Those of you who "cleaned up" pacesetter ORY
01-23-2006, 09:35 PM
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Those of you who "cleaned up" pacesetter ORY What did you use to get in there and cut all the excess off? I've been trying with a dremel and the flex shaft with a small cutoff wheel and it's not going well.
01-24-2006, 08:14 AM
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I did my Jet-Hot Y, and part of my TSP ORY before I found
the coated one. I used a flex-shaft tool but it's not a Dremel,
you can find ones that are unmotorized and have a 1/4"
chuck on a flexible shaft, that's it. You use a drill for the
power head and your choice of standard stones or burrs.
I chewed up a Forney cylinder stone in almost no time but
I had this old, crusty, flea market one with a coarse grit
and a good cement that ate the steel and didn't wear much
at all. Hard to know the quality of what you're buying.
Anyway the Jet-hot was a real reach-in and I put the flex
shaft handle & tail through a piece of Shop-Vac tube to get
the reach and leverage.
I spent at least two hours just to get the stick-in knocked
down to under 1/8". But I like the sound now, and figure I
killed the "rasp" people complain about on the Jet-Hot Y
uncatted (I have the cats but am saving them for later.
Much later.
).
the coated one. I used a flex-shaft tool but it's not a Dremel,
you can find ones that are unmotorized and have a 1/4"
chuck on a flexible shaft, that's it. You use a drill for the
power head and your choice of standard stones or burrs.
I chewed up a Forney cylinder stone in almost no time but
I had this old, crusty, flea market one with a coarse grit
and a good cement that ate the steel and didn't wear much
at all. Hard to know the quality of what you're buying.
Anyway the Jet-hot was a real reach-in and I put the flex
shaft handle & tail through a piece of Shop-Vac tube to get
the reach and leverage.
I spent at least two hours just to get the stick-in knocked
down to under 1/8". But I like the sound now, and figure I
killed the "rasp" people complain about on the Jet-Hot Y
uncatted (I have the cats but am saving them for later.
Much later.
).
01-24-2006, 06:56 PM
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I used a dremel but I used a round stone to grind off that excess metal when the pipes merge...took me 3 days to grind it off cause the battery only lasts you soo much...by the way to anyone looking to purchase an ORY - DO NOT BUY PACESETTERS Y-PIPE, terrible merge...theres another vendor on here that sells a better piece for the same price
01-24-2006, 07:40 PM
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I have to disagree with the above comment.
Out of the box the merge needs help sure. There is extra swag inside the merge that needs to be removed. I used a die grinder with grinding stones.
The Pacesetter actually has a merge though. The TSP, Jet Hot, Hooker all do not really have a merge. Those y pipes if you notice basicly just run the driver pipe into the side of the passenger pipe without directing the flow downsteam. The Pacesetter driver side pipe does make a turn before merging to the passenger pipe. Like I said, out of the box it needs help. If you clean up the merge its actually a good y pipe because it tucks better than any 3" y pipe.
Out of the box the merge needs help sure. There is extra swag inside the merge that needs to be removed. I used a die grinder with grinding stones.
The Pacesetter actually has a merge though. The TSP, Jet Hot, Hooker all do not really have a merge. Those y pipes if you notice basicly just run the driver pipe into the side of the passenger pipe without directing the flow downsteam. The Pacesetter driver side pipe does make a turn before merging to the passenger pipe. Like I said, out of the box it needs help. If you clean up the merge its actually a good y pipe because it tucks better than any 3" y pipe.
01-24-2006, 07:54 PM
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Thanks for the replies. I'm going to go at it with a grinding stone instead of the cutoff wheel. Should I remove all the swag or leave some to direct flow?