02-11-2011, 09:59 AM
Well, Excelerate just had a groupbuy so I pulled the trigger.
![[Image: XLR8JPIPEPC049896.jpg]](http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d121/Excelerate/XLR8JPIPEPC049896.jpg)
![[Image: TL-SDyno.jpg]](http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d121/Excelerate/TL-SDyno.jpg)
Not bad for replacing one piece of the exhaust (that dyno had some other stuff going on, but at least it gives a baseline). The factory Honda jpipe has a ridiculous restrictive "smash" in the pipe to limit power in order to prevent torque steer. This car got some flak because it wasn't as powerful as the Infiniti G series or the IS350....well technically the engine is, it was just restricted because it's FWD.
After I swap out the precats to precat deletes, the car should be just over the claimed power numbers for the IS350 and G35. There should be a lot more mid range power which this car lacks.
Not bad for replacing one piece of the exhaust (that dyno had some other stuff going on, but at least it gives a baseline). The factory Honda jpipe has a ridiculous restrictive "smash" in the pipe to limit power in order to prevent torque steer. This car got some flak because it wasn't as powerful as the Infiniti G series or the IS350....well technically the engine is, it was just restricted because it's FWD.
After I swap out the precats to precat deletes, the car should be just over the claimed power numbers for the IS350 and G35. There should be a lot more mid range power which this car lacks.
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Past: 2016 GMC Canyon All Terrain Crew Cab / 2010 Jaguar XFR / 2012 Acura RDX AWD Tech / 2008 Cadillac CTS / 2007 Acura TL-S / 1966 5.0 HO Mustang Coupe
2001 Lexus IS300 / 2004 2.8L big turbo WRX STI / 2004 Subaru WRX / A couple of old trucks
2017 Mazda CX-5 GT AWD Premium
Past: 2016 GMC Canyon All Terrain Crew Cab / 2010 Jaguar XFR / 2012 Acura RDX AWD Tech / 2008 Cadillac CTS / 2007 Acura TL-S / 1966 5.0 HO Mustang Coupe
2001 Lexus IS300 / 2004 2.8L big turbo WRX STI / 2004 Subaru WRX / A couple of old trucks