Do race cars have exhaust?

Race cars don't have mufflers. The reason to eschew mufflers is not so the cars will be loud. It's because the way mufflers work slows down the airflow out of the engine. You can't put air into the engine until the air from the last cycle is exhausted.
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Do NASCAR cars have exhaust?

But the manifold and exhaust will be very different. The 2021 race cars featured a right-side exhaust exit. The new NASCAR cars will have left and right manifolds and downpipes, with twin exhaust pipes running through boxed channels under both sides of the car, then exiting in front of both rear wheels.
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Why do race cars have side exhaust?

With the exhaust system by the side instead of the rear, more weight is distributed to the front as the car accelerates. This improves the front wheel grip on the road and thereby improves steering. This means that the side exit exhaust system can be a good advantage for sports cars which operate mostly at high speed.
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What makes a race car loud?

A loud knocking or pounding sound can usually be traced back to the connecting rods. The connecting rods connect the pistons to the crankshaft (the part which, simply put, makes your car move). The noise will be noticeable at a steady speed (when you are neither accelerating nor decelerating).
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What is a race exhaust?

Additional comment actions. The street exhaust has a muffler, which dampens the sound to levels that are noise compliant in all 50 states. The race exhaust will not have a muffler. While this is louder and in some cases sounds better, it may not be noise compliant for use on public roads.
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What kind of exhaust do race cars have?

In most racing series the exhausts start out as a tubular (round) shape and maintain this shape up to the exit of the system. Because of the regulations in NASCAR this round shape changes to the ovalised regulated section at some point.
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What is a race pipe?

racepipe - generic name meant to describe a pipe that bolts to the cat back, and to the header.
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Why are Lamborghinis so loud?

Why are Lamborghini's so loud? Most of the noise from supercars comes from the exhaust, i.e. what's coming from the tailpipes. Lamborghinis are loud because their exhaust systems are less restrictive than typical cars to make more horsepower and because the owners like the loud exaust note.
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How loud is a NASCAR engine?

How Loud Is A Nascar Engine? At an average NASCAR race, the noise level hovers around 100 decibels, which is comparable to a three-hour garbage truck parade or 180 minutes of jet flyovers.
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What exhaust do V8 supercars use?

Xforce came on-board as the official Headers and Exhausts supplier to the series this year and after extensive testing, Sales and Marketing Manager Tom Wallace is excited to add the final result to the Race Utes.
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Do race cars need mufflers?

Race cars don't have mufflers. The reason to eschew mufflers is not so the cars will be loud. It's because the way mufflers work slows down the airflow out of the engine. You can't put air into the engine until the air from the last cycle is exhausted.
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Are race cars straight piped?

The straight pipe exhaust is used on race cars for a reason. You can bring a part of the racetrack to your car too. Be aware that modifications to your car's performance don't come cheap and changes to the exhaust system of your car will have a significant effect on how your engine works.
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How much power do Nascars have?

The engines in today's NASCAR race cars produce upward of 750 horsepower, and they do it without turbochargers, superchargers or particularly exotic components.
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What kind of exhaust does NASCAR use?

NASCAR announced today a new multi-year agreement with Flowmaster designating it as the exclusive NASCAR Performance partner for performance exhaust system components, which include performance mufflers, catalytic converters, headers and installation accessories.
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How loud is a stock car?

Noise levels measured during the race ranged from 96.5 to 104 dB(A) at 46 meters ( approximately 150 feet) from the track and 99 to 109 dB(A) at 6 meters ( approximately 20 feet) from the track. The peak sound pressure level at 6 meters was 109 dB(A).
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How many decibels is a race track?

Peak sound pressure levels in the “pit” area at all three race tracks reached and exceeded 130 dB—often recognized as the human hearing threshold for pain. Personal dosimetry measurements were conducted on drivers, team members, and spectators.
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What RPM do Nascar engines run at?

During a typical oval race, these engines continuously cycle between about 7000 and 10,000 RPM.
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How loud is the Daytona 500?

In the pits, noise can reach up to 130 decibels, a level often experienced as the human hearing threshold for pain. The researchers, research engineer Chucri Kardous and Thais Morata, a research audiologist, stress that the hearing damage on those involved or watching the races is cumulative and irreversible.
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How loud is a sprint car?

From Day's home about a block and a half from the track, it's normally around 45-47 Decibels. Three blocks from the track, it's around 50 decibels with traffic. However, once a race gets going the numbers shoot up. From Day's house FOX 17 hit 73.5 decibels.
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Why do Ferraris sound so good?

The Ferrari engine start sound is an expression of pure joy borne from world-class engineering, the result of decades of engineering refinement to produce a throaty rumble connecting the driver to their car. Ferrari engine sounds are unique, both on the road and on the F1 track, and that's by design.
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Why are fast cars so loud?

It's an exacting process: reducing the size or number of perforation holes on the tubes inside of a muffler can force a car engine to growl loudly. The holes “bleed exhaust gas out of the main flow stream and into the muffler,” Rusher explained. The more holes, the quieter the car will become.
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Why do supercars sound different?

There is a large difference in sound owing to the exhaust system on supercars. Why is the tailpipe emitting its the tailpipes emitting what they do? ? Although it makes more horsepower than typical cars, it is cheaper to tune its exhaust system, making its engine more powerful and pleasing to the driver.
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What are motorcycle straight pipes?

What's a Straight Pipe On a Motorcycle? Straight piping a motorcycle means removing the muffler and catalytic converter from the exhaust of your motorcycle. This means your exhaust will be extremely short – consisting only of the exhaust header.
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Do F1 cars have exhaust?

2 of F1's Technical Regulations states: "Engine exhaust systems must have only a single turbine tailpipe exit and either one or two wastegate tailpipe exits which must all be rearward facing and through which all exhaust gases must pass.
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How hot do F1 exhausts get?

Exhaust gases are emitted from the back of the car at temperatures of around 950°C to 1000°C. That's 50 per cent higher than the temperature required to melt aluminium (660°C).
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