Screamer pipe

[garagestmarien]

Hi,

Hopefully this question / comment will be good for discussion.

I have read that a screamer pipe on a turbo is a good way to go in squeezing out some extra horses. But because of the sheer noise, the conversion wouldn't work on the street.

So, my idea:

What is wrong with building a screamer pipe with it's own small silencer.
Is this a mad / stupid idea or what?

John

[billyo]

Sounds good to me although the silencer would surely need to be pretty big as it makes such a high pitched sound.

[garagestmarien]

I think the silencer could be kept small, if it was a baffle type, rather than a straight through. Perhaps, also a couple of bends along the pipe to break the noise.

[HDi fun]

What's a screamer pipe, please?

Rgds,

Paul.

[pgarner]

i does the same job as blow off valve / diverter valve

but it dumps the air straight from the wastegate to an exhaust pipe so very loud

http://www.torquecars.com/tuning/screamer-pipes.php

[garagestmarien]

Thinking more on the subject.
I don't think silencing for the main exhaust is really needed, because the turbine wheel is braking the exhaust pulse up, but when the wastegate opens, then pulsed exhaust is going down the pipe also.
So I think a straight through system for the turbo is okay, to please the authorities and a small silenced pipe for the wastegate.

Doesn't this sound like a way to free up power.

[HDi fun]

I think it'd be louder than you think. An open ended turbo screams very loudly indeed, and chucks out the odd flame or two on lift off.

It might be a good way to inimidate the VoSA lot that do roadside emissions tests though. They'd need kevlar suits and asbestos gauntlets

"Just rev it up gently please sir whilst I attend to the lambda probe attached to the tailpipe."

[old-git]

OK, this has me baffled (no pun intended)

The wastegate on the turbo allows excess gases to bypass the exhaust turbine once a certain (user defined) pressure is reached. These gases are re-directed back into the car's exhaust system - correct?

A BOV serves no f*****g purpose apart from making a stupid noise every time you change gear - correct? (IMHO - not required on a properly set up system)

So, what the hell does a screamer pipe do that is any different to a wastegate or BOV? I am obviously missing something here.

Sounds to me just a very efficient way to get tugged

[HDi fun]

I'm with O.G on this. I can't see the need to vent excess exhaust gas volume given my understanding. The wastegate does that as standard.

Or, is it that the screamer vents compressed air from the induction side that is not required because the throttle valve is shut (diesels don't have a throttle valve so it won't apply to those / again, I'll ignore diesels here).

O.G - is it because the throttle has been snapped shut suddenly, the turbo(s) is (are) still spinning and there's a build up of air mass (therefore pressure, assuming that the intake manifold geometric volume remains constant!). THis could stall the turbo's or perhaps even send it/them into reverse?

But, given the extremely low mass of a turbocharger's rotating turbine assembly, therefore it's low moment of angular inertia surely it would not take very much to bring it to a halt pretty swiftly. Or, have I missed the point - that being that anything spinning at 200,000rpm plus is going to take quite a lot of stopping.

Therefore maybe that's why there's a need to discharge excess intake (engine side) pressure.

But I'm still not sure, why not just fit a damping mechanism to the throttle in the first place? Thus avoiding all the complication and associated noise.

Anybody out there that can advise?

Kind regards,

Paul.

[old-git]

Good old Wiki:
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbocharger gives a pretty good explanation of the theory and workings of a turbo system, with no mention of a screamer pipe

Looks like some sort of pressure relief valve MAY be needed (still not convinced) in the induction tract, but released gases are better fed back into the exhaust side in order to help keep turbo spinning so as to reduce lag. This means more plumbing and much less noise but what are you after, show or go?

[HDi fun]

Yep, Steve, that's a fair point. recirculate the stuff rather than vent it. I think that I emanate from a more gentle era where less more.

As far as noise goes, I always thought that the objective was to make as little [noise] as possible but to get useable, driveable performance maximised.

So, screamer pipes have no place in road cars? That's my position.

As for emissions, I cannot comment - I'm lacking a degree in biochemistry, and also lacking one in green ecology!!

The only thing I can see as a problem (I'm not qualified to comment on this either) is that over zealous EGR can increase combustion chamber temperatures and increase NOx emissions.

Perhaps we should all drive 0.8 litre three cylinder cars which attract £0.00 VED.

[old-git]

Ah, Paul, now you ARE showing your age It appears to me that the tuning mantra for today's younger enthusiasts is more noise the better even if it means, usually. less performance You only have to look at the tail pipe sizes to realise that most of then haven't the slightest idea what they are doing! If they are only interested in 'style over function' then I have no problem with that, but they shouldn't confuse style with performance.

For example, my project will be using, probably, a 75mm ID exhaust pipe with a 90mm tailpipe. This will be sufficient for the 500 odd horses galloping out of the back. The final sizes will be determined on the dyno.

What were we talking about? Oh, yeah, screamer pipes. Seems to me that their only functions are as a fashion accessory and blue meanie magnet But, then I am 55 so what do I know? BUT, once a boy racer, always a boy racer (at heart).

[glaymore]

Originally Posted by old-git

OK, this has me baffled (no pun intended)

The wastegate on the turbo allows excess gases to bypass the exhaust turbine once a certain (user defined) pressure is reached. These gases are re-directed back into the car's exhaust system - correct?

A BOV serves no f*****g purpose apart from making a stupid noise every time you change gear - correct? (IMHO - not required on a properly set up system)

So, what the hell does a screamer pipe do that is any different to a wastegate or BOV? I am obviously missing something here.

Sounds to me just a very efficient way to get tugged

a waste gate and bov serve completely different purposes, the waistgate stops the turbo from delivering to much boost, the bov or recirc valve let off presure on throttle shut situation, to stop the back pressure in the inlet damaging the tirbine in the turbo, as for screamer pipe I'v got no idea what the advantage of one of them would be

[garagestmarien]

Hi

I've already got another post on this subject.
But a few comments they may help.
(I am commenting on an external wastegate)
On my set up, the wastegate pipe goes into the exhaust just after the turbo and at right angles.
Now to me, the wastegate is pushing in pressurized exhaust pulses into the flow from the turbo.
I would think that moving the entry of the wastegate pipe well away would help increase performance, by not disrupting the turbo exhaust flow.
So I would think a screamer pipe would be a good idea and don't see why it couldn't have it's own silencer to control the noise.
I don't know if this would upset the lambda sensor readings, but on my project, it doesn't have one.

[garagestmarien]

OOPS!
Sorry, this is my post.
So another question.
Wrapping the exhaust manifold and turbo (exhaust side) to keep the heat up and therefore allow the exhaust gas to go faster.
Is there any noticable gain doing this.
There are kits on the market and quite expensive at that.
Any ideas
John