<DIV>There are a couple of tips on this on the NSRCA site also, if you havent already seen them.<BR><BR><B><I>"White, Chris" <chris@ssd.fsi.com></I></B> wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">help????<BR><BR>I have a new Arresti III that will be using a YS 140 FZ and the new coupler from Central with an (enclosed) ES carbon fiber pipe and the Hyde ARIA mount. Merle Hyde says the pipe needs to be pretty flexible in mounting to avoid header breakage. He also warns to tighten the hyde mount screws aggressively.<BR><BR>My thought was to mount a single clamp on the CG of the pipe with a Dave Brown hush clamp pipe mount. (O ring retention on a composite clamp) I have used this mounting style very successfully on a Greve pipe / Webra 145 combo, but have questions about the durability based on what I hear about pipe heat increase when running a 4 stroke.<BR><BR>Can anyone tell me whether they have experience with the Dave Brown mount and four stroke pipes? Do carbon fiber pipes get hotter than aluminum ones??? How do you typically retain a carbon fiber pipe without worrying about
pipe distortion?<BR><BR>Chris<BR><BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: discussion-request@nsrca.org<BR>[mailto:discussion-request@nsrca.org]On Behalf Of Richard Strickland<BR>Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 2:36 PM<BR>To: discussion@nsrca.org<BR>Subject: Re: Dented pipe<BR><BR><BR>Depends where they are. If not too far in from the charge end, a mandrel<BR>8-18" OAL from 3/8" steel round with about a 15 degree kink in it 2" from<BR>the(to be) rounded end or so clamped in a vise works reasonably well for<BR>wheedling them out--kind of like the paintless dent removal guys use. There<BR>are also sheet metal suckers--but I'm not that familiar with them. Or turn<BR>the dent toward the fuse--dents do not affect performance detectably.<BR><BR>RS<BR><BR>----- Original Message -----<BR>From: "Fletcher, Richard" <RICHARD.FLETCHER@GS.COM><BR>To: <DISCUSSION@NSRCA.ORG><BR>Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 12:53 PM<BR>Subject: Dented pipe<BR><BR><BR>> I just received my new OS 160 pipe
and the gorillas at UPS were true to<BR>form<BR>> and stomped on it and it now has a couple of dents. Does anyone know how<BR>to<BR>> remove them?<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> Thanks, Rich<BR>><BR>> =====================================<BR>> # To be removed from this list, go to http://www.nsrca.org/discussionA.htm<BR>> and follow the instructions.<BR>><BR><BR>=====================================<BR># To be removed from this list, go to http://www.nsrca.org/discussionA.htm<BR>and follow the instructions.<BR><BR>====================================# To be removed from this list, go to http://www.nsrca.org/discussionA.htm<BR>and follow the instructions.<BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>