Screamer Pipe

**Steve88** · 05-10-2009, 06:44 PM

abit a newbie question, what is a screamer pipe and what does it do.

**team_v** · 05-10-2009, 06:52 PM

A screamer pipe is the external wastegate exhaust pipe that legally should be joined back into the exhaust before the cat. However to be a proper "screamer pipe" it does not join into the exhaust, it dumps straight out into the atmosphere creating a noise similar to a Jet at full noise when it starts to take off. Very loud, very cool, very illegal, very annoying after the first week.

**kaneda** · 05-10-2009, 06:53 PM

If you have an externally gated turbo normally the exhaust is routed back to the exhaust system but with a "screamer pipe" the exhaust the waste gate passes goes straight out to the atmosphere by-passing the cars exhaust system.
Think of it like a plumb back bov compared to a atmo venting but on the exhaust side of things.

**Steve88** · 05-10-2009, 06:56 PM

sounds cool. does it add performance ?

**team_v** · 05-10-2009, 07:01 PM

Originally Posted by Steve88

sounds cool. does it add performance ?

It probably would add minor performance due to the reduced restriction on exhaust gasses, however ther is a huge fne if you get caught with it (I believe it's $10,000)