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- Exhaust Anatomy: A Beginner’s Guide to Aftermarket Exhaust SystemsLet’s break down the anatomy of an exhaust system—each component, what it does, and why it matters.Remember the first time you talked anatomy in the classroom? Yeah—well, this discussion of anatomy probably isn’t going to be nearly as eye-opening, exhilarating, frightening, or embarrassing (or all oProducts News December 14, 2018
- What Will an Exhaust System Do for Your Car?Most car and truck manufacturers leave plenty of room for improvement when it comes to horsepower and torque. That's not to say that these vehicles are poorly made, but many companies will choose the least expensive alternative when it comes to items such as exhaust systems.An aftermarket performancProducts News December 12, 2018
- Exhaust System, Muffler, & ConverterA vehicle’s exhaust system is designed to direct harmful gases away from the driver and passengers, reduce the emissions the vehicle releases into the environment, control the delivery of hot exhaust, provide information to the vehicle’s computer to improve vehicle performance, and significantly redProducts News November 20, 2018
- Exhaust System Technology-5Moto-GPNeil Spalding, Race Engine Technology's in-house expert on motorcycles, provided me with a gallery of detailed photos showing the varied strategies employed in Moto-GP (the F-1 of motorcycle racing) to shape the engine power curves with exhaust tuning finesse, along with a wealth of informatiProducts News November 15, 2018
- Exhaust System Technology-4Top Fuel and Funny CarAt the top levels of drag racing, in particular Top Fuel and Funny-Car, the exhaust systems might seem very simple. The header systems, known as "zoomies," consist of a single pipe on each cylinder, dumping straight into the atmosphere, with each tube bent so that it faces upwaProducts News November 13, 2018
- Direct Fit Exhaust Flange Repair Flex Pipe Replacement Kit w/ GasketDimensions:Visible Flex Braid Length: 2 7/8”Outlet Length: 3/4"OAL: 5 3/8”Outlet ID: 2”Outlet OD: 2 3/8"Flange Thickness: 3/8”Bolt Hole Center to Center: 4 3/8”Bolt Hole Diameter: 1/2"Flange Material: Mild SteelFlex Material: Stainless SteelWeight: 2 lbs. 5 oz.Products News October 30, 2018
- Exhaust System Technology-3Figure 6Example of a 4-2-1 Header SystemThe tuning of this type of system is not terribly intuitive. Several well-placed experts in Cup told me that their teams have consumed large amounts of modeling time using very sophisticated (and expensive) simulation software to arrive "in the ball park", andProducts News October 26, 2018
- Exhaust System Technology-2Exhaust MaterialsUsually, header systems are fabricated from welded-up collections of cuts from pre-formed "U" bends and straight segments of tubing in the chosen material. There are several reasons for that, but the most persuasive is the fact that, in order to achieve the design configuration, theProducts News October 22, 2018
- MufflerMuffler, also called silencer, device through which the exhaust gases from an internal-combustion engine are passed to attenuate (reduce) the airborne noise of the engine. To be efficient as a sound reducer, a muffler must decrease the velocity of the exhaust gases and either absorb sound waves or cProducts News October 13, 2018
- How Exhaust Systems WorkIt all starts in the engineIn order to understand how the exhaust of a vehicle works, there must be a basic understanding of the engine as a whole. The internal combustion engine in its simplest form is a large air pump. It gathers in air, mixes it with fuel, adds a spark and ignites the fuel and aiProducts News October 09, 2018