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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=363162518-05052003>Hi,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=363162518-05052003>to
quote"<FONT color=#000080>With the 17 x 13, you'll need all the power your can
muster mister!"</FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=363162518-05052003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2><SPAN
class=363162518-05052003>Really? That's my light load/ go fast
prop!</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2><SPAN class=363162518-05052003>Dean
Pappas</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Woodward James R Civ 412
TW/DRP/ACQ [mailto:James.Woodward2@edwards.af.mil]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, May
05, 2003 2:21 PM<BR><B>To:</B> discussion@nsrca.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: 3M
Mintor 170 questions<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Hi
Eric,</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I've had the Bolly
480, 590, and 565. The 565 worked the best on the ST2300. However,
each of these pipes was easily outperformed by the ES. The 3M carbon
pipe has the first baffle in the same location as the ES 2-cycle pipe I have
and it looks very similar in overall dimensions. If I remember
correctly, the first baffles of all the Bolly pipes were a lot closer to the
neck opening than the ES or 3M pipes. The 3M carbon pipe has an
</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">AL</SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> neck insert, and its
note is similar to an Asano pipe I've heard run on Donny Wright's OS RX.
The Greve pipe has a longer first baffle dimension, so you'll need to run a
shorter header length to get the same tuning as the ES/OS type of pipes.
With the 17 x 13, you'll need all the power your can muster
mister!</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Jim
W.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial color=blue
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I noted
a 2" difference in the 1st baffle position in the Bolly pipe to the
OS and OS clones. Do you have tuning distances for the 17 x 13 APC and the
Bolly pipe, by any chance??</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Regards,<BR><BR>Eric.</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> -----Original
Message-----<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B>
discussion-request@nsrca.org [mailto:discussion-request@nsrca.org]<B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Tom Collins<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Friday, May 02,
2003</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">9:45
AM</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> discussion@nsrca.org<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> RE: 3M Mintor 170
questions</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial color=blue
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I
currently have spare bearings/pistons/sleeves/O-rings/cyl-heads for the 3M140
and will be stocking the same for the 3M170. So, getting spare parts
should not be a problem.</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Tom
Collins</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A
href="http://www.BuyRC.com">www.BuyRC.com</A></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">-----Original
Message-----<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B>
discussion-request@nsrca.org [mailto:discussion-request@nsrca.org]<B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>GW<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Thursday, May 01,
2003</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">9:35
AM</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> discussion@nsrca.org<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Cc:</SPAN></B> Don Kanak;
s.vannostrand@kodak.com<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> 3M Mintor 170
questions</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">For those in the know regarding
the 3M 170::</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">1: I notice the rear bearing is
a double back ball bearing, I do not know what this truly means, but will
Boca or the US based 3M retailers have the replacement bearings
available? Any other substitutes? Don't want to be needing a bearing in the
middle of the season and be waiting for a bearing from </SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Italy</SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">!</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">2. Same question as above but
regarding rings? Do the retailers like BuyRC, PlanesPlus, AeroSlave, etc,
have replacements in stock, or plans to? Again, I do not
want to be without use of an engine waiting on a ring or bearing from
</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Italy</SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">!</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">3. Will the 170 be a drop in
replacement for the OS 140? I have heard the bolt patterns are the same, but
what about the position of the nose ring, exhaust,etc? Completely
interchangeable with no refitting needed?</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Many
Thanks</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">GW</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">cc: Don Kanak, Lance at
Areoslave</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>