[crabman]

HP aint cheap nowadays. A sideline to FI with headers is the headers generally reduce the actual boost a little bit while holding the power up. You can always pully to get the boost back if you want too and realize more power. Lots of choices a guy can make...

[JANNETTYRACING]

Originally Posted by ender2664

20hp for a 2k exhaust...doesn't seem like a good deal to me

As technology progresses it is getting harder and harder to find those cheap bolt ons that make power easy.

Keep in mind ARH is 100% high grade stainless and made in the USA.

I think it is a great value.

Ted.

[BradfordCamaro]

Originally Posted by JANNETTYRACING

As technology progresses it is getting harder and harder to find those cheap bolt ons that make power easy.

Keep in mind ARH is 100% high grade stainless and made in the USA.

I think it is a great value.

Ted.

True Dat.
I have purchased Stainless Cat-back systems for other cars. Nothing like a True Stainless system front to back.
These were approx. $600-$800 for just a single exhaust.

I can appreciate the amount of material used in the Camaros Dual System.
The price is right.

[jimmypop13]

I'm curious since I have an A8, does anyone know if the tune disables AFM/v4 mode?
Thanks

[JoeAyalaM]

The included Magnuson tune does not disable it, so I think a custom tune could keep it or not.

[JANNETTYRACING]

Originally Posted by jimmypop13

I'm curious since I have an A8, does anyone know if the tune disables AFM/v4 mode?
Thanks

I disable it in all my custom tunes, I find the car is much more enjoyable to drive and fuel mileage does not suffer around town or in our Hilly North East area on the highway.

Ted.

[JaxChris]

Were the ARH dyno numbers with or without a tune? I'd actually be a little surprised to see a 5% increase with just exhaust and no intake or tune. The numbers the C7 crowd is seeing from minor bolt-ons are not that high. Wonder why the Camaro would get more return on a similar upgrade -- unless maybe that is where GM restricted to put out a 5hp lower rating?

[JANNETTYRACING]

Originally Posted by JaxChris

Were the ARH dyno numbers with or without a tune? I'd actually be a little surprised to see a 5% increase with just exhaust and no intake or tune. The numbers the C7 crowd is seeing from minor bolt-ons are not that high. Wonder why the Camaro would get more return on a similar upgrade -- unless maybe that is where GM restricted to put out a 5hp lower rating?

The exhaust on the Camaro is pretty bad, maybe that is how they were able to lower the advertised numbers.

They respond very well with headers same with and without a tune just no codes.

Ted.

[LesBaer]

They sound great too. There's nothing like watching some lady in her minivan jump out of her skin when you hit the gas It's like having your high beams auto flash people in front you on the highway...everyone gets out of your way. If you want it quiet and have the NPP, just grab one of those Forza controllers and map it to your homelink buttons. It's been working great for me and you get the best of both worlds.

[Razzaa]

Originally Posted by LesBaer

They sound great too. There's nothing like watching some lady in her minivan jump out of her skin when you hit the gas It's like having your high beams auto flash people in front you on the highway...everyone gets out of your way. If you want it quiet and have the NPP, just grab one of those Forza controllers and map it to your homelink buttons. It's been working great for me and you get the best of both worlds.

I am about to pull the trigger on the same set up!! Have you launched it from a dig yet? How did the runflats hold up? I'm trying to figure out if I will need better tires. Thanks!!

[LesBaer]

Originally Posted by Razzaa

I am about to pull the trigger on the same set up!! Have you launched it from a dig yet? How did the runflats hold up? I'm trying to figure out if I will need better tires. Thanks!!

Yes but I haven't pounded on it from a standstill much. The very first time I tried competitive mode I got 3.5 seconds for my 0-60 time and I don't even consider myself to be anything special when it comes to driving a stick. The run flats are much better than I expected, but if you lay on it in any gear below 3rd you're going to get a little squirrely in back, regardless of how fast you're going and the conditions. The stock tires are not nearly as bad as I thought they'd be, but they're still relatively new.

I just got new wheels and tires, which are very sticky. I would highly recommend making sure you're in competitive mode if you do launch, since it turns off TC (or just turn off TC). It could save you from causing damage. I tried it twice so far with my new set up. The first time I was in competitive mode and the tires barely spun. It took off like a rocket, but I was playing it cautious and didn't drop the clutch hard enough to trigger the 0-60 timer. I wish it would've worked because it was like being shot through a cannon lol.

The second time I was at a light turning onto a 4 lane road with a speed limit of 50. The road was really well paved and I had a clear straight shot. When the light changed I dropped the clutch a little more aggressively and started to feel some wheel hop, so I let off right away. With larger, stickier tires you've got to be careful. I can count the number of times I've taken off hard on one hand, but I think I'm still going to look into upgrading my rear-end soon.

[JANNETTYRACING]

Bump for the new guys, any questions please post them here be glad to answer.

Ted.

[Daves1SS]

Out of curiosity on this setup, was the crushed exhaust just prior to the NPP muffler left as-is from the factory? I know on a stock car replacing it does nothing for HP, but didn't know if it could provide any gains whatsoever on a boosted setup. Maybe so, maybe not.

[AGP Turbo]

Uncle Ted!
You're killing me with the overlay but different scaling left side HP to right side TQ. I think that makes it look like the power comes on slower than it actually does. Funny that now the 1.7L guys are going to call 2.3L PD laggy. haha.