H9 P-51/Saito 100 Muffler hide?
05-14-2003, 03:09 AM
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H9 P-51/Saito 100 Muffler hide?
I just bolted up a brand new Saito 100 in my H9 P-51, and I have finally excepted the fact the heads are going to protrude the bottom, but is there any way to keep the muffler in the cowl?? It comes with a threaded hollow connector, and if I could just cut it short enought so the muffler is mated almost right to the head I think i might be able to keep it in the cowl. Will cutting this extension change engine perfomance or effect anything else? Any ideas? Do I NEED the muffler? What about Flex tubing?
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05-14-2003, 01:57 PM
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H9 P-51/Saito 100 Muffler hide?
Ditch the Muffler
I run a Saito 72 with just the header pipe barely sticking out a ModelTech P-51 cowl. Sounds really gruff and cool too! I have no issues in performance and my idle is super low and consistant, no need for the muffler pressure to draw fuel.
I run a Saito 72 with just the header pipe barely sticking out a ModelTech P-51 cowl. Sounds really gruff and cool too! I have no issues in performance and my idle is super low and consistant, no need for the muffler pressure to draw fuel.
05-14-2003, 02:14 PM
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Actually that isn't true in my case, It doesn't go excessively lean when pointed up, and has not dead-sticked yet....go figure......seems to draw plenty of fuel as is.
While this hasn't been a problem for me, tapping the header pipe is easy enough to do and certainly won't hurt performance.....
While this hasn't been a problem for me, tapping the header pipe is easy enough to do and certainly won't hurt performance.....
