More flow less torque?
It seems like the more flow my engine has the less pull it has.
I bought my car bone stock. It had original exhaust, intake, ignition, everything. It was slow but from a stop it would kick you back and you could really feel it pull. As soon as i removed the cat and put on an aftermarket muffler (Flowmaster 80) i felt less torque, maybe more in the upper end. Then today I put on a Spectre air filter for more flow up top and as i leave after putting it on again it feels like it has less pull. I think the best word to describe is it feels a lot smoother throughout the RPMs. Its very consistant but it just doesnt seem as torquey/jerkey as it did before. So whats the deal am i imagining it? Do i need to adjust the air/fuel ratio now? Less back pressure? Usually the placebo effect is opposite where you think your car suddenly has 50 extra HP, not the opposite. |
get rid of that muffler. i picked up 5 mph and 20rwhp from switching to a hooker aero chamber. same sized pipe. 3"in 2x2.5" outs
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it could be lean
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Well...you can almost forget everything i said...because ive been hearing this clunk off and on and today i finally dove in and sure enough the transmission mount was in half...bought a polyurethane...found the torque...
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More it breathes headers etc you lose alittle down low but gain alot up top.
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Be careful running a poly trans mount if you still have the stock rubber engine mounts. When the engine flexes and the trans can't flex with it it can crack the tail shaft housing.
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Not really but theyre a bitch to do.
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