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<DIV>In a message dated 4/1/2004 9:28:50 AM US Eastern Standard Time, d.pappas@kodeos.com writes:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT face=Arial>Mintor 140 article, how does it run on a muffler as<BR>opposed to a pipe. I would expect some loss in power<BR>but also a loss in cost.</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG> I don't use pipes on any on mine engines Jeff Hughes and I have been using the Bolly 590r which is a muffler, no tuning head aches, no midrange problems, if you change props, fuel or anything else NON PROBLEMS, I have been running the Mintor 140 with it and it runs super, don't know how much less power you get from just running a muffler but I'd bet it's not over 5%, I use Coolpower 15% fuel.</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT lang=0 face="Arial Baltic" size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"><B><I>Steve Maxwell</B></I></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>