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Old 06-17-2004, 03:50 AM
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6 cyclinders 4 exhausts???
does anyone else wonder why a 997 S would have 4 pipes? that's 1.5 cylinders per pipe.... form does not follow function
 
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Maybe they're following GM's engineering lead. The 140 hp '65 Corvair, rear-engined, had 4 carbs and 6 cylinders. Maybe it's the same principle in reverse?

 
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Re: 6 cyclinders 4 exhausts???
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does anyone else wonder why a 997 S would have 4 pipes? that's 1.5 cylinders per pipe.... form does not follow function
Watt, I tend to think its just two tips per muffler, cosmetic appearance, any other thoughts?
 
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M3 has done it!
 
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Watt's just pissed at Porsche
 
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pissed? not really -- unimpressed with cosmetics tho'
 
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doesn't it all combine into one per side in the headers before being split by the tips anyway?
 
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doesn't it all combine into one per side in the headers before being split by the tips anyway?
that's what I thought, and isn't RUF's exhaust the same way but 2 of the pipes don't open up till full throttle or something?
 
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