I just did my 97 plus 8 last week , the reason was to get rid of a heat source , stands to reason that there will be less restriction in the exhaust but I think the power gain will be imperceptible , there Is for sure more noise ,I have a full stainless librands exhaust system, but at small throttle and low load it's still quiet .if you have an injected rover be sure to change the tune resistor which will give you the correct mapping .
I am quite happy with the results
Regards Dave