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Grant said:
Most BMW 6-cyl have 2 exhaust manifolds (3 into 1)...
Jul 23, 2004 6:00:43 PM
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Grant said:
Most BMW 6-cyl have 2 exhaust manifolds (3 into 1)...
Yeah, but except of the M-versions they end up in one big muffler at the end of the car.
I could imagine the M3 has a set-up similiar to the M5 with two seperate pipes beginning at the manifolds!
Jul 23, 2004 6:17:34 PM
Jul 23, 2004 9:45:35 PM
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Ferdie said:
I could imagine it is for styling reasons only - and to have a family-wide apperance with four exhaust tips throughout the whole model range!
Anyways, since Italian design studios design Korean SUVs that have no heritage at all and quite a few car manufacturers move down to "styling" instead of true "design" quad-tipped exhaust should be one of the minor things to complain about!
The huge issue about wheels is their weight - this results in worse or better unsprung weight and therefore ride comfort and handling on rough surfaces but also in worse or better ac- and deceleration!
If weight improvement wouldn't have occurred in the recent past, nobody would use 19" wheels on a sportscar! Still I might believe that there is quite a huge proportion on looks also - it is no surprise that designers tend to draw sporty cars with fairly oversized wheels (little secret...)!
Jul 23, 2004 10:43:15 PM
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MaxErnst said:
Look at the latest M3 muffler and you'll find that the four pipes are penetrating the muffler. They function. To me that's OKAY.
Look at the pontiac and they are just Y fittings at the end of a single tail pipe.
What about the 997S? is it a Y or is it a welded fitment?
Jul 24, 2004 10:36:35 AM
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danny828 said:
I know this is a little off-topic, but what are you peoples opinion of the Lotus Elise? They are just arriving in the USA and they look quite interesting.