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Muffler CFM (flow) Comparison

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Muffler flow in CFM

OEM..................................................................... ...........225
Gibson SuperFlow 788200..............................................311
TTS Bullet Cat Converter.................................................324
Flowmaster 40 series 42540..........................................352
Flowmaster 50 Series.....................................................362
Flowmaster 40 series 43040..........................................392
Dynomax Super Turbo....................................................410
Flowmaster 62631..........................................................435
Carsound Cat Converter.................................................436
FLP Cat Converter...........................................................440
Edelbrock Victor 5535......................................................562
Flowmaster 40 series 435409..........................................576
Edelbrock RPM series 5511..............................................579
Flowmaster Delta Force Racing 54040-10........................634
Edelbrock 304 series 5560...............................................640
Edelbrock Gen App 5505..................................................708
Dynomax Race Magnum Welded 17216...........................711
Borla XR-1 40600.............................................................836
Borla XR-1 40615.............................................................854
Dynomax UltraFlow SS 17263..........................................1000
Dynomax Race Magnum Welded 17218...........................1000
Borla XR-1 40575.............................................................1100
Dynomax UltraFlow..........................................................1133
Edelbrock Victor 5537......................................................1400
Borla XR-1 40450.............................................................1400
Borla XR-1 40741.............................................................1450
Dynomax UltraFlow SS 17296, 17268..............................2200
Dynomax Race Magnum Welded 17220, 17224...............2200
Dynomax Race Magnum Welded 17225...........................2600

The formula for required exhaust flow is: horsepower times 2.2. Pretty simple eh?
So if your car makes 400 hp, you will need a total of 880 cfm muffler capacity for an unrestrictive exhaust system. So for dual exhaust, you would need mufflers that flow 440 cfm.
For reference, a 2.5 inch diameter pipe flows ~500 cfm. Adding non-mandrel bends will lessen that amount :confused
 
Jon, again thanks for posting this. Another bit of information to consider. Interesting formula you provided, haven't seen that before. Thanks, Charles
 
72Mako said:
Jon, again thanks for posting this. Another bit of information to consider. Interesting formula you provided, haven't seen that before. Thanks, Charles
Well,I just hope this info is legit,as I'm not the author of this material,I just try to go out online to find interesting,useful information pertaining to us Corvette owners.I've been trying to decide myself,which mufflers to go with.Monday I'm having headers & duals installed.
 

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