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Location: Eastern Melbourne
Registered: January 2005
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Re: Dump Pipe -- Screamer Pipe wtf?
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Mon, 06 June 2005 14:23

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man i never thaught it was so hard to understand what external waste gates and screamer pipes are!
i think people forgot to mention what a waste gate is for...it is to regulate boost...all turbos have one, when a turbo reaches its predetermined max boost pressure, it lets part of the exhaust gasses around the turbine so that the turbo doesn't spool up any further, which is how boost is controlled, a bigger waste gate than stock, usually (always?) means an external gate, a bigger gate can hold more boost, and because its outside of the turbo, it will have to have a length of pipe attached to it (unless for some reason you want exhaust coming out of the waste gate into your engine bay) the length of pipe coming out of the watsegate can then be plumbed back into the exhaust further down the pipe, or be just vented to atmosphere, and is pretty loud,hence "screamer pipe" and highly illegal (but fun)
The dump pipe is the part of the exhaust that connects the turbo to the rest of the exhaust system.
there is no choice whether you get a screamer pipe or a dump pipe,opasan, you HAVE to get, and already have a dump pipe.
a screamer pipe is an option for any turbo car, internally gated or externally gated, but not a street-legal one.
an external waste gate is also an option, not a cheap one, but if you want to run alot of boost, or your turbo has no internal gate, you need one.
Chuckster, how would a screamer be dangerous on a roadgoing car?
my RX4 had one on the big external gate, it was my daily driver.
A mates R31 skyline had one, vented from the internal gate, thats his daily driver as well.
i dont get the danger factor? i spose if you hit full boost on dry grass it could start a fire...
And just to add something constructive...
I had a 42? or 45? or something around that external gate in my rx4 it was loudcore!
the first time i did it was next to a building, the noise reverberating off the walls was almost unbearable!
its good for getting people to go "what the fuh.....!?"
[Updated on: Mon, 06 June 2005 14:42]
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tyottsoarer | Thu, 02 June 2005 12:32 |
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Yian | Thu, 02 June 2005 23:06 |
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indian | Thu, 02 June 2005 23:09 |
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Yian | Thu, 02 June 2005 23:13 |
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opasan | Thu, 02 June 2005 23:11 |
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peeack | Fri, 03 June 2005 02:14 |
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thechuckster | Mon, 06 June 2005 11:16 |
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EMP-2TG | Thu, 02 June 2005 23:11 |
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ra_28 | Thu, 02 June 2005 23:20 |
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Skip | Thu, 02 June 2005 23:37 |
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Yian | Thu, 02 June 2005 23:56 |
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justcallmefrank | Thu, 02 June 2005 23:59 |
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Skip | Thu, 02 June 2005 23:59 |
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RobertoX | Fri, 03 June 2005 00:20 |
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Norbie | Fri, 03 June 2005 03:02 |
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Chris Davey | Fri, 03 June 2005 05:52 |
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styler | Fri, 03 June 2005 03:10 |
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EMP-2TG | Fri, 03 June 2005 06:36 |
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Yian | Fri, 03 June 2005 06:38 |
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EMP-2TG | Fri, 03 June 2005 07:23 |
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Skip | Fri, 03 June 2005 08:30 |
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EMP-2TG | Fri, 03 June 2005 08:36 |
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Cool1 | Fri, 03 June 2005 08:44 |
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EMP-2TG | Fri, 03 June 2005 08:45 |
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EMP-2TG | Fri, 03 June 2005 08:50 |
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opasan | Sat, 04 June 2005 00:15 |
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Skip | Sat, 04 June 2005 03:12 |
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Yian | Sat, 04 June 2005 04:24 |
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opasan | Sat, 04 June 2005 23:25 |
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cri_ag | Sun, 05 June 2005 11:36 |
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cri_ag | Sun, 05 June 2005 11:50 |
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Norbie | Sun, 05 June 2005 11:55 |
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ae95 | Sun, 05 June 2005 20:07 |
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EMP-2TG | Sun, 05 June 2005 23:52 |
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monkeymajik | Mon, 06 June 2005 00:45 |
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cri_ag | Mon, 06 June 2005 07:16 |
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berad | Mon, 06 June 2005 08:09 |
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cri_ag | Mon, 06 June 2005 10:24 |
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EMP-2TG | Mon, 06 June 2005 10:26 |
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cri_ag | Mon, 06 June 2005 10:31 |
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EMP-2TG | Mon, 06 June 2005 12:06 |
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thechuckster | Mon, 06 June 2005 13:15 |
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frontspinner | Mon, 06 June 2005 14:23 |
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frontspinner | Mon, 06 June 2005 14:25 |
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Norbie | Tue, 07 June 2005 03:12 |
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