Turbo Mufflers Options

[TRDDawg]

Whats the difference between a normal muffler and a turbo one? Which turbo mufflers are good?

[west_minist]

QUOTE (TRDDawg @ Jul 26, 2003 - 9:24 PM)

I heard that they are designed for reverse flow what exactly is that?

I haven't heard that term before.

Basically, you can use a turbo muffler on a na if you keep the pipe size stock or semi stock. This is if your are going turbo.

It all has to do with flow characteristics and at different temperatures.

Turbo works very efficiently if the gasses are expell quickly or with no back pressure from the exhaust system..

It all has to do about flow and pipe size. To big a pipe will cause back pressure size the gases that are expell, cools to quickly, causing the preceeding gas to work harder to move it out the system.

In the NA applications, having a big pipe does the same think, but the application requires a different process.

NA need back pressure. Not too much or too little. There have to be a balance between torque & rpm.

This back pressure is need to keep combustable gases in the cylinder @ a high pressure. This comes about due to vavle overlapping.

Just before the exhaust vavle closes, the intake vavle is open. The expelled gases help pulls the gas mixture into the cyl. To much backpress may increase lowend power back causes a problem at the top and vice versa.

Do some more research and you will see what I am talking about.