Well frankly its for power, when you restrict a big engine (like the 98 LS1 V8 I have that I just finished the Stroker kit in not long ago) it holds back on power because of the back pressure, when you free up that back pressure it lets the car perform the way you wanted it to.
Now with smaller cars, as you coined them ricers (I also own a v6 Mazda I race) they need some back pressure but factory is again, more of a hinderance then a help. I must admit the Camaro is loud, it has straight pipe on a 450HP V8. But then putting mufflers and anything else pulls from the power of the car and thats what I spent the money to setup and enjoy. Others do it for music, some do it for a jaguar that they don't hear etc. Personally I love the sound of a car done right, either my V6 or my V8.
I hate others with there music so I put together a small system in my car so I can hear it and I don't car about the others. Or you can use dynomat and block them out (Mostly).
But quite frankly, you have what you enjoy others have what they enjoy, to the car builder/racer this is a way of showing that we enjoy speed and our vehicles. I know when I pass someone else who has just done minor work to there car I know hey, that person either does it for atten, or maybe they are like me and they are building up the cars they enjoy.
Basically think of it like this, your comment is close to saying to someone 100% tech that watercooling is dumb, how can you do that when water and electricity do not mix. We know that the cooler temps, allow for higher overclocking and longer chip life amoung other things. But say this to someone who does not understand how it works or why to do that and they really do not care.
I hope you will not hate us all but I know you probably would not like my cars ^-^ I would hate to think that it would give you an excuse not to like someone just because of there personal pref and taste.
P.S. After reading a few more posts I agree that those who just put intake and exhaust on only and think there car is wonderfully faster (without changing the cat most of the time) are annoying. You have to do more to your car then just some basic exhaust. For those of us that do we all feel that we have been put with those who do not and just annoy others. Frankly while we all do it for speed, we don't all do it to be annoying. There are those of us who do not get on our cars in the wee hours around homes, we go to the track or inductrial area's. But most of us do race, so as I said before its all in what you like.
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