When is 3 inches too small?
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When is 3 inches too small?
When does a 3" exhaust become too small. I know people have excellent power on that diameter, but would a 3.5" or 4" have been better? Finding 4" mufflers is a little difficult. and 3.5" piping is expensive, due to it's uncommon size. I'm running a full 3" but i'm really contemplating something larger. I have to have a new exhaust made...So i thought I would go all out.
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Contact Zero R here on the forum. He just fabricated me a full 4 inch turboback exhaust, with a magnaflow muffler in the midsection and another in the rear. There's also a magnaflow s/s tip welded onto the back muffler. It's in the mail, so pics coming soon
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4" pipe is easy to find. SS mandrel bent. the adapters to go from 3-4" or 3.5-4" can be easily found as well. I've actually looked into diesel mufflers. I figure if they can handle the heat, why not. But when should you go beyong 3"? I'm in the mid 300WHP figures. But hell I used 3" over 130 hp ago.
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Originally Posted by GoodfellaFD3S
Contact Zero R here on the forum. He just fabricated me a full 4 inch turboback exhaust, with a magnaflow muffler in the midsection and another in the rear. There's also a magnaflow s/s tip welded onto the back muffler. It's in the mail, so pics coming soon
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Originally Posted by vipers
i think 3" is more than plenty for anything @ or below 450rwhp... aftet that, might wanna start thinking about 3.5 or 4"
We don't make anything less than 3.5" on any of our systems. Customers who have switched from cast iron manifolds/smaller downpipes to our systems have noticed over a 1000rpm decrease in " turbo lag"
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Originally Posted by BoostedFd3s
hey buddy...how much did he charge you for it? and also did you have to buy the stuff? You know we are both waiting for our 500r kit and are both in need of a 4 inch exhaust... help me out...
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A couple theories:
I don't think you need the big piping once you get a reasonble distance away from the turbo, due to cooling increasing the density of the exhaust gases. So, if you had a 3" exhaust system already... You could re-pipe to a 3.5" or 4" and reduce at the main muffler back to 3" and probably gain power. It might not get any louder either. I would suspect that a red hot downpipe would be a good place to enlarge.
You could also get a gain from running the wastegate to it's own mini muffler instead of connecting it to the main system.
I don't think you need the big piping once you get a reasonble distance away from the turbo, due to cooling increasing the density of the exhaust gases. So, if you had a 3" exhaust system already... You could re-pipe to a 3.5" or 4" and reduce at the main muffler back to 3" and probably gain power. It might not get any louder either. I would suspect that a red hot downpipe would be a good place to enlarge.
You could also get a gain from running the wastegate to it's own mini muffler instead of connecting it to the main system.
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Wastegate is vented to the atmosphere. I've talked to several professors at school (ERAU) and they say for flow 3" is good for almost 450WHP. However, that's based on research for a piston motor. As far as pressure differential goes, my turbo is a .96 A/R P-trim that is 3" out. So if I increase the diameter of the exhaust pipe, thus increasing the pressure differential then, lag should decrease and the power curve should change as well. How much? Well I guess time and money will tell. Just thought that someone here had beaten this path already.
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*** Wanna Bet***
Size does matter.
If they say it does not and it's all about the motion in the ocean then it's obviously a lie!
Now if we're speaking about 3 inches from the floor then thats a whole different story, Holmes.
If they say it does not and it's all about the motion in the ocean then it's obviously a lie!
Now if we're speaking about 3 inches from the floor then thats a whole different story, Holmes.
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Wow, nobody made a joke about the thread title? My boys are finally growing up. *sniff*
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so ...no time for this
well...
I dynoed 500 whp last time, then like we always do by never been satisfied I increased boost, swap the intake from REW to RE/REW TB and port-matched, hardened stationary gears, etc,,, and my target now is 600... i didn't want to expend more on the exhaust so i installed a 3.5" automatic cut-off valve to my 3" downpipe...
i'll test it closed/opened to see how it goes and let you all know...
I dynoed 500 whp last time, then like we always do by never been satisfied I increased boost, swap the intake from REW to RE/REW TB and port-matched, hardened stationary gears, etc,,, and my target now is 600... i didn't want to expend more on the exhaust so i installed a 3.5" automatic cut-off valve to my 3" downpipe...
i'll test it closed/opened to see how it goes and let you all know...
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When she tells you so.......... I mean, I have a 4" full turboback exhaust. I bought 2 magnaflow mufflers and 4" SS pipe from jegs.com and got free shipping. Then I bought a exhaust stack from a semi-truck store in a truck stop (the one that curves at the top and is Chrome) and had the exhaust shop use the straight part as a tip. 4" from turbo to tip. Dont know how much it helped with lag because I did that and my half-bridge motor at the same time. They both helped with lag alot.
This XMAS break I am buying a 4" Vband clamp to have welded in at the bottom of the DP. Then I am buying a 45 degree mandrel bent SS pipe and having the curved part of my semi truck pipe on so it exits by the passenger door like Lupe's exhaust. Should sound sweet. Also I will be able to switch back and forth.
This XMAS break I am buying a 4" Vband clamp to have welded in at the bottom of the DP. Then I am buying a 45 degree mandrel bent SS pipe and having the curved part of my semi truck pipe on so it exits by the passenger door like Lupe's exhaust. Should sound sweet. Also I will be able to switch back and forth.
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Originally Posted by BoostedFd3s
hey buddy...how much did he charge you for it? and also did you have to buy the stuff? You know we are both waiting for our 500r kit and are both in need of a 4 inch exhaust... help me out...
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Originally Posted by crispeed
Size does matter.
If they say it does not and it's all about the motion in the ocean then it's obviously a lie!
Now if we're speaking about 3 inches from the floor then thats a whole different story, Holmes.
If they say it does not and it's all about the motion in the ocean then it's obviously a lie!
Now if we're speaking about 3 inches from the floor then thats a whole different story, Holmes.
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Well I don't plan on staying mid 300's forever. The exhaust on now, was done quickly and hastily. SO since I plan on moving up to a big shaft TO4 within the next 18 months, I might as well build the exhaust to spec now.