What other cars have a pointless dual exhaust?
02-10-2009, 12:10 PM
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What other cars have a pointless dual exhaust?
And is the S2K's really that "pointless?" Some guy was talking about how they needed it to optimize the weight distribution... Don't know about that. But do you also think it would've been possible for them to make it as quiet with a single exhaust? Maybe there is a purpose behind it... Hell if I know.
Other cars I can think of:
Audi 1.8T
Audi TT
New Miata
Mazda RX-7 (?)
BMW I-6 engines?? - I think these are justified, they do have two separate headers
Other cars I can think of:
Audi 1.8T
Audi TT
New Miata
Mazda RX-7 (?)
BMW I-6 engines?? - I think these are justified, they do have two separate headers
02-10-2009, 12:13 PM
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I'm not so sure about the Audi example seeing as my 3.0 has separate manifolds, cats, and pipes for each cylinder bank. The four cylinder's just carryover the dual pipes from their bigger brothers.
02-10-2009, 12:17 PM
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The S2k's dual mufflers offer greater noise reduction for a given level of flow than a single would. If they'd run a single, with the same noise abatement, it would have reduced power. They had a noise requirement, the duals allowed them to meet it while keeping the system as free-flowing as possible.
I.e., they're not "pointless".
I.e., they're not "pointless".
02-10-2009, 12:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Kamron,Feb 10 2009, 01:13 PM
I'm not so sure about the Audi example seeing as my 3.0 has separate manifolds, cats, and pipes for each cylinder bank. The four cylinder's just carryover the dual pipes from their bigger brothers.
02-10-2009, 12:20 PM
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Originally Posted by ZDan,Feb 10 2009, 01:17 PM
The S2k's dual mufflers offer greater noise reduction for a given level of flow than a single would. If they'd run a single, with the same noise abatement, it would have reduced power. They had a noise requirement, the duals allowed them to meet it while keeping the system as free-flowing as possible.
I.e., they're not "pointless".
I.e., they're not "pointless".
02-10-2009, 12:31 PM
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Originally Posted by ZDan,Feb 10 2009, 01:17 PM
The S2k's dual mufflers offer greater noise reduction for a given level of flow than a single would. If they'd run a single, with the same noise abatement, it would have reduced power. They had a noise requirement, the duals allowed them to meet it while keeping the system as free-flowing as possible.
I.e., they're not "pointless".
I.e., they're not "pointless".
I always thought it was for looks only.
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The camaro (4th gen) dual exhausts are useless. Its a single pipe that comes into one muffler with two outs. how come the 60mm guys dont run this? then you have the weight reduction of ONE muffler + the looks of two.
