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Old 12-01-2016, 12:09 PM
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a few years ago i came up with this pipe tool to help pipe to nozzle alignment . it also acts as a distance tool . i was concerned about getting it just right to avoid problems. my question is ... is 1" the proper distance from turbine nozzle to pipe end? if u use the tool ,that's what i come up with. the tool was originally for a vampire but the pipe dia. between the two is the same. just wondering. i'm running a rx140 in a SM 2M viperjet

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Old 12-01-2016, 12:37 PM
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Jetcat says 3/4" but 1" will work fine, especially with that type of pipe bellmouth.

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3/4" too small on that pipe. 1" is about right
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cool , thanks guys . better to safe than crashed lol anyone know how you can check to see if your pipe is not getting any hot spots on the inside. i'm a newbie when it comes to pipes. i've always flow boomers as up until 3 years ago we only had grass to fly off. now we are based at an airport, it opens things up. like scale jets

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