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**2Bad** · 3-10-04, 20:30

heheh I had the same problem with power vs. torque, which one is better. Its all very well to get theoretical (power is always better than torque because you can use gearing to multiply torque), but in real world situations it often another story (low end torque is what really matters for day-to-day drivability, who cares how high it revs?).

My point is how does this theory affect the kinds of exhaust designs we should actually put on our cars? Does your thoery mean that the good ol' 3" mandrel from the turbo back with hi-flow cat and straigh-through muffler is not the best exhaust for our cars (1gen)?

I'm not critisising you or anything I'm just wondering what real world implications are there for this theory? I think the most important factor for exhausts is top end gain vs. low end loss (see the power vs. torque thing is actually relevant to exhausts!)

What do you guys reckon?

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2Bad Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Melbourne iTrader: (0)	heheh I had the same problem with power vs. torque, which one is better. Its all very well to get theoretical (power is always better than torque because you can use gearing to multiply torque), but in real world situations it often another story (low end torque is what really matters for day-to-day drivability, who cares how high it revs?). My point is how does this theory affect the kinds of exhaust designs we should actually put on our cars? Does your thoery mean that the good ol' 3" mandrel from the turbo back with hi-flow cat and straigh-through muffler is not the best exhaust for our cars (1gen)? I'm not critisising you or anything I'm just wondering what real world implications are there for this theory? I think the most important factor for exhausts is top end gain vs. low end loss (see the power vs. torque thing is actually relevant to exhausts!) What do you guys reckon?