Dumb Quesiton: Why do they have bends on exhaust pipes, maybe better performance?
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Dumb Quesiton: Why do they have bends on exhaust pipes, maybe better performance?
I was wondering why there are bends on exhaust pipings, cant they just make it straight for more performance or do the bends also help performance? Dumb question, but it was kinda bugging me.
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Most cars have the bends since the muffler is designed to mount on the left or right side of the car. Not just that but there's everything under the car that the exhaust has to avoid like the tranny, driveshaft, rear diff, rear suspension arms, swaybar ect.. I mean technically I guess you could put a literally straight turboback on the car but it would be wayy too low and have to be mounted right under your license plate... great place for cops to see your expired registration and illegal exhaust at the same time hahah.
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Originally Posted by nic3krnnamja83
this question would be better suited in the dump
but mandrel bends cause u would not be able to straight pipe considering there are components in the way
but mandrel bends cause u would not be able to straight pipe considering there are components in the way
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like..no muffler you mean?
the reason for bends is, a: to menouver(sp?) around components of the car like the rear axle, control arms, sway bar, etc. and b: better flow. with mandrel bends instead of dented bends or straight pipe welds at angles, the air flows smoother like a current instead of jabbing at the angles thus reducing air flow.
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the reason for bends is, a: to menouver(sp?) around components of the car like the rear axle, control arms, sway bar, etc. and b: better flow. with mandrel bends instead of dented bends or straight pipe welds at angles, the air flows smoother like a current instead of jabbing at the angles thus reducing air flow.
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Originally Posted by cleofis
like..no muffler you mean?
the reason for bends is, a: to menouver(sp?) around components of the car like the rear axle, control arms, sway bar, etc. and b: better flow. with mandrel bends instead of dented bends or straight pipe welds at angles, the air flows smoother like a current instead of jabbing at the angles thus reducing air flow.
i love run-on sentences.
the reason for bends is, a: to menouver(sp?) around components of the car like the rear axle, control arms, sway bar, etc. and b: better flow. with mandrel bends instead of dented bends or straight pipe welds at angles, the air flows smoother like a current instead of jabbing at the angles thus reducing air flow.
i love run-on sentences.
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Origami posted by xicema17x
I was wondering why there are bends on exhaust pipings, cant they just make it straight for more performance or do the bends also help performance?
I was wondering why there are bends on exhaust pipings, cant they just make it straight for more performance or do the bends also help performance?
Exhaust gasses should flow in a straight line for the least amount of backpressure. The traditional rule of thumb is that introducing a 90° bend in a length of tubing adds the same amount of restriction as 10 additional feet of the same diameter tubing. Two 45° bends separated by straight pipe create less restriction than a single 90° bend of the same radius.
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