The Key to Make Performance Car: Performance Exhaust

Performance car is not a myth.  It is very much a real concept and every car can be turn into a dream machine with right exhaust. These exhausts are superior to the factory fitted exhausts and known as aftermarket exhausts. These exhaust increase the performance of car, motorcycle or any other vehicle and add beauty to the appearance of the vehicle. They also change the sound of the vehicle. Instead of humming sound of engine, aftermarket exhaust voice is a thunderous one.  

It has been observed that majority of car or bike owners do not prefer to install performance exhausts at first until the original wears out or is out of order. As these are cost effective and have lesser market price than the original ones, they can also increase the performance of vehicle and fuel economy. The main parts of an aftermarket exhaust consist of headers, catalytic converters, middle pipe, Insulators, glasspacks, silencers or mufflers, resonators and exhaust pipe.

The performance car makers are easy to install. Though, they have seen so many ups and downs, twists and turns to look like present day avatar.  They have gone through many modifications such as until 1990 the factory fitted exhaust systems were made from aluminized or simple steel. In some geographical areas such as some North America regions known as rust belt, these were used to wear out early or failed to deliver after three years. Nowadays, majority of manufacturers prefer to use stainless steel which is durable and rust free. It has increased the life span of exhaust systems. 

Installing aftermarket performance exhausts has its pros and cons.  If you install them, you can increase the gas mileage and horsepower.  These are cheaper than the factory fitted parts and there is no harm in installing them if original parts are not available or beyond your budget.  As many Original Equipment Manufacturers or OEMs are still using ordinary or stainless steel, you can without doubt go for aftermarket exhausts. While installing an exhaust, the catalytic convertor is removed or sidestepped which is illegal with emission laws as it results in visible fumes from the outlet.  Also, the noise of engine is increased.