Exhaust question

[melitonxj88]

Hi,
had one question
i got a jeep classic 2001 with snorkle .
i got 7 hp less with it right??
soo... i wanted to buy a new exhaust because it gives u some hp???? or.. its false..
anyone knows if buying a CHIP will give me more HP??
thanks
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[Mudderoy]

Are you saying you have 7 hp less BECAUSE of the snorkel? I've never heard of that before.

[LizardRunner]

That snorkel isn't going to rob any hp from you. A larger, better flowing exaust will give you a "minor" increase in hp, usually around 1-5 but almost never as much as 10. What a better flowing exaust does do is let you get all the hp you can have from a factory spec engine and if you disconnect the battery after installing, the computer will relearn the new parameters of your engine setup and you will feel that.

[melitonxj88]

hmmmm ok... good answer :)
u know anything about the chip?

[LizardRunner]

The only chip I ever tried was for a VW Fox rally car I owned. It didn't make as much difference as the maker claimed it would. That could have been because the engine was already in high tune from the VW Special Projects folks.

[4.3LXJ]

If your snorkel has the same cross sectional area as a three inch exhaust tube, then the snorkel is not cutting your horsepower. You might try another route. HO heads with a 99/00 intake and bored throttle body will give you some very noticeable horsepower. What I have heard about chips is not encouraging. Basically what they do is lower the throttle position for advance timing and rich fuel mixture, which would generally hurt your milage.

[melitonxj88]

thanks bro.. your answer was very helpful for me