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180 degree header on single cylinder


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So I was reading about KTM's new 250cc Moto3 engine just now. This engine, like many high performance 4 valve singles, has one exhaust outlet per valve, or two per cylinder. As seen below.

 

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Since all of the talk on here about 180 degree headers and the like, I was wondering whether it would be beneficial for an engine like this to have different length primaries. This thing is tuned for a pretty specific, high rpm being a pure race engine, so you could tune the length to evenly space the pulses for a relatively narrow rpm range. Would this speed up the average exhaust velocity? Could some scavenging effect be achieved? Would it sound like a twin?

 

Just some thoughts.

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