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Jay Honeck wrote:
Yep, they're ugly -- but I assume they are "tuned" exhausts... Well, it may not equate, but the tuning on automotive systems is done in the header. The length and bends of the pipes from the heads to the collectors is important, but the length of the exhaust pipes is not. Hmmm. I thought that new "performance exhaust" system for Cherokees and Skyhawks had to be "x" number of inches (feet?) long in order to "tune" the exhaust, in order to increase horsepower "x" percent? Isn't that why those things are so big, honkin' ugly, hanging out the bottom of the plane? Could be a marketing thing. People don't like to spend money on things that can't be seen. Dave Remove SHIRT to reply directly. |
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ISLIP wrote:
According to this admittedly very anti-Cirrus website, an SR22 is seven times louder than a C-182: Peter Interesting PDF but basically bull**** put out by a Cessna sales rep trying to make some sales. Being that it contrasts a Turbo Skylane with a Cirrus SR22 & gives 101 reasons why the Cessna is a better airplane ( & it probably is for some people), the facts are that 2003 sales are Cessna 182T = 47, while the Cirrus SR22 = 355. Obviously, a lot of purchasers either didn't read the referenced PDF or else took it for what it was I agree that the pdf is very biased toward Cessna. But I think the bias is in the presentation, not in misrepresentation. For example they give the correct fact that Cirrus blows away Cessna in cruising speed, then try to say that's not important. But the facts presented are correct. If you disagree, what specific facts in that PDF are wrong? Btw, you may not think comparing a turbo skylane with an SR-22 is valid, but if it's a comparison of $300K vs. $300K it's very valid in my opinion. |
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On Wed, 28 Apr 2004 13:49:41 +0000, Jay Honeck wrote:
Yep, they're ugly -- but I assume they are "tuned" exhausts... Well, it may not equate, but the tuning on automotive systems is done in the header. The length and bends of the pipes from the heads to the collectors is important, but the length of the exhaust pipes is not. Hmmm. I thought that new "performance exhaust" system for Cherokees and Skyhawks had to be "x" number of inches (feet?) long in order to "tune" the exhaust, in order to increase horsepower "x" percent? Isn't that why those things are so big, honkin' ugly, hanging out the bottom of the plane? Well, I can't speak specifically to planes in this regard, but for some other engines, that's the difference between turned exhaust and a tuned pipe. The idea is that the pipe is used to improve scavenging capabilities of the engine. Tuned pipes can often be used in conjunction with performance headers (tuned exhaust) to improve overall performance of the engine. The length and size of the pipe directly relates to the targeted RPM range at which the improved behavior is desired. Headers are normally used to improve the ability of the engine to get exhaust out of the engine. Likewise, pipes are normally used to effect the scavenging abilities (helping to suck exhaust out of the engine). As you can see, the two can be considered complimentary. Granted, I don't normally associate pipes with 4-cycle engines. That ignored, the length of the pipe, especially with performance headers can also effect the backpressure on the engine. Too little backpressure can lead to poor performance, just like too much can. AFAIK, it's not uncommon to add a longer exhaust pipe to slightly increase backpressure to compliment a performance header. |
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Jay Honeck wrote: Hmmm. I thought that new "performance exhaust" system for Cherokees and Skyhawks had to be "x" number of inches (feet?) long in order to "tune" the exhaust, in order to increase horsepower "x" percent? Tuned headers work by the fact that, if you take tubes that are between 32" and 36" long and hook one end of each to the exhaust port of the engine and the other end to a collector tube, the flow of the exhaust from the first cylinder to fire will help pull the exhaust out of the second cylinder to fire. I was told that the length of the exhaust system after the collector doesn't matter. You can reduce the length of the tubes in the header by adding bends; conversely, if you have to bend the tubes for clearance reasons, you have to reduce the length. This is why most automotive tuned headers look like pretzels. George Patterson If you don't tell lies, you never have to remember what you said. |
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Ben Jackson wrote:
: I'm not talking about sound, I'm talking about the pipes. They stuck : about 2' out of the bottom of the cowling on the SR20 I saw. Like giant : fangs... I see now that those are only on the SR20 -- the SR22 has much : shorter pipes. The Mooney Ovation has the same long "tailpipes". I think it is to relocate the boomy exhaust further from the floor where you put your feet. The Mooney 201 has the exhaust end right under the co-pilot's feet, and the noise and vibration in tune with the engine is very impressive in the co-pilot's seat. I find that without noise-cancelling headsets the noise is very tiring after only an hour or two. -- Aaron Coolidge (N9376J) |
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