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Old 06-21-2007, 02:34 PM
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Ok so my friend ran my car straight into the curb yesterday, and there was no damage so it was cool, but the next run i did whenever i accelerate there is this whistling sound kind of like a turbo on a real car, but the more i accelerate the higher pitch it gets. What do you guys think?

And question number 2 I was looking at my car today (Tornado BB) and i noticed that right before the exhaust pipe goes into the blue sleeve to the header there is what appears to be a large bubble, what do you think this coudl have been caused from? Its been staying mostly in the 200-230 range for temp.
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Old 06-21-2007, 02:39 PM
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Default RE: exhaust bubble..? and whistling noise

take the pipe off and make sure something is not in there blocking it causeing the whistle it looks like it got real hot and bubbled thats a new one on me never ssen anything like that before
Old 06-21-2007, 03:12 PM
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is the thing inside the exhaust supposed to look like this? or is it melted too...?
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Old 06-21-2007, 03:26 PM
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Default RE: exhaust bubble..? and whistling noise

no bro its way messed up it is suppose to look like a cone
Old 06-21-2007, 03:28 PM
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yea your vehicle is running way hot
Old 06-21-2007, 03:58 PM
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Default RE: exhaust bubble..? and whistling noise

hey, you stole my picture.. lol.. I dont mind.. its cool someone got use out of it.. you can just take that thing out, decide when reading this:


http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_5941748/tm.htm
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WOW YOU MAY BE OVERHEATING.HUH.YOU MUST BE RUNNING IN HOT WEATHER LOL.NOW THAIR IS AN EXUSE TO BUY A NEW PIPE
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get a new pipe and richen the car up bro.
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is the thing inside the exhaust supposed to look like this? or is it melted too...?

HOLY CRAP, LMAO, Never seen that happen before. I be thinking you running way hotter than 230 degrees. Man that's nuts.
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so you guys were right before i read these after i took it out ran it for about ten minutes and then it got really loud, and now their is a big hole in my exhaust. It must have been running hot but when i took the temp it was never over 235 and when it got that high i would richen it, but perhaps it happened in the middle of a run before i could get a temp of it. Thanks for all the responses guys, oh and the whistling stopped too.......anyone reccomend a new pipe? or do you think redcat would replace it? I have had the car for four days.
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haha i never seen that before lmao
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thats onr for the book and no redcat wont replace it but there is a few good pipes out there how were you taking temp i mean for it to get that hot it had to be like 350 or something

Somebody point this man in the right direction for a new pipe im not sure which one you all use
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ORIGINAL: edge4628

so you guys were right before i read these after i took it out ran it for about ten minutes and then it got really loud, and now their is a big hole in my exhaust. It must have been running hot but when i took the temp it was never over 235 and when it got that high i would richen it, but perhaps it happened in the middle of a run before i could get a temp of it. Thanks for all the responses guys, oh and the whistling stopped too.......anyone reccomend a new pipe? or do you think redcat would replace it? I have had the car for four days.
You might shoot them and email and see what they say.

Racers Edge Torque Pipe: Builds a ton of power in the low end
[link=http://allaboutfunhobbies.com/store/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=23_17_30&products_id=613]http://allaboutfunhobbies.com/store/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=23_17_30&products_id=613[/link]

Team Associated RPM Pipe: Builds a ton of power in the high end, not much take off power.
[link=http://allaboutfunhobbies.com/store/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=23_17_30&products_id=191]http://allaboutfunhobbies.com/store/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=23_17_30&products_id=191[/link]

Another pipe that kicks butt all around is the Cen Dual Stinger dual chamber exhaust.
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the traxxas tuned pipe workes too. [link=http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXSP47&P=ML]pipe[/link] it works great. i run it. my friend gave it to me... after he took the blue coloring off... and drilling a hole in the end.
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Oh ya good point, it's a good torque pipe and delivers quite a punch too.
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so does the pipe have low end power?ow 712 posts im doing good lol
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get a new pipe man its running way to hot.
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that racers edge tuned pipe, the blue one does it work on the .18 engine for the tornado bb
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the one i showed you is awsome. its got low-end and high-end up-grades
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that racers edge tuned pipe, the blue one does it work on the .18 engine for the tornado bb

Ya as a matter of fact, it is like night and day with the stock one.
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what do you mean all about fun hobbies?????
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He is saying it is a much better pipe than stock.
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oh lol lamo.i was thinking that but i just wanted to meke sure
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just had the same thing happen to me[:@] will it wreck anything with a hole in it ive knocked the whole pipe off and still ran it (only 20 ft to me)
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same spot to much have been a flaw in materials i would for sure both of you need to take pics and call up redcat and then maybe if they see same thing happened to your cars they will send you new pipes ya never know

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