Ed Anderson wrote:


Paul,
    I know a few folks were talking about square tubing for exhausts.

Here is

a source that may be useful.

Ed Anderson

http://www.mcnichols.com/ecommerce/english/pages/products/handrailcomponents
/

As I was looking at this information on Square Tube Elbows for intake and
exhaust manifolds, I noticed that they were available in Aluminum as well as
Stainless Steel.
Would Al square tube elbows simplify fabrication and installation of tuned
intake manifolds?
Yvon Counoyer.

I think it would make it even more difficult. Not only is the area of the
ports different than the area of standard tubing sizes but there is an oval
on one end and something else on the other end as well. See the 3D below.

Also, square tubes have more skin friction drag and that is one reason
they are good for quieting exhaust gas pulses. They are not as good for intakes
where you need low skin friction drag and high efficiency.

Paul Lamar
  
 
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