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2" or 3" exhaust for 2.5L turbo diesel..
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2005 1:22 am
by paz
have got a 2.5l turbo diesel intercooled(if u can call it that) ford courier dual cab,,,want to open the zorst up a little,,,but am tied between 2" and 3"......will be a straight through muffler no matter what,,,so what size?????
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2005 2:03 am
by HotFourOk
With turbo, you can't really go too big... the more free flowing you make it, the more power you will gain, but also noise will increase with size.
Just suss out local exhaust shops and ask any mates if they have done the same thing.. exhaust is all trial and error.. I'd suggest 2.5".... 2" is a bit small and 3" may be a touch big and noisy, depending on what mufflers/resonators you plan to run.. if any
I always recommend to run a quality muffler like Lukey etc. to obtain a nice sounding note out of it and have none of that rattly/tinny noise.
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2005 9:12 am
by Micka
For yours I would say 2.5" would be ideal.
If there was a way to increase your power by roughly 25%, then a 3" would work...but noise does become a factor.
I have a 3" on my 2.5l Fender TD5. But it has been chipped to give heaps more kw.
And it is L-O-U-D
Micka
Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2005 12:33 am
by Tommo.fmx
as the fellers said 2.5" will be just about perfect for ya...
I believe the early discovery's with a 2.4 TDI come with a 2.5" pipe on em..
cheers>>TOMMO
Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2005 11:29 am
by paz
thanks for the replies guys....think 2.5 will be the go,,spoke to 2 different shops so far,,,got 2.5" and 3"...going to wollongong this weekend,,,,anyone know of a good(cheap) shop to get it done at???
paz
Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2005 4:52 pm
by Micka
No mufflers, dude...just straight pipe, mandrel bent, all the way thru
Micka