Originally Posted by Enzo354

A v8 is a different story when it comes to cut outs. There are tons of people who drag race and make more hp cut outs. You might see a small loss in tq, but the top end hp will get a good gain. Many ls1 lt1 people gain about 10 hp from it, which is good for a FWD car. Its not like they can be launched good anyway, so taking a bit from down low and adding it up high can make a decent difference.

I am running open headers on my 86 right now and its a whole different ball game form the 2000. It feels opened up, and doesn't drone like the 3.8 and 3.4 cars do without exhaust. It is loud as hell, but at least it sounds good.

Originally Posted by trewyn15

we're talking a car that most likely won't be seeing the track often though, there are many guys with camaros that have the same issue, on a street car you want the torque because you're not seeing that top end as often, that's where i'm coming from..