polishing something that might get trashed is kind of a wasted effort.
oh rolland! come on now - u think its gonna break... [X(], yea, ok, i see ur point - ha
i just want it to be something like the right length to be sure run in is as easy as possible, apparently it takes a while with this motor, and i dont want any funny tuning issues due to monster length manifolds. that one u linked to might work with some straight forward chopping.
once my cam batts are charged i will get a pic of exactly where i want it to make it a bit clearer