Originally posted by DemonSVT:
Originally posted by rkneeshaw3.0:
I'm curious why some here have such low torque numbers. I put down 189hp/186tq at the wheels with stock pre-cats/stock SVT exhaust/bat-y/2.5L stock SVT heads and cams/SVT LIM+UIM+TB+K&N. If I open my exhuast up with headers or optimal cat-bak (or both) am I going to see a drop in torque and increase in HP?




Are you claiming before IMRC Torque numbers? (below 4000 rpm)
Many people do not claim that because it's a false indication of the true powerband.




This is what I'm claiming:



I love the torque and would hate to loose it by opening up the exhaust. I wish I understood the relationship between torque and HP better