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with just the motor you take away the effect of cold air induction. Without moving cool air feeding in to the engine how can you expect altering the exhaust to make any difference. The chassis, wheels and gearbox are separate issues. The topic was exhaust.
It is true that high end power isnt everything. How do you think F1 engineers make a living and earn so much money, and why do they need so many.
A commercial every day car is a compromise between noise, power, torque, fuel effieciency and everyday drivability. A performance car is a compromise between power and torque race drivability. How gives a sh@# how much noise it makes if we want it to be the fastest machine. Every situation changes the compromise point. But as EPA regulation become more strict it will become harder and harder for manufacturers to increase power output with F1 technology. There is only so far that they can go. Notice smaller car engine capacities are slowly increasing.
If you like to plant your foot and feel the power increase at higher revs its lots of fun. But people are paid millions of dollar to maximise everyday drivability and that happens at low revs.
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