New 5507 pipe ?
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Jimbo
You can fool some of the people some of the time
The old brace would break where it attached to the head so they welded another piece over the existing brace. Still had problems.
This new brace is much thicker than the old brace. It just connects to the pipe in one spot rather over a larger area like the old brace.
The old brace didn't work real well. Hopefully this one will work better.
This new brace is much thicker than the old brace. It just connects to the pipe in one spot rather over a larger area like the old brace.
The old brace didn't work real well. Hopefully this one will work better.
The Pipe was in production in early to mid December I believe. I had picked up a couple of these at Daytona. This new support is a bit heavier than the older one that kept cracking at the mount bolt area.
No problems with this pipe yet. Also make it easier to do a quality header wrap job on the pipe and not have that big flat area from the welded support to deal with.
No problems with this pipe yet. Also make it easier to do a quality header wrap job on the pipe and not have that big flat area from the welded support to deal with.
steve baker
Moderator
I have also heard that the new #5507 pipe will allow you to use a 5 degree motor mount without it hitting the sprocket guard, unlike the first design.
Steve
Steve
steve baker
Moderator
Yes, that was the problem with the older #5507 pipe, it hit the chain guard and the new one will not.
Steve
Jimbo
You can fool some of the people some of the time
I just put one on an engine with a 15 degree motor mount and measured the distance from the pipe to the sprocket. I then put the standard 5507 pipe on and measured it.
The distance is the same for each pipe.
In other words if you have a 5 degree motor mount and the 5507 hit your sprocket guard the 5511 will also hit.
The simple solution would be to change the final bend location to raise the pipe off the sprocket.
The problem is then we have yet another pipe choice and a rule change.
Rule changes are not something that many of us are in favor of!
The distance is the same for each pipe.
In other words if you have a 5 degree motor mount and the 5507 hit your sprocket guard the 5511 will also hit.
The simple solution would be to change the final bend location to raise the pipe off the sprocket.
The problem is then we have yet another pipe choice and a rule change.
Rule changes are not something that many of us are in favor of!
Jimbo
You can fool some of the people some of the time
OOPS
Correction
My testing this morning was with an early version of the 5511 pipe.
I just tested with a new version of the 5507. The current pipe has an additional 3 inches of clearance above the rear sprocket.
The 5507 and the 5511 are the same pipe except that the 5511 extends into the cylinder head.
The current pipe will now clear the rear sprocket when using motor mounts of less than 15 degrees.
Correction
My testing this morning was with an early version of the 5511 pipe.
I just tested with a new version of the 5507. The current pipe has an additional 3 inches of clearance above the rear sprocket.
The 5507 and the 5511 are the same pipe except that the 5511 extends into the cylinder head.
The current pipe will now clear the rear sprocket when using motor mounts of less than 15 degrees.
CarlsonMotorsports
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This is exactly what I've seen.
For what it's worth, the new brace is a very welcome change for me. Stronger yet less rigid (bend to fit precisely) and much easier to wrap!
Levi,
It would be great to be able to use your pipes as well, (we use them on all of our animal engines,) but currently RLV makes the spec pipes for these engines.
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