Lets say the engine makes 300 hp. It uses 10 horses to push the exhaust gasses out through the restrictive factory mufflers. A performance muffler might only require 4 horses to push out the same amount of exhaust. This allows 6 horses now to go to the acceleration instead. Does the car make more power, No. Does it use the power better with a performance system, Yes.|||Performance mufflers do increase power - the scavenging affect or certain mufflers will increase flow by working with the four cycle engine to draw spent exhaust. A performance muffler will add between 5 and 10 hp - dyno proven. not speculative. The design of the exhaust tubing is critical as well.
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|||Just the muffler? Maybe a couple. Full exhaust system? Probably 10-15.
... In the short version... It's a gain on the performance end using less h.p. to push exhaust, so it's like a gain from what you had before.
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