<DIV>Dean,</DIV>
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<DIV>And I always thought you were a genuinely happy person. Now I realize your face is permanently shaped that way from the wind.</DIV>
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<DIV>Or, maybe you were too close to the car exhaust for too long. Hmmm.... <VBG></DIV>
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<DIV>Bob.</DIV>
<DIV><BR><BR><B><I>Dean Pappas <d.pappas@kodeos.com></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=373165321-29112004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>That's hangin' my head out the window like a happy dog ...</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P><FONT face="Times New Roman">Dean Pappas</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Times New Roman">Sr. Design Engineer</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Times New Roman">Kodeos Communications</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Times New Roman">111 Corporate Blvd.</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Times New Roman">South Plainfield, N.J. 07080</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Times New Roman">(908) 222-7817 phone</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Times New Roman">(908) 222-2392 fax</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Times New Roman">d.pappas@kodeos.com</FONT> </P>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> discussion-request@nsrca.org [mailto:discussion-request@nsrca.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Dean Pappas<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, November 29, 2004 4:53 PM<BR><B>To:</B> discussion@nsrca.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: to tune the pipe<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=331204221-29112004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>So Bill,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=331204221-29112004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>You would have loved watching this bit ...</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=331204221-29112004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Baby Brother was driving the then 12.0 second street-legal '69 Camaro down Interstate 80, with me driving alongside the rear tire, with my head out the window (think happy dod) listening for the "mellow sound" that indicated the RPM at which our left-to-right bank header crossover pipe was tuned. As you, no doubt, know, this pipe if placed correctly cancels the first anti-resonance of the headre, and improves the leave and short or 60-foot time. We got good at hand signals for, "now drive at 3000 RPM" and the like. We moved and re-welded that pipe twice to get it in the right spot.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=331204221-29112004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Oh yeah, the burn spot trick! By my estimate, things worked best when you cut the pipe at 40% of a diameter longer than the burn spot.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=331204221-29112004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Cool stuff, eh?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>Bob Richards<br>bob@toprudder.com<br>http://www.toprudder.com