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Engine basics => Engine set up tips => Topic started by: Allan Perret on June 11, 2009, 05:25:20 PM

Title: Pipe tuning
Post by: Allan Perret on June 11, 2009, 05:25:20 PM

Setting up the length, do you cut the header or the pipe or both ?

Title: Re: Pipe tuning
Post by: John Miller on June 11, 2009, 06:26:14 PM

I believe it's better to cut the pipe, after removing the metallic liner some have. If you cut the header, the glass pipe gets closer to the extreme heat, and has more of a chance of melting, getting soft, collapsing.  H^^

Title: Re: Pipe tuning
Post by: Jim Oliver on June 11, 2009, 07:44:41 PM

Allan,

John's comments reflect Randy Smith's instructions to me; the header should NOT be cut, in order to protect the pipe from excessive heat.

Cheers,
Jim

Title: Re: Pipe tuning
Post by: Randy Powell on June 12, 2009, 11:11:17 AM

Yep, better to cut the pipe. Keeps the carbon and epoxy further from the heat source.