not doubting you, but has anyone ever applied this theory to a dyno to substantiate? i would think 2" true duals would have substantially less backpressure than a singe 3". unless there's some physics involved that i'm not aware of.
02 Mustang GT... Tuned by Nelsons. Low 12's, anyone?

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