ORIGINAL: InboundLZ
ORIGINAL: dubd
You do not need the outer pipe and the 1/16 movement is not a problem. I have a Tam pipe in my Ultra Flash and it works fine. The only challenge is balancing the plane. Since the Tam pipe is lighter, you may need to move your batteries back. I have my smoke pump and 4 batteries under the cockpit area for balance.
I suspect that the pipe will have much more than 1/16th movement if I remove the original outer pipe. Frankly I can not see the benefit of installing this pipe anyway, if it requires major reconstruction it is simply not worth it.
I await additional input from other Tam Pipe users.
I would install the drywall screws as suggested but the owner would frown upon them most vigorously!
I DO NOT have any of the original pipe in my Flash.
I just double checked and I did have about 1/8 movement between the pipe and fuse, but I installed spacers to stop the movement. Even without the spacers, there was less movement than what I eventually would get with the stock pipe in my classic Flash.
The benefit of the Tam pipe is that it is lighter. My plane weighs less than 21lbs with a 160SX, 48 oz smoke tanks, and three 2s 2200 batteries (rx & ECU) and one 2s 1300 mah (smoke). The Tam pipe isn't necessary, but I didn't have to use big batteries to balance the plane. With my classic Flash I needed to install the smoke pump in the nose and use 2s 3300 mah batteries to balance the plane.
The Tam pipe doesn't require any more effort to install than the stock pipe. In fact, it's easier since it is a single piece.