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<DIV><SPAN class=763501614-30112004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>'Tis
the sweet smell of nitro ... and it hasn't (twitch-twitch) had any effect on
me!</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>Bob
Richards<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, November 30, 2004 9:13 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
discussion@nsrca.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: to tune the
pipe<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Dean,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<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>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Or, maybe you were too close to the car exhaust for too long.
Hmmm.... <VBG></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<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>
<DIV><SPAN class=331204221-29112004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<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>
<DIV><SPAN class=331204221-29112004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<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</BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>