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RE: Welcome to Club SAITO ! - 10/7/2005 11:52:21 PM   
William Robison



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That is indeed the earliest style exhaust for the singles, no longer supplied for the singles, but they are still used on the twin and multi cylinder engines as stock equipment so they can be gotten. I'm sure you also noticed the strange inlet pipe.

Looks like you got a good one. Now find another and mount the pair on a TwinStar.

Or you could build a ten foot span Tigercat, and mount your Abitar engine on one side and the Conley on the other.

GOTTA GET A TWIN!!!

Bill.

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RE: Welcome to Club SAITO ! - 10/7/2005 11:57:58 PM   
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RE: Welcome to Club SAITO ! - 10/7/2005 11:58:16 PM   
William Robison



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Here's another exhaust, still one piece, just a little newer than yours. It has a proper expansion chamber, otherwise it could be considered the same. This one came on an FA-65.

Bill.


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RE: Welcome to Club SAITO ! - 10/8/2005 12:14:00 AM   
William Robison



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So, since you agree about your getting a twin, GET BUSY!!

Here's a shot of my "Mish-Mash" FA-120. Mish-mash because I've put the latest AAC cylinder on to lighten it. It still has the small rear bearing, and the "Same" exhaust your latest has. Bigger, but otherwise the same.

If you look closely you will also note it has the air bleed carb. Wish I had more of them, the big block has a mid range adjustment that's much easier to adjust than the one on the two needle carbs.

Bill.



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RE: Welcome to Club SAITO ! - 10/8/2005 1:46:41 AM   
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What brand of engine stand are you using, and where can we get one?

Thanks,

Bob

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RE: Welcome to Club SAITO ! - 10/8/2005 1:49:25 AM   
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Status: offline 		Bill, I'm doing a similar type of mish-mosh on a 120. It's one of the original designs (heavy), and I'm changing the crankcase housing. I bought the motor used, and the engine mount holes had been hogged out. That didn't appeal to me. Overall, the engine is in excellent shape, though.

Bob

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RE: Welcome to Club SAITO ! - 10/8/2005 1:53:01 AM   
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Status: offline 		Well, I just got a 100 for my Funtana 40..overpowered...NAH, I'm just torqin it at 1/4 throttle!

I love my Saito, and the first time I cranked it up, I was so suprised at how quiet it was....I'm running an APC 15x6W on mine....Great combinationg. Am I part of the club now?

~Michael~

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RE: Welcome to Club SAITO ! - 10/8/2005 2:04:11 AM   
William Robison



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There are many things I prefer about the older ABC cylinders as compared to the later AAC parts.

The ABC has nicely finished ports, well radiused to flow the intake and exhaust with a minimum of turbulence. The AAC has all straight edges and hard corners in the ports, maximum turbulence and resultant restriction of the flow. The ABC has genuine bronze valve guides and seats, a damaged seat can be repaired. The AAC has brass guides and the seats are thin chrome plating over the base aluminum. Any valve seat damage and the cylinder is junk. The ABC has nice size fins on it, it looks like an engine. The AAC has small fins that look like they were stuck on as an afterthought.

The only advantage (to me) of the AAC is that it's a LOT lighter. And that's a BIG advantage.

Bill.


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RE: Welcome to Club SAITO ! - 10/8/2005 2:13:13 AM   
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