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HOW MUCH HP DOES A CATBACK ADD TO A 3.8L??

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Old 08-25-2007, 12:02 AM
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HOW MUCH HP DOES A CATBACK ADD TO A 3.8L??
 
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Old 08-25-2007, 12:08 AM
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Old 08-25-2007, 12:09 AM
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aight alright, i put on the flow master 80 series cat back on my 3.8 and it didnt make any noticable h/p just a little noise..............
 
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Old 08-25-2007, 12:24 AM
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on dyno a a true catback installed correctly will be close to 10-11 horse power to the wheels
 
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Old 08-25-2007, 12:28 AM
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I'm not sure killing a cat is worth the gain? Animal rights fines are heavy.
 
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Old 08-25-2007, 12:41 AM
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just let curiousity do it
 
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Old 08-25-2007, 10:38 PM
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Popular hot-rodding tested the flowmaster 2.5" american thunder and it gained 12 rwhp on the dyno...

that varies tho, i really dont think it will add that much but if you do a complete exhaust (headers, high flow cat, spipe, catback) i would think to see 15 hp at least to the rear wheels
 
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Old 08-25-2007, 11:02 PM
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not much gain, but it dont do no good when you run that 3.8 up on the median :-D, jp wit ya
 
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Old 08-31-2007, 11:52 AM
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My Borla sure helped my MPG, anyway...
 
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