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Old Apr 6, 2018 | 11:09 PM
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Happy Birthday Jim , hope ya had a great Day, I have no Icons to choose from so I’ll describe ——- silly smile with a birthday hat on , oh and a piece sign with a Cigar in between ,lol
 
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Old Apr 6, 2018 | 11:16 PM
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Well happy birthday you old chunk of coal. I'm sure you'll be a diamond some day.

I hit that age mark late last year, I know what you mean, I felt like I suddenly became an old man. Once I adjusted to the number, I found that I'm only as old as I let myself be. At least for now... 60 is just a number, Jim.
 
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Old Apr 7, 2018 | 02:21 AM
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Thanks all. Yeah 60 is just a number. A number I never thought I would reach when I was a young foolish kid. LOL

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Old Apr 7, 2018 | 10:29 AM
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They are all just numbers. You know what they say, "60 is the new 40". I read somewhere recently that 50 years ago the average life expectancy for an American man was 67. Oh crap. I'm a year past my use by date!
 
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Old Apr 7, 2018 | 12:44 PM
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Originally Posted by 04badford
I have no Icons to choose from so I’ll describe ——- silly smile with a birthday hat on , oh and a piece sign with a Cigar in between ,lol


No cigar smiley from the available window of smilies, sorry.

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Old Apr 7, 2018 | 03:02 PM
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Happy Saturday Nor Cal!

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Old Apr 7, 2018 | 03:09 PM
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Well, I heard it was 72, so you still have a few years left.

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Old Apr 8, 2018 | 09:48 PM
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Hope everyone had blessed Sunday. We had some rain yesterday morning, but it did not last long, and has been clear ever since about noon.

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Old Apr 9, 2018 | 06:41 PM
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Happy late birthday Jim. I finally had flanges added so I can go from cat to straight pipe, running straight pipe now because I will be towing heavy to Salinas tomorrow and it will help my EGTs
 
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Old Apr 9, 2018 | 06:46 PM
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Oh ya, rebuilding a 1974 MR50 for my sons first dirtbike. Here are a couple progress pictures.


 
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Old Apr 9, 2018 | 09:27 PM
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Thanks, looking good on that dirt bike.

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...towing heavy to Salinas tomorrow...
Wave as ya pass!

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Old Apr 10, 2018 | 12:56 AM
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This was a fun truck quiz: zoo.com truck quiz
 
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Old Apr 10, 2018 | 01:40 AM
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Not bad, got 50 out of 50. However, if it were not for the multiple choice, I would have been guessing on quite a few of the real old ones.

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Originally Posted by Maltman
Happy late birthday Jim. I finally had flanges added so I can go from cat to straight pipe, running straight pipe now because I will be towing heavy to Salinas tomorrow and it will help my EGTs
Are you seeing any significant drop in Exhaust temps with the "test tube" in place? What I did was found an old Cat and gutted it to see if EGT might drop, but I'm concerned that the expanded cavity in the exhaust might cause more turbulence and result in a less free flowing exhaust as a result, maybe even raising EGT. If you have noticed any lower EGT, I'd also be interested in how much that part costs. Thanks

On edit: I think I'm now reading that what you did was straight pipe FROM the cat, which confused me because I assumed that the part you posted a pic for was a test tube to put in in place of the cat... Either way, I'm looking to lower EGT for towing myself so experience with your system and suggestions would be appreciated.
 
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