ARK 2.0T Single Exhaust Vid

[Draklen]

Curious what you think. This is an almost ready prototype on my Genesis Coupe. They also are doing a dual exhaust version for the 2.0T also.

I personally like it. The angle is a tad extreme but what ever heh. It sounds great.

[watkins]

Why would there be a 3" catback with only a 2.5" downpipe? Thats poor planning and against all turbo tuning logic

[Draklen]

I'll ask. I think it's because of the turbo. It's the size of a peanut and the air flow is craptastic.

pic of the turbo
TD04


Should be more like
TD05

[AHTOXA]

I like the way it sounds, at least through my crummy, small laptop speakers.

[Draklen]

Why would there be a 3" catback with only a 2.5" downpipe? Thats poor planning and against all turbo tuning logic

Here you go.

The reason why we made the Downpipe and test pipe 2.5 were due to a series of reasons.

First off, there is a good amount of drivers now aware of having their vehicle smog legal. Especially in CA. To retain the cat, the downpipe would have to go back to its flange size to mate up with the cat. This would mean that for that small distance between the header/downpipe to Cat/downpipe, it would have to increase in piping diameter and have it taper back down to fit the OEM cat. Therefore, we made a testpipe for those who want no restriction in their system.

Secondly, the genesis is still a fairly new car. It would be a little while longer before the mass becomes more interested in upgrading their turbos. I for one would try and get the most out of the stock turbo and eventually move onto a bigger one in the future.

Once that demand is there, we will make a 3" header back system.

We are very confident that our system now have significant gains. I know just by driving it. To feel that type of change, i can safely say that the system produced at least 10whp.

Dynos will be done eventually to prove my statement above

[FDSpirit]

Sounds pretty good. Yeah, the angle is a little crazy, but it's not obnoxiously large or loud, which is always a plus.

[watkins]

Why would there be a 3" catback with only a 2.5" downpipe? Thats poor planning and against all turbo tuning logic

Here you go.

The reason why we made the Downpipe and test pipe 2.5 were due to a series of reasons.

First off, there is a good amount of drivers now aware of having their vehicle smog legal. Especially in CA. To retain the cat, the downpipe would have to go back to its flange size to mate up with the cat. This would mean that for that small distance between the header/downpipe to Cat/downpipe, it would have to increase in piping diameter and have it taper back down to fit the OEM cat. Therefore, we made a testpipe for those who want no restriction in their system.

Secondly, the genesis is still a fairly new car. It would be a little while longer before the mass becomes more interested in upgrading their turbos. I for one would try and get the most out of the stock turbo and eventually move onto a bigger one in the future.

Once that demand is there, we will make a 3" header back system.

We are very confident that our system now have significant gains. I know just by driving it. To feel that type of change, i can safely say that the system produced at least 10whp.

Dynos will be done eventually to prove my statement above

Interesting. However that makes the 3" exhaust pointless at this point.