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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'd like to hear some feedback on running tuned
pipes vs. mufflers on the large 2-stroke engines such as the OS 1.40RX, Webra
1.45 and Bully 1.45.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>What I've understood is that these large engines
have plenty of power running just a muffler without a tuned pipe, and by not
running a tuned pipe the throttle response should be smoother and not so
"peaky". I'd think the smoother throttle response would make flying pattern much
easier. Certainly one of the benefits of 4-strokes is the instant throttle
response with no spin-up time. It seems as though using a pipe would just
aggravate the spin-up issue with 2-strokes.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>However, in reading some of the messages lately I
see that people are still running tuned pipes on these engines. For example,
under the "Webra Bragging" thread Matt indicated that he is running a Webra 1.45
with an OS/Hatori tuned pipe and it flies very well.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'd really appreciate hearing everyone's
experiences relating to this issue.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Keith Black</FONT></DIV>
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