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					Originally Posted by SlickNick112
					
				 
				What is the downside to oversized piping?  The more air you can move the better, right? 
			
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 There is a limit to that, and on naturally aspirated engines, its about 2.25"-2.5" or so.  Beyond that, the bigger exhaust does not flow fast enough and the engine loses low end power. 
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