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Old 09-14-2007 | 03:54 PM
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will a midrange-top end pipe system make me lose alot of bottom end power because i just orderd one and im kinda wondering if i made a mistake...thx
Old 09-14-2007 | 04:41 PM
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i believe you will lose some bottom end . what are your intentions with your buggy? racing or bashing
Old 09-14-2007 | 05:06 PM
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im gonna start racing at a new track. its a decent sized track
Old 09-14-2007 | 06:25 PM
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is it a tight track or wide open!!!

in my experience , when racing , bottom end is your friend!! you will need good bottom end punch coming out of turns and hitting doubles that are 5-6 feet coming out of a turn.

i ended up with a jp-3 becau8se its a mix of bottom end and top end!! it works for me
Old 09-14-2007 | 06:34 PM
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I am happy with the JP3 too...good all around pipe. My track is mostly short turns and really no long straights to get good top end. I may switch back to my THS racing pipe as that has great punch in the low end for my track plus others at the track are always wondering what I am running cause the sound is sweet.
Old 09-14-2007 | 09:54 PM
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Sounds like an 086 pipe you're looking for. Brands like Novarossi and RB make awesome versions of it. A more economical pipe would be the JP-2.
Old 09-15-2007 | 08:37 AM
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Might be better yet if we knew what engine you're running. I know that a top end pipe on a Mach 427 will drown out the bottom end very badly. I'm sure you're running a .21 but which one?
Old 09-15-2007 | 08:43 AM
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yeah, bottom end is pretty important, as the top end only helps out usually on full throttle on straits, etc.
Old 09-15-2007 | 09:37 AM
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right now i have a picco .28 in my buggy but i can drop back in the force .28 but im outta gas so i cant really test it for my slef[&o]
Old 09-17-2007 | 01:54 AM
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Default RE: Midrange-Topend pipe

If u have already ordered your pipe, you can still get some bottom end power by using harder springs on your clutch setup. I have an RB S7 engine which is more of a high end power engine but I do manage to get very good acceleration by using 1.1mm springs and a 13-t clutch bell. So don't worry if u already ordered the 'wrong' pipe. Have your clutch set-up right and u can have all the bottom end power that u you'll need.

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