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Originally Posted by Caravanshaka
/ \ is more of a straight shot for the exhaust
== gives a little more room for ground clearance with the mufflers
unless you are going with a big turbo pushing a lot of boost, I doubt there will be any noticeable difference in performance.  |
Plain and simple: the shortest distance between two points is a straight line.
I understand that N/A vehicles need a certain amount of back pressure keep up low end torque. But, if you look at everyone Else's design, aside of the fact that they all look the same, the bends are atrocious. Some bends are as high as 120 degrees. Right now, we are only separated by at most 8-10 HP, but if you were to turbocharge or supercharge the car, we would decimate the competition in terms of torque and power across the board. If you are going to go through the trouble to scavenge the exhaust by using a good cross over ( X Pipe) then your exhaust system is contradicting itself by backing back up where it goes in to the mufflers. Yes, we sacrificed some ground clearance, but if you are conscious of your driving habits and your cars well being you will not bottom out. If you take a dip at 50 MPH well then that is your own fault.
As far as aesthetics, IMHO it fits the car like a glove. This is by far the best looking Z to date and it needs to be complimented with an exhaust that fits the bill!