back....

thanks for the input.. ill post my review also since im getting it done more or less this week or the next....

svencarlson07

def a imporvent in hp and tq well atleast i felt it..but def annoying rattling

TCpete

thanks... what sized piping did you get + resonator size?

svencarlson07

not sure on res but the piping was like 2.3 or 2.4 around there

josh4201

Watching. I want to get a new mid pipe but am wondering which kind

josh4201

Edit^^

Which kind of resonator and what size

purpled_out_tC

pete i have the mmw header con s-pipe, maganaflow catback setup.
link for my exhaust, so you can see the specs: .
http://www.magnaflow.com/02product/s...=Sport&id=1002

lmk i'll let you run my ride if you want (w/me in it of course), but i also have the nst pulley setup and a k&n cai. hit me up before thrusday, cause i may lose my car on friday-sunday, for some slight engine modification.

Keith

MMW Header and S pipe with Magnaflow free flow cat and 22" res with Flowmaster Delta 60 muffler. all 2.5 pipings..

I love the sound and you CAN feel it..

GL...
Keith.

TCpete

how where your low end TQ responses guys??... im looking to get back some of quick jumpiness we had from stock...

TCpete

did it come with a resonator?? or was it just the piping and muffler?

milkman713

I dont know if this helps, but i have the ark dts (2.5 inch)exhaust and i actually felt no loss in the low end with some gains in the high end which surprised me. It might be the bottle neck in it cuz I have the stock cat installed due to the way the exhaust is designed(True Cat Back).

purpled_out_tC

just piping and muffler

Keith

Well, I think I lost a bit of LOW end TQ.. and I do mean a bit.. but from mid to hight, OMG !!
But once you get off the line, with your RPM flying hi, your MID to Hi end TQ kick in..

Driving 45- 65 mph, and hitting the gas, the sound and the pickup is nothing like the stock or stock with muff

So you lose a bit (small to nill ) on the low end TQ, BUT the gain is well worth it..

right now my power MODs are H/I/E . next is to install my crank pulley, maybe by spring time.... ( too cold in chicagoland )..

GL with your project...
Keith.

xjamiex

lets see i think i have this
MMW Headers and S-pipe (2.25")
Megan mid pip (2.5")
HKS Hi-Power Exhaust is (2.5")

I believe that is how it is under there. Performance wise I love it. I definitely felt a bit faster when at 3 rpm to close to 5 when I added my mid pipe to my header and exhaust. Only thing is i don't have a resonator and rasp was much louder after adding the mid pipe. But I roll with my windows up all day and it sounds just find.

zaceng

this is the setup I've been thinking of, do you get that annoying rasp with it tho? also did you do the install yourself?

purpled_out_tC

no i don't, i did the header install with a friend (not the new version that they have--i think they're on version 3 now). but the exhaust know i took it to a muffler shop as i don't have a lift

zaceng

thanks much appreciated. one more question. where did you buy the header and exhaust? thanks again

purpled_out_tC

don't want to tj, so ^^PM'ED^^

mdkflip

With that setup (MMW Header & ARK DT-S exhaust) did that create any rasp? I was looking to possibly go with this exact setup, but rasp was a concern.

jimmyjun

if you got stock compression go with 2.25 (i went with 2.5 and lost 10whp and 12wtq dynoproven). now i have 2.25 and have my whp back. but if you have high comp like you you should go with 2.5.