Can't speak for anyone else who's modified theirs, but I modified mine not for performance, appearance, or sound, but to improve access. The Valley of Death is unbelievably accessible from below, but only if the crossover pipe isn't in the way. Once the cap & rotor are changed from below (air/fuel mixture unit still needs to raise up a few inches, but can be left attached to injectors etc), I 100% guarantee an owner will never attempt it from above again. Same with all other components down there. Even if an owner decides to retain the stock exhaust setup, I strongly encourage substituting stainless fasteners for the carbon ones so the crossover pipe can be easily removed for engine maintanance. Bill Robertson #5939 >--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "spaceboy_2912" <seanmm@xxxx> wrote: > I'm not 100% sure myself, but I do believe there is a similar > correlation between sound & better as there is between the stickers on > a rice burner and speed. More research may be needed to link the two, > but this is just my observation. > Sean > > > --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Marc Levy <malevy_nj@xxxx> wrote: > > Can you explain why louder is better?? To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/