performance exhaust for kz and gs

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Re: performance exhaust for kz and gs

17 Feb 2012 11:55

steveo_4192003 wrote: Take a pic of the pipes off the bike so we can see head pipes!

What do you want to see?
Headers are conical from 37mm to 40mm inside diameter flowing into the special collector.
Everything made in Stainless Steel, even the spigots in the head and springs.

You don't find that on a mass produced exhaust.

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Re: performance exhaust for kz and gs

17 Feb 2012 13:39

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Those pipes will look killer on my Stagecoach

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Re: performance exhaust for kz and gs

17 Feb 2012 19:04

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Extremely nice looking and Im sure working but Im not taking my pipes loose every time I change the oil. Or do my 67 year old eyes decieve me ? I'll have to stick with my Kerkers also for that price although Im sure they are worth every penny but SS checks dont allow pipes like that for me. Last but not least would be the freight for them from Japan or the Netherlands, wherever they are made on top of the $1145 for a box that size.

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Re: performance exhaust for kz and gs

17 Feb 2012 19:23

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Can somebody please explain what springs hooked to a flange that is bolted exhaust side of the head do?

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Re: performance exhaust for kz and gs

17 Feb 2012 19:41

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VenturaRider wrote: Can somebody please explain what springs hooked to a flange that is bolted exhaust side of the head do?

I believe there is a flange that bolts to the motor and the pipe is held on the flange with springs. Thats the way the two strokes are anyways.

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82 Suzuki GS 1100
74 Yamaha RD 350 (My two stroke toy)
77 Kawasaki KZ 650B-1 (My putt around bike)
80 Indian Moped (My American Iron)
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Re: performance exhaust for kz and gs

17 Feb 2012 19:54

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Isn't the bolted flange suppose to compress the gasket in the exhaust port and if so whats the point of the spring?

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Re: performance exhaust for kz and gs

17 Feb 2012 19:58

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If you look at the pic it looks like a separate piece bolts to the motor and the pipe slides onto or into the flange. It is not one piece

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82 Suzuki GS 1100
74 Yamaha RD 350 (My two stroke toy)
77 Kawasaki KZ 650B-1 (My putt around bike)
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Re: performance exhaust for kz and gs

17 Feb 2012 20:14

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So it looks like to remove the pipe from the cylinder head you would just unhook the spring and pull the pipe out of the flange. I guess it must be a pretty snug fit between the pipe and flange to prevent exhaust leaks unless there's some type of gasket in the flange. Ed

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Re: performance exhaust for kz and gs

17 Feb 2012 20:16

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If the spring is creating the gasket compression would you not want a second spring on the underside of the headpipe for equal compression of the gasket mating surface?

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Re: performance exhaust for kz and gs

17 Feb 2012 20:17

#504731

It is a slip joint that is used in many applications. No different than a megaphone slip joint

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Re: performance exhaust for kz and gs

17 Feb 2012 20:18

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VenturaRider wrote: If the spring is creating the gasket compression would you not want a second spring on the underside of the headpipe for equal compression of the gasket mating surface?

The piece with the bolt flange crushes the gasket and bolts solid, the pipe slips onto it and is held with springs

73 Kawasaki Z1
07 HD CVO Ultra Classic
82 Suzuki GS 1100
74 Yamaha RD 350 (My two stroke toy)
77 Kawasaki KZ 650B-1 (My putt around bike)
80 Indian Moped (My American Iron)
1
Long Gone
75 Suzuki GT550
74 GT 380
79 RD 400 Daytona Special
72 Honda CL 175
74 Honda QA 50
Tampa FL

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Re: performance exhaust for kz and gs

17 Feb 2012 20:29 - 17 Feb 2012 20:31

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OK I get it. Its a case of the dreaded hidden slip joint. :blush: I'll blame my ignorance on bad photography.LOL :lol:

Thanx for your time and explanation.

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Last edit: 17 Feb 2012 20:31 by VenturaRider.

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