Ramm-Tecknik Headers and Exhauast
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Originally Posted by trader-nas' post='793333' date='Feb 15 2009, 10:12 AM
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Hey Guys - I posted this up about a week ago over on the M5 Board. Didn't mean to forget to show love here 
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Went on a road trip from Los Angeles to Las Vegas over the weekend. We took this as an opportunity to test out the exhaust. A point of interest is that fuel economy increased.
I was getting 15.0-15.5 MPG in between fill-up with the stock exhaust. This is with me as the driver with a passenger or two from time to time. But for the most part, the vehicle is occupied by myself.
For the Vegas trip, we got a average of 16.5 MPG through 3 fill-ups. Granted, ~85% of the driving was on the interstate. We did drive in and around the city because we stayed at a residential house and not on the strip. A friend had a home in Vegas and that was the crash site. We did not take cabs. In addition, keep in mind that the car was also occupied with 4 people weighing in at ~800. And of course, trunk full of luggage and supplies during the trip to and from LA/LV.
With that said, here's some photos of the car with the tips. As the videos previous posted were at night. Enjoy
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Went on a road trip from Los Angeles to Las Vegas over the weekend. We took this as an opportunity to test out the exhaust. A point of interest is that fuel economy increased.
I was getting 15.0-15.5 MPG in between fill-up with the stock exhaust. This is with me as the driver with a passenger or two from time to time. But for the most part, the vehicle is occupied by myself.
For the Vegas trip, we got a average of 16.5 MPG through 3 fill-ups. Granted, ~85% of the driving was on the interstate. We did drive in and around the city because we stayed at a residential house and not on the strip. A friend had a home in Vegas and that was the crash site. We did not take cabs. In addition, keep in mind that the car was also occupied with 4 people weighing in at ~800. And of course, trunk full of luggage and supplies during the trip to and from LA/LV.
With that said, here's some photos of the car with the tips. As the videos previous posted were at night. Enjoy
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Originally Posted by Trinity Autosport' post='807017' date='Mar 3 2009, 11:40 PM
Do you have dyno numbers? Did it gain HP or TQ or BOTH?
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Haven't been able to dyno the beast because the headers are not complete. Trying to keep the interval between testings as close as possible to each other. For the time being, YouTube videos of the exhaust on the night we picked up the car. LINK
Headers expected to be done by the end of this month.
Headers expected to be done by the end of this month.
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Originally Posted by trader-nas' post='825392' date='Mar 24 2009, 09:48 AM
Haven't been able to dyno the beast because the headers are not complete. Trying to keep the interval between testings as close as possible to each other. For the time being, YouTube videos of the exhaust on the night we picked up the car. LINK
Headers expected to be done by the end of this month.
Headers expected to be done by the end of this month.
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Originally Posted by Fedcaper' post='827540' date='Mar 26 2009, 02:29 PM
really nice work.
