Thread: Which exhaust?

If you want to do a turbo later then don't touch it until you can afford the turbo. Big exhausts KILL a N/A car. I had a 2.5" SLP loudmouth system on my mostly stock GT and the car felt incredibly soft off idle and in the mid-range. I switched back to the stock exhaust system and immediately the car felt more responsive and more fun to drive.

The only aftermarket exhaust I would probably recommend for a GT is the Borla, since it reduces back down to 2 1/4" after the resonator and 2" after the Y split. Velocity is everything on a N/A motor.

As far as the downpipe, you'll have to change that out when you go with the turbo anyway. No downpipe that bolts up to the stock rear manifold will bolt up to the downpipe of any turbo system.

I agree with Coogles to not change anything if you plan on going turbo. You are not going to be able to find an exhaust setup that is perfect for both the NA and the turbo. If anything, set it up now for an exhaust that would be perfect for the turbo. Then it will make you want to get it more because of the lack of power.

But with the turbo you need to have a more open exhaust to move the air out. With the NA, you want a smaller exhaust to create back pressure. If you don't have that back pressure, you will lose power.

If you just want to improve your sound right now, I would consider just removing the resonator. I did this on my first GTP and it sounded pretty good. And it is a cheap way to go about getting a little more noise from your car.

I have a couple vids I will post up. The both are the same exhaust setup, except the first one I will s/c and the second I am turbo. S/C'd I had headers, no cat no res and custom 3" pipe to the "Y" 2 1/2" from there going through turbo mufflers (not sure who makes them). For the turbo vid I am running a front plog and custom rear mani, otherwise the same as the s/c'd vid. I know the fist vid sounds like crap when I rev it up, and the second doesn't sound a whole lot better either...........................

Video of Exhaust vid w/ turbo mufflers - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting


Video of ST2 idle - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting


BTW don't worry about the rough idle in the second vid, there is something wrong with my car.