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djomlas · 02-25-2008, 04:06 PM

usually the cars that have an engine in the front of the car, have alllll the pipes run to the end, and then the actual mufflers attached to them...hence no resonance.
in the box, the distance form engine to muffler is much shorter, so the inside of the actual muffler is full or bypasses and passages for the gases to pass by, so weighs more.
hope that helps and makes sense

02-25-2008, 04:06 PM	#4
djomlas Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: chicago Posts: 3,510	usually the cars that have an engine in the front of the car, have alllll the pipes run to the end, and then the actual mufflers attached to them...hence no resonance. in the box, the distance form engine to muffler is much shorter, so the inside of the actual muffler is full or bypasses and passages for the gases to pass by, so weighs more. hope that helps and makes sense __________________ http://i34.tinypic.com/157yslk.jpg "I couldn't find the sports car of my dreams, so I built it myself." ~F. Porsche Gemballa springs::litronics::Eurotech 18s(275/225)::B&M::MOMO wheel:: exhaust cutouts::EVOcoldair intake::OEM smoked tails & sidemarkers:: colormatched bumperettes::Top Speed Pro-1 exhaust:: my cardomain/pictures page