Does an exhaust silencer hinder performance?

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May 30, 2003

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Does an exhaust silencer hinder performance?

Just curious.

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yes. but not too much. however, on our cars...where there might be a 1-3 hp, it MAY cancel out any performance gains

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i've never been on a dyno but I cannot tell a difference (aside from sound) when I have my silencer on

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