... Sounds feasible - the bigger eddy current brakes come off big trucks - they are a transmission brake - used to save the wheel brakes. Cheers IAN -- ...
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Mike Kilty
mkilty@...
Mar 4, 2002 11:15 am
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I have a question relating to resonance. What are the different characteristics of a 4-2-1 vs 4-1 that make the following statement true, if it true? (not...
Any advice on lathe turning titanium? It's for jewelry, so dimensions aren't critical, but finish is. -- Alan Lapp ... "The reverence that the object maker...
Alan Lapp
alanlapp@...
Mar 7, 2002 7:20 am
3180
... I had to do a part on titanium a few days ago and I was surprised as to how nice it cuts using normal tips. I feels just like stainless steel. Francisco...
... [mucho snippo] For the full story, read "The Scientific Design of Exhaust and Intake Systems" by Smith and Morrison. ... My idea of a "strong resonance" in...
... Great! Thanks! -- Alan Lapp ... "The reverence that the object maker has for the materials, for the shape, and for the miracle of his skill transcends to...
Alan Lapp
alanlapp@...
Mar 7, 2002 2:57 pm
3183
He's pretty much right on, lots of performance pipes will give you a great boost on top and cause mid-range problems. It's because the wave action that...
batwings@...
Mar 7, 2002 4:08 pm
3184
I turn Titanium here at work all the time. What it loves is really sharp edged carbide tips ( tips for steel usually have a duller edge for longevity ) but...
Mario Ricciardiello
Mario.Ricciardiello@...
Mar 8, 2002 12:46 am
3185
... I have some experience with this, having swapped the EXUP on my '93 FZR1000 for a McDade/Dutchman 4-2-1 system with tapered head pipes and obscenely loud...
Yes, it turns very nicely, like stainless. It can sort of work harden with bluntish tools, I like a tipped tool for the job as it can sometimes really provide...
... The wave strength is related to the area change at the collector. Since a 4-1 has a larger area change at the collector than a 4-2-1 (for a given engine),...
Colin vanLeeuwen
vanleeuw@...
Mar 8, 2002 3:31 am
3188
... You can get some of that back most likely by raising needle and/or going to richer slide. Regards, Hoyt Belfab CNC -...
batwings@...
Mar 8, 2002 1:47 pm
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... You can get some of that back most likely by raising needle and/or going to richer slide. Regards, Hoyt Belfab CNC -...
batwings@...
Mar 8, 2002 1:47 pm
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... I am a "Friend of the Shop" that did lots of tuning on the Dutchman endurance bikes when they were running the FZRs. The short answer is: no amount of...
Alan Lapp
alanlapp@...
Mar 8, 2002 2:06 pm
3191
... I can back that. With CV carbs, the slide flutters like mad in this range. It's better with non-CV (``flatslide'') Keihins. You can make the slide...
... That's good information to know, thanks. I guess that if I cared enough, I could detect this undocumented rev-limiter this quite simply with a timing...
Alan Lapp
alanlapp@...
Mar 8, 2002 10:24 pm
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... I'm not surprised in the least actually. The bigger your CV gets, the more sensitive the slide gets to vacuum fluctuations. You don't have that with slide...
batwings@...
Mar 9, 2002 2:31 am
3194
... Does Fueling sell the anti-reversion bits separately? -- Alan Lapp ... "The reverence that the object maker has for the materials, for the shape, and for...
Alan Lapp
alanlapp@...
Mar 9, 2002 5:25 am
3195
Building an AR chamber isn't very hard, but with some pipe mounts it will be easier to make it a couple of inches out from the port. It is basically an ...
... I think he just holds patent and doesn't do any fabbing. His device is simple enough: a reverse tapered stub pipe leads from port into a can containing...
batwings@...
Mar 9, 2002 12:55 pm
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... Sure you can. Patents protect commercial rights. You can't build one for sale but you can build one for your own use. BTW, Feuling's patent claims are for...
batwings@...
Mar 9, 2002 12:55 pm
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... I seriously doubt that a one-off for personal use will result in a patent-infringement lawsuit. I hope. :) -- Alan Lapp ... "The reverence that the...
Alan Lapp
alanlapp@...
Mar 9, 2002 4:01 pm
3199
The comment was tongue in cheek. You can build whatever you want. I can respectfully not encourage blatant patent rip-off. I will however be one of the...
IIRC, using the idea in a patent for yourself is fair usage. But, using the idea and selling the result, that is a major no-no! Mark V.S. ... From: Alan Lapp...
... To paraphrase Kevin Cameron: When everything is working perfectly, the air takes a one-way trip through the carb on it's way into the combustion chamber...
Alan Lapp
alanlapp@...
Mar 10, 2002 12:51 am
3203
... No problem. Barring various hi-tech acoustic chambers, helmholtz resonators and the like Just make them twice as long as they are now. Check out a modern...
... Just ask Mercedes. BTW: How is that going? I've read that Feuling had a patent on a particular way of arranging three valves in a combustion chamber, and...
