MagnaFlow vs Flowmaster vs Straight Pipes

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You know how the first time you fire up an engine with brand new painted headers, the black paint turns a dull gray color as soon as they get up to temp? That's exactly what it looked like under the clay. Come to think of it, I think there's pictures of it somewhere in the thread about my pickup.

It's my understanding that "paint" is only there to keep it from rusting prior to sale/installation. I don't believe it is reasonable to expect much else from it!

If the header looked "cool" when buyer pulled it out of the box, that's win.
 

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I hear POR15 High Temp paint supposed to work pretty good if baked on properly, but never tried it yet so I don't know??.
 

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Yes growly.
Not "loud" but you can hear it. I think growly is a good word for it.
I have 2.25" Dynomax Super Turbo on me C20.
 

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Yes growly.
Not "loud" but you can hear it. I think growly is a good word for it.
I have 2.25" Dynomax Super Turbo on me C20.
Sounds interesting.
 

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Geez...quite the topic...over 2000 views.
 

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I hear POR15 High Temp paint supposed to work pretty good if baked on properly, but never tried it yet so I don't know??.


I baked some on my bare heads then blasted half of it off with the car wash power washer lol.
 

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You nerds still talking about mufflers? geez.
Ok... fine..
HushThrush bolted straight to the headers. Go.
 

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Ew.


Noob.


What about exhaust gas temperatures and scavenging and exit velocities?

I'll give you a hint: Your street trucks NEEDS tailpipes or you are throwing both money AND horsepower out the window PLUS you will look like a *********.

A ********* with no money and a ghetto truck with crappy exhaust lol.
 
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You nerds still talking about mufflers? geez.
Ok... fine..
HushThrush bolted straight to the headers. Go.
I tried that a long time ago, thought that would be the cool thing, that lasted about 3 days that was enough of that ****, lmao..
 

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