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Straight-piping promises raw sound and a shot of performance, but it also drags you into a thicket of legal, financial, and everyday usability problems. When you strip your exhaust down to bare pipe, ...

So does your neighbor's Honda Civic really need a straight pipe to put down 150 horsepower at the wheels, and how how does Koenigsegg make 1000+ horsepower engines that also don't create terrible ...

When it comes to car mods, exhaust upgrades are ubiquitous. And that’s for a good reason, as sound goes a remarkably long way toward enhancing the driving experience. Among such modifications, ...

Tinted windows and hydraulic lowriders are so … 1990s. One of the latest trends in custom car modifications goes way beyond style —and some say it could cause a dangerous panic among pedestrians. The ...

The 755-pony 2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 packs plenty of assets, from offering an optional extreme aero package to being the fastest Corvette ever (an official top speed run in Germany has delivered a ...

As GM Authority reported over two years ago, Hooker BlackHeart offers a stainless steel cat-back exhaust for owners looking to open up their 2020-2023 Corvette C8 Stingray. Now, Hooker BlackHeart has ...

If they are sized to match your engine's output, there’s no power difference between catalysts and straight pipes. Read the Internet forums or Facebook discussion groups and you’ll find any number of ...

The Stovebolt Saga is back for a proper exhaust system. Any ol' exhaust shop could've bent up a workable system in an afternoon but we think this application warrants something more. It's largely ...

The exhaust system heats the tailpipe because the exhaust gases go straight from the engine into the exhaust manifold, and the temperature of the whole system becomes pretty high. However, only some ...