straigth pipes on a 99 3.0

[turboL]

i love the sound of straigth pipes. the ranger has 2.5 inche pipe back to where the muffler bolts on. the question i have is i unbolted the whole exhaust from the o2 sensor back and ran 2.5 inch pipe out to rigth infront of the rear tire. althougth it feels like i gained about 10 hp especially down low, has anyone done this before and had problems with it?

 

[Wicked_Sludge]

nothing you do to the exhaust after the cat is going to effect much...if you like the sound then keep it.

 

[turboL]

i actually noticed a good bit of difference with my truck. where it used to bog down in first gear startn off it dosent anymore

 

[Zer0PSI]

Running straight pipes had the exact opposite affect on my truck, it struggled to hit 60, and killed all of my torque, especially in the lower rpms, and I even have a few mods. Keep in mind that loud sounds have a way of tricking your mind into thinking your going faster than you really are.

 

[turboL]

i know my truck, and i know that it gave me more power down low. my truck easly hits the 95ish speed limter, and it sounds loud to boot