Dual Exhaust/ Compression and HP loss??

[david-b]

Constant driving at those rpms is going to do damage. You usually want to keep the rpms lower when driving, but every now and then, like merging or whatever is fine. All cars are built to do that.

You wanna see drag, build your head with some cams and then feel the low end go right out the window. I had to change my driving style to accommodate for that. Power kicks in at 2300rpm.

[Blackcrow64]

Originally Posted by 1992eclipseGS

LOL no thanks, my days of "ricing" have been gone for more than 4 years now.

But yet you want a dual exhaust to match up to your bodykit on a non-turbo dsm...



The dark ages are just beginning my friend...


**EDIT**

Originally Posted by 1992eclipseGS

For future reference, If your not going to be of any help, don't bother posting your un-related comment in my threads.. thanks.

I guess I should post something related so I don't catch hell too...

Originally Posted by 1992eclipseGS

And like I said, its not for power gain purposes. I have the Bomber rear bumper which is built for a dual exhaust. So it will actually look nice on my car.

If this is the case then you shouldn't care about gaining or losing bottom end power...

[l_eclipse_l]

This is an open forum. If you don't care for people's comments, then too bad. If you want answers from certain people, a PM system is in place. My comment was not a direct attack at you, just stating my opinion.

[SilvrEclipse]

It really doesn't hurt the motor at all as long as you dont just peg it on the rev limiter. I redline my motor a good bit, usally right past redline on the tach. Occasionally I pop the rev limited when I'm not paying attention but thats what its for, so you dont damage the motor.

[1992eclipseGS]

Originally Posted by Blackcrow64

But yet you want a dual exhaust to match up to your bodykit on a non-turbo dsm...



The dark ages are just beginning my friend...

So what do you suggest? Just do one exhaust?? Wouldn't that look a little stupid??

[Blackcrow64]

Originally Posted by 1992eclipseGS

So what do you suggest? Just do one exhaust?? Wouldn't that look a little stupid??

What would look stupid is fitting something onto a vehicle that isn't supposed to be there... Doesn't anybody know anything about dual exhausts around here? Dual exhausts were originally fitted on high horsepower v-8's to help cut back on restriction problems... Tell me, do you really have a restriction problem on your 420a motor/exhaust? I really doubt it...

Any v-8 guy that see's a dual exhaust on it will pretty much give you shit about it. Stick with a single exhaust how its supposed to be... Unless you really don't give a shit about what people think cause you think it looks good... In which case you wouldn't be here asking our opinions on it...

If you can't accept a little constructive criticism from us then don't bother asking our opinion if your just gonna shoot down everything we bring up...

[1992eclipseGS]

Originally Posted by Blackcrow64

What would look stupid is fitting something onto a vehicle that isn't supposed to be there... Doesn't anybody know anything about dual exhausts around here? Dual exhausts were originally fitted on high horsepower v-8's to help cut back on restriction problems... Tell me, do you really have a restriction problem on your 420a motor/exhaust? I really doubt it...

Any v-8 guy that see's a dual exhaust on it will pretty much give you shit about it. Stick with a single exhaust how its supposed to be... Unless you really don't give a shit about what people think cause you think it looks good... In which case you wouldn't be here asking our opinions on it...

If you can't accept a little constructive criticism from us then don't bother asking our opinion if your just gonna shoot down everything we bring up...

Oh no, not the V8 guys and their gas guzzling engines lol.... So overall the dual exhaust isn't a good idea? So I guess i'm better off just sticking to the single exhaust than. It won't look that bad I guess. I could do a 2.5 with a single exhaust with no adverse side effects. Correct??

[Blackcrow64]

Originally Posted by 1992eclipseGS

So overall the dual exhaust isn't a good idea? So I guess i'm better off just sticking to the single exhaust than. It won't look that bad I guess. I could do a 2.5 with a single exhaust with no adverse side effects. Correct??

Correct... If its such a big concern to how it looks, why don't you put some of that meshing stuff in to kind of hide the exhaust... You don't have to run the tailpipes clear out and through ya know...

[1992eclipseGS]

Originally Posted by Blackcrow64

Correct... If its such a big concern to how it looks, why don't you put some of that meshing stuff in to kind of hide the exhaust... You don't have to run the tailpipes clear out and through ya know...

I took a look at some cars on the net that had the same bumper. Ironicly most of them, if not all of em only had one exhaust and it actually looked decent. So yea I'll stick with the single exhaust. Thanks for the advice. Just save myself a couple hundred bucks I can use that towards my suspension! Now I just have to find a shop that does mandrel bends to customize me an exhaust.

EDIT: Damn, Now I can't find a shop that does mandrel bends. I called like 4 shops. Even shops that specialize in customs exhaust. They told me that if i'm going to use 2.5 inch pipe that the bends won't really effect the exhuast due to the size of the pipe. I was quoted around $250.00 to have it done from the cat back. Also should I enclude a resonater? Thats an extra $40.00. I'll have a silencer on the muffler.

[SilvrEclipse]

It cost me 117 to have my exhaust bent. And no dont use a resonator

[Black99GST]

ever thought of just hanging a muffler on the other side? no duel exhaust, just another muffler? if its only for show... why not! cheap, and looks just as good... thats what i would do if i wanted duel exhaust on a 420a show car...

[gthompson97]

Wow...can I have the last 5 minutes of my life back? This has to be the most ridiculous thread I've seen in awhile.

A Y-piped dual exhaust will NOT hurt performance, because you are not changing the initial exhaust velocity (commonly mistaken as backpressure) coming from the engine, all you are doing is splitting the difference of what flows through the muffler. Like silvr said, if you keep everything from your exhaust mani to the cat, your performance will remain the same.

On that note, it's your car, who gives a shit what other people think. I happen to think duals on an eclipse can look really nice, but ONLY IF it is done right. Don't go putting dual "dual tips" on so that it looks like you have 4 exhaust tips, cause that looks emo ghey, but if your bumper is made for duals, then go ahead and put them on if you want, don't let a bunch of people that will probably never see your car change your mind.

[Killa]

Gay !!! just like some one here put a fucking FLOWMASTER In their 1.8 eclipse. Due exhault on eclipse sound gay to me.

[TalonEclipseMixGsx]

Hey hey no call for that. That was 1999 when i did that and there were hardly any mods for the dsm's. Count the number of 1.8's with a flowmaster and the number of, i don't know, stock stangs for example. Originality being the keyword here. If u ask me it, sounds like a honduh, but i dont give a shit cause thats my gas saver, and my other cars a GSX. Maybe that should be my bumper sticker for the talon.

Anyway, I knew a guy with a 1g talon that had dual exhaust, and personally i liked it. Of course it was N/A and he wasn't too concerned about being quick, just looking good. I guess its all what you want out of the car.

[Blackcrow64]

Originally Posted by gthompson97

cause that looks emo ghey

lol I love how you managed to get the words "emo" and "ghey" into this thread.