1G exhaust question, input needed.

[dsmdeliveryboy]

Well, I'm on a pretty tight budget right now since I lost my job but I got a little bit of extra cash to spend on myself and was wondering if I would feel a power difference if ran the stock piping but ran a test pipe and a magnaflow muffler. I wanna get the muffer with a 3" inlet since I plan to upgrade to 3" piping once I get a job but just wondering if even doing that would entertain me with a little more power till then. I don't plan on making more than 300hp anytime soon as I'm into auto-x.
Mods:

-14b w/16g 7cm housing
-Ported Evo III manifold from Mach V
-Victory Performance o2 dump
-Balance shafts eliminated
-Kevlar timing belt
-ARP headstuds
-Metal headgasket
-ACT2600 clutch
-Jacks racing transmission clutch fork and fulcrum ball
-Solid shifter bushings
-DSS MBC@15psi
-Autometer boost and EGT gauge
-K&N air filter
-KYB struts
-Walbro 190 fuel pump
-Magnecore 8.5mm spark plug wires

I'm just really hurting for a little bit more power, thought this may be an idea.

 

[907dsm]

It'll be very small but you should notice it a little bit.

 

[dsmdeliveryboy]

See I keep hearing mixed things about it, some people say you feel a big difference since your eliminating your cat and putting on a no restriction muffler and other people say you hardly feel anything.. Can anyone give me some real answers?

 

[92AWDHX40]

Real answers a lot of people will tell you their opinons mine hardly could tell i had no cat and a larger exhaust piping, even when i went turbo, couldnt tell. Im not sure if your gonna find the exact answer you want just others opinons on their set up every car is different.

 

[slowgsr]

its really not worth it, wait untill you have the cash to do a full 3" and a highflow 3" cat, Im unsure about your emissions laws, but usally highflow cats only pass a visual inspection.

 

[dsmdeliveryboy]

I'm in CA, I'm not worried about emissions I have no problem getting a dirty smog. If it will help at all I have no problem spending $60 to make a test pipe and buy a magnaflow. I have connections with the local kragen/o'reilly here so I get really big discounts. I would just rather here opinions from people who have actually done it than people who think it will make a difference.