disappointed in the aftermarket

[ilikerice]

^^ yea.. I think he bought the car on impulse and think he bit off more then he can chew.. also thinking his mind set is still set in the big displacement motors and trying to convert that knowledge to the little 1.5L.. its like going from soccer to american football.. different ball game..

ALSO, id like to point out.. even the new mustang 5.0 has an axleback muffler that u purchase separately from the mid piping.. not only that, but the CATs are welded into the midpipe as well. and a few other newer domestics now i think about it... so the concept is the same for most newer vehicles..

[xnamerxx]

Originally Posted by ilikerice

^^ yea.. I think he bought the car on impulse and think he bit off more then he can chew.. also thinking his mind set is still set in the big displacement motors and trying to convert that knowledge to the little 1.5L.. its like going from soccer to american football.. different ball game..

Id be more willing to bet he came from a chevy 350, lt1 or a ford 5.0. When cars weren't engineered all that well and replacing stock parts with aftermarket really did help things.

Its not that its a different ball game because its really not, toyota spent a lot of money to make sure this motor is going to be all it can be and still pass emission and cafe standards. Sure you can gain the odd 10 horsepower or so but in stock form the hardware is extremely efficient.

I have learned something over the years though, if I have no idea what I'm looking or what it does its probably not a good idea to remove or modify it.