vg30turbo240 Posted June 15, 2003 Share Posted June 15, 2003 anyone know if a carbon fiber exhaust (aft the header) would be feasible? would it stand up to the heat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RB26powered74zcar Posted June 15, 2003 Share Posted June 15, 2003 Actually, it went like this.....In the beginning, God created the heaven's and the earth, and then rested. Then he created "Woman"!.....And nobody has rested since! I know this wasn't ment to go here... (Re: Stuff ) strange that it did. ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RB26powered74zcar Posted June 15, 2003 Share Posted June 15, 2003 Ahh...... how blind could I be... I thought we had a tech error here with the site... pardon me.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest iamjackal Posted June 15, 2003 Share Posted June 15, 2003 Dont know for sure but I think yeah its feasible. I was looking into carbon fiber actually to make some one of parts for myself so Ive done a bit of research. Anyway while Im rambling on let me get back to your question. Currently there are carbon fiber mufflers on the market, so far no downpipes or lengths of tubing available though. As we know the carbon muffler is just for the show and go guys but I do believe they would make an exhaust if people could see that as well. Personally I would go with titanium as the price of carbon fiber is near to the same as it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greimann Posted June 15, 2003 Share Posted June 15, 2003 anyone know if a carbon fiber exhaust (aft the header) would be feasible? would it stand up to the heat? Keep in mind that carbon fiber components also contain the epoxy that makes it stiff. The best high temperature epoxy is good for maybe 400 deg F. Certainly not good enough for an exhaust system. Titanium is the way to go for a light weight exhaust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted June 15, 2003 Share Posted June 15, 2003 For all practical purposes, the weight difference between a thin wall 321 or 347 stainless exhaust and either a carbon fiber or titanium tube exhaust on a Z is negligable. Remember, our exhaust systems are very simple. There's not much there so going to lighter materials has a smaller affect on total system weight. For cars with complex exhaust systems like the Z06 Corvette you'll see greater weight reductions with the use of more exotic materials. And what's posted above is true, while carbon fiber can handle a great deal of heat, the bonding materials break down at realatively low temperatures. The $2,300 CF air boxes run on the top of the competition GTS-R Vipers had to be replaced annually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zguy95135 Posted October 23, 2003 Share Posted October 23, 2003 c/f is flammable, i dont think id do that to my car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRAD D Posted October 23, 2003 Share Posted October 23, 2003 http://www.burnsstainless.com/DragMuffler/dragmuffler.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BigWhyteDude Posted October 23, 2003 Share Posted October 23, 2003 um why would you want to muffle a top fuel drag car????? excuse my ignorance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRAD D Posted October 23, 2003 Share Posted October 23, 2003 I think some tracks have sound levels to stay under???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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