Cleaning tarnished stainless exhausts

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Aladinsaneuk · #46 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Sun Mar 25, 2012 9:58 pm

any one else trying to work out the plumbing of a fut fut exhaust????

Samray · #47 Post by **Samray** » Sun Mar 25, 2012 10:18 pm

Funny you should mention that Alad ....................

#48 Post by **Kwackerz** » Sun Mar 25, 2012 10:31 pm

Great results with your zorsts,

Now a flow diagram, if you please.

#49 Post by **Kwackerz** » Sun Mar 25, 2012 10:32 pm

Cancel that, found it

http://www.af1racing.com/store/scripts/ ... tegory=515

MartDude · #50 Post by **MartDude** » Sun Mar 25, 2012 11:19 pm

My pipe - called, for a reason I've never discovered, the H-pipe, replaces the heavy collector box/catalytic converter, aka the breadbox.

The pipe, No. 10, is he front header; the 1st. of the three pipes at the rear connects to the rear header.

It's much lighter, with after-market cans it improves the gas flow, and adds 5 bhp. Allegedly. And sounds much, much nicer.

Nooj · #51 Post by **Nooj** » Sun Mar 25, 2012 11:25 pm

Very shiny! How long did it take? And how come you didn't do the stand bracket/stop as well?

#52 Post by **Kwackerz** » Sun Mar 25, 2012 11:34 pm

I've been going t'other way with regards steel.

Currently cold bluing an aging GT mountainbike frame and quite pleased with the results. Not finished yet though, have to apply a few coats to get the required depth of blue/black.

MartDude · #53 Post by **MartDude** » Sun Mar 25, 2012 11:48 pm

Nooj wrote:Very shiny! How long did it take? And how come you didn't do the stand bracket/stop as well?

I'm hoping it'll last this year. I'll replace it with a stainless bracket over the winter. I've had enough of it for now.

The Optiglanz treatment only takes a few minutes. The hand buffing took, I think, around 2 hours (would have been quicker with mops & a satin paste, but I didn't have a mop at that stage), and about 1 1/2 hours with the rouge.

I'm probably giving the misleading impression I know what I'm talking about with this. Far from it - never done it before. My welder/fabricator friend Mark is a real anorak with metal-bashing, welding & finishing, & is a brilliant teacher. I could get quite into this stainless polishing thing - it's quite gratifying, in the same way that sanding a rough piece of hardwood to a silky, glass-smooth finish is.

I like shiny. I'd quite like to get the whole bike like this

BikerGran · #54 Post by **BikerGran** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 12:53 am

MartDude wrote:My pipe - called, for a reason I've never discovered, the H-pipe

Reminds me of those ballon animals made by childrens' entertainers. Not far out I guess - boys' toys...............

....coat, hat, gone!

#55 Post by **mangocrazy** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 7:35 pm

Top work on the finish, Mart. A1+ job you've done there, matey. Very impressed.

But the Fut exhaust routing is about as simple and comprehensible as the workings of a woman's mind...

randomsquid · #56 Post by **randomsquid** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 9:24 pm

That's impressively shiny.

MartDude · #57 Post by **MartDude** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 10:28 pm

mangocrazy wrote: But the Fut exhaust routing is about as simple and comprehensible as the workings of a woman's mind...

Simples.

1 connects to the front cylinder header, 2 to the rear header, 3 to the pipe to the LH can, and 4 to the pipe to the RH can