MBRP® GMCA424 - Diesel Downpipe Installer Series

Exhaust backpressure costs you money, because it takes energy to push exhaust gases out through the tailpipe, energy that comes from the diesel fuel you're paying through the nose for. It also costs you power, because any residual exhaust gas left in the cylinder prevents fresh air from being drawn in on the intake stroke. This massive downpipe attaches to the most important place in the exhaust stream: right after the turbine outlet where the gases are expanding fastest as they cool off on their way through. The pressure and temperature differential across the turbine are what extract otherwise wasted heat energy and use it to pump more air into the intake.