Went Drag racing at the wekend.

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  1. megawatt

    megawatt Well-Known Member

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    Wrong, think back pressure?
     
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    Nutty Tart Well-Known Member

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    It didn't blow apart did it ???
     
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    megawatt Well-Known Member

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    Nah, it's my mate Lee's bike. He dropped it a few weeks ago , dented both silencers, removed them and the 3 bolt fittings onto the linkpipes. He thought it looked and sounded better, but I thought he would be losing too much back pressure. I blocked up the lefthand linkpipe and made a megaphone with baffle for the righthand side ! Phew!
     
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    Nice one ... great thinking . Get that extra blank bit cut off an it could look proffesional :)
     
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    Was the best I could do at a moments notice. It's an inlet flange for one of my RRW silencers. Just so happened to have the same size 60mm linkpipe. I fitted a big alloy disc inside and clamped it all together. Lee was gonna fit a beer can, but it was too big !!!
     
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    :D:D I think the heat may have just been a bit too much for a beer can
     
  7. mpgscott

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    Looked a cracking run..
     
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    Thanks Mark, if I can talk my mate into spending £100 on a second hand air shifter, I reckon we can do 10.9s on it !!!
     
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    I can see the attraction .
     
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    Oh. that is soooo funny and original Mike . TVAT!
     

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