question about hks exhaust

[Si Death]

is this the only exhaust taht reports a loss in torque??? ive searched around and it seems this is the only exhaust that people are saying are losing low end torque??? this true for just hks?? or for all other exhausts too??

[Peking]

Originally posted by Si Death
is this the only exhaust taht reports a loss in torque??? ive searched around and it seems this is the only exhaust that people are saying are losing low end torque??? this true for just hks?? or for all other exhausts too??

Depends on the setup. Most exhaust dyno's that I have seen show a slight lose in Tq. If only a I/H/E setup, yet if you were running boost. Then you should see an increase. Exhaust alone is not a performance mod IMO. Mostly for looks and sound, so shouldn't worry to much.