Airflow looks sick. Notice any chance with sound or performance?
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Thanks, it really does! I love how much more of the engine you can see.
And YES actually, quite noticeable.
I can't tell you what it would have been like with the stock exhaust because the Magnaflow went on a few weeks before the Airflow. I can tell you that while the Magna sounded (sounds) really nice, I didn't notice any increase in pick-up or MPG's.
HOWEVER, with the Airflow on, pick-up is just a tiny bit quicker (like 5%, would maybe translate into a tenth of a second on a 0-60, if that), shifting/acceleration is smoother, and I can get the same MPG's going 10-15 MPH faster, and improved somewhere around 2-3 overall, depending on speed. I did not except that much of a difference but it's for real.
I've seen a lot of back and forth on this topic, and from my now personal experience I can tell you, the people saying that an aftermarket exhaust (with better flow and a less restrictive muffler and no resonators) COMBINED with a ram air type system that pulls a larger volume of air straight into the engine (the stock intake had an elbow) absolutely makes a difference.
Did I gain 25hp? No. Did I gain 10? Maybe. But the smoother acceleration and increased fuel economy is very real.
Could probably have gotten similar results from a cheaper CAI but it wouldn't look nearly this cool, oh, and sound this mean.
The Magna has a very deep, clean growl. Sort of "cavernous". The Airflow basically makes the "cavern" bigger.
