Cut away of a Dyno Max muffler #18381

As long as there is enough piping to keep atmospheric pressure away from the exhaust ports. That's what would be bad. 14.7 psia is atmospheric pressure. a=absolute That makes for lousy exhaust extraction. :eek:
If you want to think about it from a combustion point of view; look at it from the two parts of the exhaust cycle. the first part being the pressure from combustion being released and the second from the pumping of the piston.
Calvin Elston's insight about exhaust flow's effect on combustion is good reading IMO.
At Speedtalk, screen name exhausted; "What is [exhaust] Blowdown Length?" p.2
Basic rule of thumb from his Exhausting blog: What tube size off the head?