tuned pipe mounting ideas/pictures wanted

[TomMoorehouse]

Mounting my tuned pipe has always been a weak point for me. does anyone have any easy/effective/good looking tuned pipe mounting suggestions?

This is for a .21 rigger with the pipe mounted to the tub side from a nova rossi engine.

Thanks

tom

 

[sjhauge]

Get Mike Z to send you a pic of his NINJA . It is simple & easy to remove the pipe/motor for cleaning. Basically a cradle with an o-ring. He uses an airplane part for the mounting of the wire to the tub. It works well.

 

[TimD]

I'd like to see that too.....

 

[Rick Raffaelli]

heres one a buddy whipped up for me. Chunk of silicone coupler for a bushing.

 

[Rick Raffaelli]

another pic

 

[Rick Raffaelli]

Oh well,lost that one to the computer demons but you get the idea.

 

[TomMoorehouse]

come on guys..... got to be more ideas!

 

[Ian Inverarity]

Tom,

Here is what I do. I get some aluminium strip 1/16" thick and bend it around a mandrel, drill some mounting holes, and put it over the pipe with some textured rubber sheet. The bracket tightens up on the strap I then use to connect with something solid on the boat. To take the setup off I remove the lower screw. To adujst for tuned length I loosen both screws and move the pipe. This slightly changes the pipe angle too, but normally not enough to worry about. I have done this for years.

Ian.

 

[TomMoorehouse]

i have done simmilar things in the past with brass, but my bending skill usually makes it look pretty sloppy. then I usually try to place the bolt hole in a place where it will kinda tighten up the thing like a clamp and it just does not look as good as i would like.

 

[Ron Olson]

What Steve is talking about is the tuned pipe mount made by Dave Brown. Gary has them and they can be mounted in different ways. It is a cradle with an O-ring to hold it in place. Not a good description but that's about what it is. Also look at the ones that Seaducer and Speedmaster make, they are transom mounted. I make my own according to where they have to go and what it needs to clear and if it needs to be adjustable. For a .21 pipe you can you 4-40 rod, aluminum sheet or whatever you have laying around.

You've got me thinking now, I've got some Carbon Fiber sheets about 1/8" thick.............

 

[MikeP]

I like the wire mounts.

-MikeP

 

[MikeP]

The wire mount held this pipe on good.

-MikeP

 

[MikeP]

My next one is going to be a copy of Don's

-MikeP

 

[Tony Jacuzzi]

I just replaced the Dave Brown O-ring style mount on my sport40 because the mount would allopw the pipe to be pushed back. These mounts do not resist the BP created by the pipe. My Pico blackhead/CMD Q-Parabolic was shifting back about 1/2 inch as the coupler heated up. I am using a polished aluminun bracket with one of the edm insulated straps on the stinger. Not quite as nice looking but the pipe will not lengthen during a heat.. TJ

 

[Grimracer]

Tom

Here are mine.

Old (the one SJH talked about)

 

[Grimracer]

Old again

 

[Grimracer]

New

This one helps keep the pipe from slipping. Not a big problem on a 21 anyway..but....

 

[TomMoorehouse]

looks like i'm gonna have to bite the bullet and design/create/build one from scratch like always... i wish someone made a good one

 

[Shnick]

Hey Tom, send me a set of pics from different angles, and ill see what i can whip up on Cad...

Shnick ;D

 

[TomMoorehouse]

not sure i understand.... what do you want pictures of?

a big problem of mine is that i don't have really any metal working tools.... plenty wood working stuff but not metal