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Dman250 09-14-2007 03:54 PM

Midrange-Topend pipe
 
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

hkenvy91 09-14-2007 04:41 PM

RE: Midrange-Topend pipe
 
i believe you will lose some bottom end . what are your intentions with your buggy? racing or bashing

Dman250 09-14-2007 05:06 PM

RE: Midrange-Topend pipe
 
im gonna start racing at a new track. its a decent sized track

hkenvy91 09-14-2007 06:25 PM

RE: Midrange-Topend pipe
 
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

NJRC 09-14-2007 06:34 PM

RE: Midrange-Topend pipe
 
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.

Raycer X 09-14-2007 09:54 PM

RE: Midrange-Topend pipe
 
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.

JSRacer 09-15-2007 08:37 AM

RE: Midrange-Topend pipe
 
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?

ferrarimk13 09-15-2007 08:43 AM

RE: Midrange-Topend pipe
 
yeah, bottom end is pretty important, as the top end only helps out usually on full throttle on straits, etc.

Dman250 09-15-2007 09:37 AM

RE: Midrange-Topend pipe
 
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]

Krishnen 09-17-2007 01:54 AM

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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