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Old Feb 16, 2002 | 12:55 PM
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is 2.5 in piping to big for my car.

Hi, i just had my enging rebuilt and im looking to redo my exhaust system. The engine was bored .030 over, has flat top pistons , ported heads, and a bigger cam. I am going to have a muffler shop custom build me a true dual exhaust and i want to know if 2.5 in piping is too big. Im also gonna have them build an x pipe.well thaks for the help.
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Old Feb 16, 2002 | 01:46 PM
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Just out of curiosity...

What kind of engine do you have?

305?
350?
383?
173?

What induction do you have? Headers? How "big" of a cam? What heads?

2.5" probably isn't too big, unless it is a 173...
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Old Feb 16, 2002 | 06:28 PM
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its a 305 with stock ported heads, flowtech headers, and im not sure on the cam but its mild.
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Old Feb 16, 2002 | 06:54 PM
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its a 305 with stock ported heads, flowtech headers, and im not sure on the cam but its mild.
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Old Feb 16, 2002 | 09:38 PM
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i would do 2.5"
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