Miata Turbo Downpipe Upgrade
Upgrade
your current downpipe with a 'proper' design to achieve the most power
available. The new downpipe is 100% Stainless Steel and features a
totally new appearance.
It also weighs a lot less than the casting version.
Proper function is created in this downpipe by separating the wastegate
gases and turbine
gasses for as long as possible. By separating the gasses, it allows for
better turbine performance .
This kit can replace
the casting version, and retro-fit all previous versions.
P/N 60004 -
Stainless
Price $ 475.00
P/N 60004MS
Price
$ 375.00
Same Downpipe constructed in Mild Steel.
This Downpipe comes painted with high temperature paint, but can be
ceramic coated.
**NEW**
Get your Downpipe Ceramic Coated black or silver. The price is
$200.00 (mild steel downpipes only).
More Technical Information on Reasons to Upgrade:
Engines do not like exhaust gas back pressure. Getting
the exhaust
gasses smoothly out of the system with a minimum of back pressure is
therefore crucial to producing power. Turbocharged engines like
it even less. Yet, it is very clear that just “bigger” is not the
answer to “better.” We are stuck with convertors and mufflers,
but there are other areas that can hurt power just as bad if not
handled properly. Specifically, “handling” is the treatment of
the gasses passing through the turbine and those vented through the
integral wastegate.
The problems to solve are:
~Matching flow intersections to smooth changes
~Expanding flow area based on aerodynamically correct
expansion rates
Avoidance of dumping the exhaust gas into a sudden
cavern such as “the
middle of Grand Canyon.”
~Keeping the wastegate flow separate from the turbine
flow for the
greatest distance possible.
These problems are fundamental to virtually all
integral
wastegate turbochargers, and are manifest in the concept of turbulence
of flow. Our designs have the same challenges, but we have solved
the problems and created the design that “fixes” these problems.
The results are:
~More power per PSI of boost
~Less reversion induced back into the combustion chamber
by back
pressure, thus moving the entire system away from the knock threshold.
~More ultimate power available in maximum effort turbo
systems.
An “integral” wastegate is one built into the turbos’
exhaust
housing. The power problem occurs when the wastegate valve is
open and venting gasses into the flow path of the turbine. This
anomaly upsets the smooth but swirling flow through the turbine and
thereby creates an additional dose of turbulence upsetting the exhaust
gas flow and thus increasing back pressure. The fix to this situation
is to separate the flow through the wastegate from the flow through the
turbine for as long as possible, or at least until the flow is no
longer a violent swirl. We have done that by isolating the
wastegate flow from the turbine and providing a separate pipe for the
wastegate for the first 31 inches. Thereafter, the combining of the two
flows after the swirl has settled down to virtually layered flow
results in virtually zip back pressure increase. Thus, the power
goes up. Nifty, eh?
Further, we have matched flow areas and intersection
changes so that
the exhaust gasses make no sudden changes and find their way out of the
system with the least possible back pressure.
Is this more complicated? Yes, without a
doubt. If you can
find a way to simplify and gain power, I beg you share your data with
me.
Is it more expensive? Probably, as it is more
complex, but costs
to the buyer depend mostly on reseller’s mark up. You will need
to compare the costs of connecting the turbo to the cat, the benefits
involved, and decide what is best for your application.
As we have built the turbine outlet pipes for the many
systems sold
through retailers, this new design will clearly retrofit to almost all
of those systems.
The turbine outlet pipe is finely crafted from stainless
steel and
features a flex joint just before the mate up to the catalytic
convertor.
To Order: Call 830-438-2890 or fax at 830-438-8361.
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