L-72 Dyno Test

[Chevy454]

I hate to make excuses, but I'm still running that crappy chambered set-up. I tell ya, I was within an inch of ordering up a Flowmaster system yesterday, but I restrained myself. I talked to Pennington and he said the chambered system on his '68 cost him 3 tenths versus the Flowmaster system...it just sucks knowing a TON of my ET is sitting in that friggin' exhaust [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/frown.gif[/img] .

[Chevy454]

I finally got the "straws" off the Camaro yesterday. Check out the stock chambered tail pipes (which we have been running) compared to a set of 2.5" Flowmaster tail pipes (which everyone else has been running):






A lot of the places in the chambered pieces weren't even 1.5" in diameter! The Flowmaster pipes look like sewer pipe compared to the stock stuff!

[Stefano]

Rob,
We had a local speed shop dyno test a stock exhaust but for headers on a warmed over 454 LS5 Chevelle vs a 3" inch mandrel system and it meant just over 50 rear wheel HP and 4O foot pounds of torque. Those stock systems with all the crimps and bends are very restrictive.

I installed a set of 3" mandrel bent Torque-Tec pipes with individual 13" Flow Masters on my Ohio COPO Camaro.

The exhaust fits great and sounds even better. It is a bit obnoxious and does set off car alarms on a regular basis.

The car runs a stock L72 +.030 but for L88 spec cam, MSD, Hooker 2" Super Comps. I am taking out the original BE 4.10 rear and swapping in a 4.56 set up.

I have a set of 9" M/T E/T Drag Radials mounted and ready
to go.

I will try to test the set up within the next Couple of weeks.

I just hope the Muncie trans holds up.

[John Brown]

Stefano
You might want to try this just for laughs. On a DESKTOP DYNO put in the specs for your engine the way it is now, then change the cam specs to that of a stock 396/375 instead of the L-88. You might be suprised! In my experience, power goes up on both ends when used with mufflers. Lots more cranking pressure too!!