to tune the pipe

[Bill Glaze]

Dean:
Absolutely correct.  As outlined below, this is a well known principle.  
When I was running, and building, engines for drag racing, we definitely 
noticed h.p. differences both on the dyno, and on the race course, after 
tuning headers.  However, because of the size of the exhaust collectors, 
(4" diameter) we could look in the collector and clearly see the "lean 
burn" ring.  Without going through the mechanics, suffice to say we were 
able to "tune" the exhaust to add a few h.p.
Bill Glaze

Dean Pappas wrote:

> Hello Dean ... Dean here.
> Echo ... echo ... echo ...
>  
> The short answer is that no tuning is necessary.
> 4-cycle exhausts do indeed tune. This tuning is not at all crirtical, 
> and produces only a marginal horsepower improvement.
>  
> What happens is that as the exhaust wave front makes its way down the 
> long header it reaches the muffler can,
> or the expanding cone part of the muffler. In the case of a race car, 
> it reaches the open atmosphere. In all of these cases,
> the gasses expand rapidly, causing a "reflected" vacuum wave to travel 
> back to the exhaust valve. If the length of the
> header is correct, then the reflected wave will return to the engine 
> at the right time to help pull the exhaust out,
> and fresh intake mixture into the combustion chamber, behind it. This 
> happens because of the valve-overlap. The intake valve
> is already open during the last 60 or 70 degrees of the exhaust valve 
> opening. This is desireable, even with supercharged engines.
>  
> As I said, this tuning is very non-critical. A good figure for the 
> length, from exhaust valve to place where gasses may expand,
> is anywhere from 12inches to 16 inches,  for our RPM range. Back when 
> I ran my YS 120-ACs at under 7,500 RPM (16-13 N prop)
> I did run slightly longer headers.
>  
> Regards,
>  
>
> Dean Pappas
> Sr. Design Engineer
> Kodeos Communications
> 111 Corporate Blvd.
> South Plainfield, N.J. 07080
> (908) 222-7817 phone
> (908) 222-2392 fax
> d.pappas at kodeos.com
>
>     -----Original Message-----
>     From: discussion-request at nsrca.org
>     [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]On Behalf Of Dean & Melissa
>     Williams
>     Sent: Thursday, November 25, 2004 12:20 AM
>     To: discussion at nsrca.org
>     Subject: to tune the pipe
>
>     Hi
>     Could you please tell me if I have to tune the pipe length for a
>     CD mkII system for the YS FZ91  , I purchased this system  several
>     years ago and have just set it up.
>     If I do have to tune the length how do I do it and at what length ?
>     I have the Cd mkII pipe +CD header + CDflexible header +
>     CDmounting system.
>     I am running 20/20 fuel an a 14 x 10 apc prop with a Hyde mount.
>     The YS idles at 1950 to 2000 and seems to max out at 8900 to 9000
>     rpm still seems rich (lots of oil out of the exhaust ) and the
>     high end needle seems insensitive until you go too lean and start
>     dropping rpm.
>     Any assistance is greatly appreciated.
>      
>     Thanking you
>                         Dean 
>
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