oneadvent wrote:
> wrote:
> > Explain your reference of "gt kit" Are you speaking of the extara
> > weight the ground effects a GT carries vs a plain LX body. Or are you
> > talking some sort of GT exhaust system? ????
> i mean the ground effects and the bumpers. leave the spoiler. i love
> the look.
You don't have to tell me. Check out my screen name. I special
ordered a stripped 5-liter LX back in '87. I loved that car!
> > I'm only talking about the use of 3" exhaust pipes on a 5-liter. 3"
> > piping is WAY too big for the average street 5-liter car. 3" piping is
> > so big that speed of the gases is slowed down, hurting performance.
> i understand that. i am wondering what kinds of mods he is thinking of.
> is it going to be twin turbo charged? if so they could help. is he
> trying for looks? or style? cause they sound great. but for small
> changes that don't hurt the pocket book, it would be too much. i still
> suggest no gt kit. its so much cleaner looking.
IMO, function must always come before style or looks. So in most
5-liter street applications 2 1/2" is plenty.
Patrick