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Offline PSweeney

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SBC Zoomies
« on: June 15, 2014, 01:45:45 PM »
I'm having  a hard time getting 2" tubes positioned properly on a Stahl flange.  I want short tubes, and tight turns but the centre ports are limiting the amount I can lay the tubes back, about 80 degrees is max.  Any advice on how to position the tubes, or which radius to use to get them raked back ?
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Offline rooman

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Re: SBC Zoomies
« Reply #1 on: June 15, 2014, 03:31:55 PM »
Phil, the only way to get a lot of lay back with a small block (or anything else with paired center ports) is to run the forward pipe around the outside of the second one.

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Re: SBC Zoomies
« Reply #2 on: June 25, 2014, 06:24:24 AM »
thanks Roo, not sure how I'm gonna get round this one, I read somewhere bending each tube 3 degrees more and increasing the pipes length at the head towards the back should line them up so they can lay over ?
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Re: SBC Zoomies
« Reply #3 on: June 25, 2014, 09:45:22 AM »
Here are some I built granted they have pipes that start in the radius no straight section coming out of the flange hard to see in this pic but it is the only one I have on my phone
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Re: SBC Zoomies
« Reply #4 on: July 20, 2014, 12:03:48 AM »
Hey Phil. These are some I've just done for SBM as Roo suggested. These pipes are 15" long are an 80 degree bend.
Cheers
Tony

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