Tuned Pipe vs. Can Exhaust...difference?
08-01-2005, 01:37 PM
#1
Tuned Pipe vs. Can Exhaust...difference?
OK, I bought an X-can to give me a boost in bottom-end power, but my new gear ratio (steel gear set) seems to have canceled that out (geared too high, now). [
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The X-can doesn't really seem all that different from the standard FG exhaust, in design...it is just a square, empty chamber with two exhaust ports, instead of one (like the stock can). How is a tuned pipe different from a can exhaust? Is it the baffling that changes the power output?
Don't get me wrong...the sound difference with the X-can is awesome, and I really enjoyed creating my own dual exhaust pipe design, but I cannot really say much about the power difference since I also changed the gearing. I think that a tuned pipe with this gearing set-up, on the other hand, would give me a noticeable low-end torque increase as well as the top speed that I want. [&:]
I guess what I want to know is, what is the real difference between a tuned pipe and a can exhaust? [sm=confused.gif]
]The X-can doesn't really seem all that different from the standard FG exhaust, in design...it is just a square, empty chamber with two exhaust ports, instead of one (like the stock can). How is a tuned pipe different from a can exhaust? Is it the baffling that changes the power output?
Don't get me wrong...the sound difference with the X-can is awesome, and I really enjoyed creating my own dual exhaust pipe design, but I cannot really say much about the power difference since I also changed the gearing. I think that a tuned pipe with this gearing set-up, on the other hand, would give me a noticeable low-end torque increase as well as the top speed that I want. [&:]
I guess what I want to know is, what is the real difference between a tuned pipe and a can exhaust? [sm=confused.gif]
08-01-2005, 02:45 PM
#3
Senior Member
RE: Tuned Pipe vs. Can Exhaust...difference?
I would guess that you felt a little more torque right? A tuned pipe has an expansion chamber and it makes all the diference in the world on increasing RPM's (HP) You will for sure feel a boost with a tuned pipe.
