Tuned pipes for dummies....feedback sought???

[Bob Pastorello]

That's a GREAT idea, Richard!!! NEVER even thought of a "make your
own"....and for me, THAT is pretty amazing....thanks for sharing that one.
It goes in my "tips" folder.

Bob Pastorello
rcaerobob at cox.net
www.rcaerobats.net


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fletcher, Richard" <Richard.Fletcher at gs.com>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 4:16 PM
Subject: RE: Tuned pipes for dummies....feedback sought???


> Best thing to do is to insulate the pipe from the mount and clamp or
O-ring.
> Best material I have found is high temperature RTV gasket material. I make
> my own using automotive high temp gasket material rated at 350 degrees and
> laminating high temp RTV onto it by placing two parallel pieces of 1/8
balsa
> spaced about 4 inches apart on the automotive gasket material and then
> squeegee on the RTV. I had to develop this technique for mounting
canisters
> and pipes on my gas engines which run even hotter then 4S engines.
>
>
>
> Rich
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: discussion-request at nsrca.org [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]
On
> Behalf Of White, Chris
> Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 4:12 PM
> To: discussion at nsrca.org
> Subject: Tuned pipes for dummies....feedback sought???
>
>
> help????
>
> I have a new Arresti III that will be using a YS 140 FZ and the new
coupler
> from Central with an (enclosed) ES carbon fiber pipe and the Hyde ARIA
> mount. Merle Hyde says the pipe needs to be pretty flexible in mounting to
> avoid header breakage. He also warns to tighten the hyde mount screws
> aggressively.
>
> My thought was to mount a single clamp on the CG of the pipe with a
> Dave Brown hush clamp pipe mount.  (O ring retention on a composite clamp)
I
> have used this mounting style very successfully on a Greve pipe / Webra
145
> combo, but have questions about the durability based on what I hear about
> pipe heat increase when running a 4 stroke.
>
> Can anyone tell me whether they have experience with the Dave Brown mount
> and four stroke pipes?   Do carbon fiber pipes get hotter than aluminum
> ones???  How do you typically retain a carbon fiber pipe without worrying
> about pipe distortion?
>
> Chris
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: discussion-request at nsrca.org [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]On
> Behalf Of Richard Strickland
> Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 2:36 PM
> To: discussion at nsrca.org
> Subject: Re: Dented pipe
>
>
> Depends where they are.  If not too far in from the charge end, a mandrel
> 8-18" OAL from 3/8" steel round with about a 15 degree kink in it 2" from
> the(to be) rounded end or so clamped in a vise works reasonably well for
> wheedling them out--kind of like the paintless dent removal guys use.
There
> are also sheet metal suckers--but I'm not that familiar with them.  Or
turn
> the dent toward the fuse--dents do not affect performance detectably.
>
> RS
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Fletcher, Richard" <Richard.Fletcher at gs.com>
> To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 12:53 PM
> Subject: Dented pipe
>
>
> > I just received my new OS 160 pipe and the gorillas at UPS were true
> > to
> form
> > and stomped on it and it now has a couple of dents. Does anyone know
> > how
> to
> > remove them?
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks, Rich
> >
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