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Old 11-17-2012, 09:24 AM   #1547
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Originally Posted by sierra View Post
I thought the exhaust was quieter after a turbo because of the energy that's been removed to drive it?

3 forms of energy come out of the tail pipe. Heat, sound and pressure.
The turbine uses the energy from the pressure and absorbs a lot of heat, so it would seem logical that the sound at the tail pipe would reflect those losses.

The turbine blades act as baffles.
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