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Old 11-20-2016, 06:43 PM
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What's the best way to line up the turbine to the pipe to be dead center.
Old 11-20-2016, 07:07 PM
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A string line across the top helps with the CL and normally for height I get a good centered look up the back of the tailpipe and see if it is high/low/or just right..
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Thank you Ronnie.
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As Ronnie said - line it up by sight - it is good enough.

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Sight seems to work best for me too. I actually tried to make an alignment jig once and when I checked it by sight I could it was off slightly and needed to make a minor adjustment. It's amazing how small a misalignment you can detect visually..
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thank you all. I will try the string.
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Just an idea but you can use some pvc pipe and set it up easily.

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I use a cross-hair laser site to set the thrust pipe , then use the laser to set turbine center - looking from the rear
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Any good techniques for bifurcated pipes?
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Originally Posted by luge_racer
Any good techniques for bifurcated pipes?
That's a good question - I'm doing an F-5 over winter , it has a bifurcated pipe

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