Originally posted by mbesket: OK, OK, OK! 
I like the responses...but they don't answer my question. I'm trying to understand why a set of longer or shorter (I don't know which yet) is better than the other. What are the trade-offs?
I appreciate the suggestion to install true duals. I also like the side exit idea with twin pipes (although I think I would like to keep each pipe truly separate). [I digress, I can't install true duals. I live in California. California's smog laws present too many headaches for me. For now, I would like to stick to cat-back mods.]
So, to express my area of interest (question) differently, what are the trade-offs of a shorter exhaust piping route (side exit) versus the stock path (out back, under the rear bumper)?
Thanks for your responses.
MikeIf that is the case, then a side exit exhaust will be illegal in CA too. You are NOT allowed to dump your exhaust forward of the rear wheel IF the stock exhaust was behind the rear wheel.
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