I removed the muffler from my 5" Magnaflow turbo-back exhaust. This is because the muffler shrinks to a 3.5 inch inlet and seems counterproductive to opening up the exhaust. Anyway, with the reduction in exhaust velocity, the truck gets slightly worse mileage which I assume is due to the reduction in torque due to the loss of scavenging ability with the open exhaust. I know that with pressurized engines (turbo) that exhaust velocity is not a huge factor and they benefit from a wide open exhaust.
I know it's flowing more air because it smokes MUCH less when trounced on.
Now the question....
I am sure this can be tuned, but I'm not sure where to go with it. Obviously it has more air available, so it wold seem logical to add more fuel. Is it worthwhile to add boost to help increase exhaust velocity and return to that "sweet spot?"
I am not asking you to share your specific tunes, just a point in the right direction.
Thanks!