does pitts rob power?
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hey guys, a buddy of mine at the field today said that a pitts muffler robs power from the engine. if this is true, how so and is there any way to gain the power back? [>:]
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RE: does pitts rob power?
In my opinion, yes, they do take away some power. They are also usually noisier and sometimes make it harder to get yuor engine to run right - many time because they do not provide enought back pressure. You can usually make up for this by plugging one of the two exhaust pipes. I use the stock muffler whenever possible -
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hey guys, a buddy of mine at the field today said that a pitts muffler robs power from the engine. if this is true, how so and is there any way to gain the power back? [>:]
hey guys, a buddy of mine at the field today said that a pitts muffler robs power from the engine. if this is true, how so and is there any way to gain the power back? [>:]
Pitts are USUALLY noiser than a stock muffler.
The "robbing" of the power is attributed to the lack of back pressure, which in turn means less pressure to the fuel tank. 46 size engines USUALLY do not have a problem with this. Larger engines MAY have a problem (usually ). On my OS 160 FX I had to plug one of the tubes in order to get adequate back pressure to the tank.
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RE: does pitts rob power?
thanks guys, intsead of plugging one of the tubes i pinched both of them slightly. this created more back pressure and it ran alot smoother in the low end RPM's. i compared it to the stock muffler and at most it lost 50-100 RPM's
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