Now I don't know a lot about welding, but those are some gorgeous looking seams from what I can tell.

Is there any particular reason that equal length (and usually fairly linear) headers are so popular for NA applications, but turbo manifolds almost always seem to have different length, and sometimes what seems like arbitrarily curving, piping?

That just doesn't make much sense to me.

EDIT: And yes, I know that equal length is preferred (at least in NA setups) because of the equal exhaust travel distance and therefore equal backflow in each cylinder.

 

Hm...maybe so that each exhaust pulse as the cylinder fires travels accordingly to the order in which they fired? Or it may just be a fitment issue...?

 

i think its more a less a fitment issue plus if the pipes are in the way there is no way to bolt the header on
also maybe it gets some kind of smoother pulsing witht he diferent length cause the cylenders fir two at a time therefor letting the exhaust gasses reach the turbo at diferent times
but then again how the hell should i know i don desigh headers


but that header looks amazing

 

It is fitment issue. BUt that is nice looking stuff.

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