<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">In a message dated 3/25/03 8:56:42 AM Pacific Standard Time, bcarpenter@greenvilleisp.net writes:<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">WOW, an adjustable pipe coupled to the throttle - sounds like a million <BR>
dollar idea. If there isn't already a patent on it, maybe you could develop<BR>
one. Let me know when you get it perfected and I'll buy at least one.<BR>
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Bill<BR>
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Forget the patent, the boat guys have been doing this for years, first part of the throttle range works the throttle, then at full throttle the second part of the throttle works the pipe "trombone" (pipe shortens as the throttle is advanced through the last part of the range). Remember these guys are racing and are interested only in full throttle response, be quite a pain to set up for pattern.<BR>
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Bob</FONT></HTML>