Sparky,
I'll bring my scale to the NATS and we will weight them at the same time on my scale. Of course bring yours too and we will do the same thing. OK?
Somebody let me know who wins!!!
Hey Crist, I think I will be doing the same power package. PA 65 and no pipe. I think I will try the good old PA, and just drop the pipe so the run is just a standard 4-2 break. I really had no idea how well the PA runs without the pipe myself, even though I had always heard it performed great that way. Bob G has been running a PA 51 on a muffler, and it runs like a ST 60 at a slightly higher RPM and with a little less pitch. The break is just like a big Fox 35.
So, you do not have the pipe to mess with, not to mention you just dropped about 3 oz of pipe weight.
What kind of muffler are you using on the header? I plan to get some of Randy's new rear exhaust mufflers. My Valk has an Eather muffler. I guess I will see how that works this weekend.
Did you find that you needed more pitch than the pipe setup?