When you fill a country with convicts shit like this happens later down the line, we are not a serious bunch.
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Best thing ever would be a modernized 2004 STi.Someone here at work showed up with the new 2022 Subaru WRX.
Talk about ugly...
It would, but seems like something is going on at Subaru. Perhaps a one off last STi in a few years before getting electric?
The New Subaru WRX Won’t Get an STI Version
Instead, Subaru's waiting until it can electrify its flagship performance variant.
www.thedrive.com
They saw the new Corolla GR and realized the STI is dead.It would, but seems like something is going on at Subaru. Perhaps a one off last STi in a few years before getting electric?
The New Subaru WRX Won’t Get an STI Version
Instead, Subaru's waiting until it can electrify its flagship performance variant.
Guess they decided to stop naming trim levels after the medical profile of the typical driver.It would, but seems like something is going on at Subaru. Perhaps a one off last STi in a few years before getting electric?
The New Subaru WRX Won’t Get an STI Version
Instead, Subaru's waiting until it can electrify its flagship performance variant.
Look underneath... probably all but one are for show?Who designs this shit?
According to Toyota they are all real on the new Corolla GR
Here’s Why the 2023 Toyota GR Corolla Has Three Exhaust Pipes
Yup, they're all real and functional.
www.thedrive.com
They may be, but in reality you don't need all that room to move 300hp of exhaust, I remember this from research into the exhaust sizes and piping for my WRX. In general, it's all for show.According to Toyota they are all real on the new Corolla GR
Here’s Why the 2023 Toyota GR Corolla Has Three Exhaust Pipes
Yup, they're all real and functional.
Doesn't matter how big the engine is IMO, the exhaust is relative to the power and a direct result of how much fuel and air is being crammed in there. Never seen a correlation with the size of the engine, only the power it produces.
I think it could matter. At peak power then, yes, the fuel and air from ye olde 8 liter truck V-10 and the 1.6 liter three banger will be the same. So one wants equally low backpressure.
But off boost that 1.6 liter mill will benefit from having that third exhaust closed via its valve and thus a more normal backpressure exhaust. Per The Drive article that's exactly what's done here.
Wait. So the third exhaust is turned on and off? JHFC.
The AWD on that GRC looks good, too. If could be a fun little commuter and bike hauler, if a bike rack solution exists. I doubt a modern FS bike fits inside even with the wheels removed.
man that thing even looks like a hitler! Look at that fukkkn stache, and those beady lil' eyes!
it's no volks vagen but it's even more on the nose what with the pure white and all
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It also looks like a Lada.
Didn’t bmw at one time make great looking cars? Why this shit?
Its how a lot of cars are done now - next time you're behind a BMW look at the left and right exhaust tips. One will be closed unless they are on the gas a significant amount.
It's a great idea. It's like side out exhausts but instead of a switch, it's rev actuated. Kind of genius, really.
People need to stop taking about back-pressure for exhausts. Exhaust does not flow constantly like a garden hose so there is no constant back pressure. Exhaust flows in pulses and the inertia from those pulses can create a vacuum. The exhaust system is more like a wind instrument where in the ideal situation the resonant frequency of the exhaust matches engine RPM and the minimum pressure of the wave times up with the opening of the exhaust valve. Actually closer to the opening of the intake valve. The benefit of that vacuum has less to do with allowing exhaust to more easily leave the engine but actually sucking in a more dense intake charge during valve opening overlap.
The magnitude of those vacuum pulses is proportional to exhaust velocity, which a smaller diameter exhaust will provide, but a smaller pipe provides increased resistance which will inhibit that velocity. So there is an optimization point based on the engines torque characteristics and intended use. A very small turbo engine will naturally make good power but with lower torque so for a street car you probably want a smaller exhaust to improve lower RPM performance. A giant V-8 has plenty of low end grunt so a larger exhaust will improve overall performance.
Years ago I bought a license for "pipes" software which will calculate the ideal exhaust configuration for a given engine under specific conditions. I think I get 10 installs with it if anyone wants to play around with it.
perfect timing
My exhaust is definitely a wind instrument with a narrow range of resonant frequencies.
Better put some solid tow points on those things, I predict many of these deceiving high powered vehicles will be piloted into ditches by unskilled operators.
While they are clearly fast, it still isn't as visceral as the M5 rowing a 6 speed.
I dunno, not having engine noise to drown out the screams of your passengers while silently hooning it into a ditch at 90 sounds pretty visceral to me.
My buddy Jeff just got his plaid a few months back and even put proper wheels and tires on it. He has a plethora of insane cars. 1300bhp R35 GTR, 600bhp R32 Skyline, 500ish bhp WRX STi, and a 600ish twin turbo GTO. He claims the manuals (R32, GTO, STi) are still the funnest even though the plaid smokes them all and has cost him the least.
They exist, just usually requires expensive components that can hand the high temperatures. The same thing works with intake plenum geometry and there were a lot of companies doing that in the '90s. VW VR6 and GM Vortech engines come to mind. Several motorcycles models use a valve in the exhaust to do the same thing.
Most of those gains have been overshadowed by variable valve timing which essentially allows for a variable tune that follows peak output across the RPM range.
