I bought the 4 1/2" ones,reason was i have 5" exhaust and that was the only thing i could find that would get close without fabbing something up.I installed them to keep the wardens happy.
Don't really have any good data for you because it won't quit raining down here,when it does i plan on trying with and without.
I had the engine running before i installed them and air filters,after installing them i had to take a small % out of the fuel table to get it close again.But that could of been the air filters.
I can tell you it don't muffle it very much,(for whatever that's worth)still loud.
Here is a pic after install.They are suppose to face the other way but the wardens would not be able to see them as well,the cone end is flush to the end of the pipe so they can see them easy.If you turn them around like i did you won't be able to get the nuts on.
What i did was weld the 1/4" nuts on the outside of the tabs,if you do this you will need to order them a 1/2" smaller than your exhaust pipe.
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