01-30-2013, 06:05 PM
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Bottom line........IF you're going to do a cold air upgrade then the best bang for the buck is K & N.
As for looking to get a decent increase in ponies then free flow exhaust, as Anthony correctly mentioned, is the way to do it without going into some really extensive (and somewhat expensive) work.
The simplest exhaust mod is headers and low restriction mufflers. HOWEVER......on today's cars and with inspection standards being the way they are (especially in NY and NJ) you're looking at a bit more trouble than it's worth unless you really want your street car to serve double duty and be competitive at your local drag strip on a regular basis.
A set of headers from a quality manufacturer like Hedman, Hooker or Doug Thorley will run somewhere in the neighborhood of $400.00. A pair of Purple Hornies (the best dedicated header mufflers available) will run an additional $250.00. Next you must get 2 free flow catalytic converters for around $350.00 each and finally add in the rest of the piping, hangers, tail pipes, tips and labor to install which will run around $600 - $900. Total cost between $1950 and $2250.
As for looking to get a decent increase in ponies then free flow exhaust, as Anthony correctly mentioned, is the way to do it without going into some really extensive (and somewhat expensive) work.
The simplest exhaust mod is headers and low restriction mufflers. HOWEVER......on today's cars and with inspection standards being the way they are (especially in NY and NJ) you're looking at a bit more trouble than it's worth unless you really want your street car to serve double duty and be competitive at your local drag strip on a regular basis.
A set of headers from a quality manufacturer like Hedman, Hooker or Doug Thorley will run somewhere in the neighborhood of $400.00. A pair of Purple Hornies (the best dedicated header mufflers available) will run an additional $250.00. Next you must get 2 free flow catalytic converters for around $350.00 each and finally add in the rest of the piping, hangers, tail pipes, tips and labor to install which will run around $600 - $900. Total cost between $1950 and $2250.
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