
Originally Posted by
Confusingboat
This is just like the argument I had with my friend's brother (their whole family is big into trucks and mudding Jeeps) about how exhaust systems don't add horsepower (he thinks they do). My point of the matter was that exhaust systems restrict the flow coming from the engine regardless, so you would theoretically make maximum gains by not having an exhaust system at all (straight headers), therefor meaning that exhaust systems do not increase horsepower, they just lessen the stranglehold they have on it.
The main point of this story is, as long as you argue correctly and intelligently, you can win almost any argument. Granted this one is a little more complicated than my example, but you all get the point.