In terms of car upgrades the engine may be the one taking all the glory, however without a proper exhaust output the car’s will never live up to its maximum potential.

This video explains the basics of all the exhaust parts and gives a good descriptive detail of each. The parts mentioned are the exhaust manifold, catalytic converter, pipes, resonator and a muffler. It then proceeds to explain the benefits of upgrading your exhaust since the day to day requirements of driving your car don’t compare to those of driving it on the track. However once you have decided that it’s time to take things up a notch or maybe your stock exhaust doesn’t meet your upgraded engine’s needs, then consider going for the upgrade. The example car used in the video to show the benefit of an exhaust upgrade is a 1999 Acura Integra, which received an exhaust upgrade of 2.25 inches over the original 1.8 inch diameter exhaust. The results are simple and almost expected as higher engine RPM led to more speed.

Considering this it comes down to one simple solution – if you want more speed for your upgraded engine, consider a better exhaust.