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SouthArk370Z

Great idea and excellent execution, even if the extra turbulence turns out to rob a little power. Rep'd.

It would be interesting to see some data on whether or not the cooler air offsets the added turbulence.

It might be worthwhile to get someone to bend some tubing for you. A good custom muffler shop should be able to do it.

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Cbtech

Thank you sir! I did look into some muffler shops locally to see about doing some pipe bending for me but most shops around town did not do mandrel bending. And in order to get the tubing that I wanted, done it would have been cost prohibitive unless I had a large lot of pipes to bend. From what I understand a little bit of turbulence isn't bad, but I could be wrong. But the interior of these pipes are quite smooth with only a few ridges to create the turbulence. They're not like large dryer vent hose that is quite ridged and can definitely cause a lot of turbulence.

Another issue that I didn't bring up was with having the typhoon sitting in the engine bay; while at a stoplight, the maf temperatures would increase anywhere between 30 to 50 degrees hotter in the summer time while waiting for the light to change. Which would in turn cause the motor to bog down when launching off the line.

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