Irresponsibly Large Exhaust Piping and 3800 Power
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Ok, I'm not actually looking to put a fan in my exhaust pipe. Since this is the primary brainstorming section, I figured I might brainstorm using what Paul had quoted. Maybe I'm not being too clear. Actually, I may seem totally out of it.
No way will I rice my Bonneville with a fan in the exhaust. Unless it'* not ricing. I would find that hard to believe, though. The guy with the N-body Oldsmobile coupe who has two engines in his car posted here about brushes that clean oil off of camshaft lobes to lessen rotating mass, as I'm told. I remember this was disqualified for being nuts, but on 3800pro.com, it was a confirmed way "to gain performance."
I'm trying to keep up the brainstorming nature. The guy that coined the word and came up with the process said it'* easier to tame a wild idea than (insert proper words here: to liven) a boring idea.
Going with this original brainstorming promotion, I wrote out the fan in the 4-inch exhaust idea to do two things:
1.) To ask why it is that supercharged and turbo engines don't require much babying by the exhaust piping.
2.) For comic relief.
On the base brainstorming level, I brought up a fan in an exhaust pipe capable of fitting a fan big enough. I used that to try to see what you guys think would happen if vacuum took over natural flow.
So, how do we stand now?
No way will I rice my Bonneville with a fan in the exhaust. Unless it'* not ricing. I would find that hard to believe, though. The guy with the N-body Oldsmobile coupe who has two engines in his car posted here about brushes that clean oil off of camshaft lobes to lessen rotating mass, as I'm told. I remember this was disqualified for being nuts, but on 3800pro.com, it was a confirmed way "to gain performance."
I'm trying to keep up the brainstorming nature. The guy that coined the word and came up with the process said it'* easier to tame a wild idea than (insert proper words here: to liven) a boring idea.
Going with this original brainstorming promotion, I wrote out the fan in the 4-inch exhaust idea to do two things:
1.) To ask why it is that supercharged and turbo engines don't require much babying by the exhaust piping.
2.) For comic relief.
On the base brainstorming level, I brought up a fan in an exhaust pipe capable of fitting a fan big enough. I used that to try to see what you guys think would happen if vacuum took over natural flow.
So, how do we stand now?
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Frankly, I feel like a fool for participating. I wish you'd been alot more clear from the get-go on this one.
Let'* try to keep it practical from now on, or CLEARLY state your intentions from the start.
Let'* try to keep it practical from now on, or CLEARLY state your intentions from the start.
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Originally Posted by willwren
Frankly, I feel like a fool for participating. I wish you'd been alot more clear from the get-go on this one.
Let'* try to keep it practical from now on, or CLEARLY state your intentions from the start.
Let'* try to keep it practical from now on, or CLEARLY state your intentions from the start.
We can learn more by starting with overgeneralized ideas and narrowing things down to what we want to know. Why get mad over this? It'* absolutely impractical to put a fan in an exhaust pipe, but I asked about it in wanting to know about exhaust flow.
If we need to keep everything practical to keep the thread moving so I can figure out some more things, that'* fine. It'* not too tough to get some use out of my crazy posts, though. rrounds had quoted Scott Stutler, and Paul added some info and quoted rrounds. Considering that, I asked:
"Well, does that mean I can put a 4" straight pipe out of the back of my catalytic converter?"
That may not be a yes or no question. It seems logical, though, to try to explain the effect of 4" piping out of the catalytic converter, if there really is one. I had read earlier both before and after I mentioned 1337ssei'* 3" catback exhaust, about why not to do that until you're in the low 13s or so. Is it just money and weight with a forced induction car?
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I didn't say I was mad. Call it frustration. I'm not the only one, either. The point I'm making is to clearly state it'* theoretical at best, and you don't actually plan on putting in vacuum pumps, fans, or 4" exhaust piping.
That'* called communication. It keeps other members from feeling frustrated when you don't seem to be getting the point.
That'* called communication. It keeps other members from feeling frustrated when you don't seem to be getting the point.
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Oh, I see. That makes a lot of sense. Thanks a lot for clarifying. Well, if anyone knows more about exhaust flow, please feel free to post it. Hopefully this will catch on again so I can read more about what you guys think.
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