I am about to order some custom pipe bends for manifolds from

 > > RB Wagner. Is anybody interested in going in with me?
 > >
 > > I was able to fit a four inch inside center line radius bend inside my
 > > Kis Cruiser cowl. RB Wagner refers to that as a three inch inside
 > > radius bend.  Here is a pic or two. As you can see the pipes sit right
 > down
 > > on top of the rotor housings.
 > >
 > > Stock RB Wagner bends come with two inch straight legs or no legs
 > > at all. What we need is about a five inch straight leg on one side
 > > and no leg or a two inch leg on the other side of the bend.
 > >
 > > http://rbwagner.com/
 > >
 > > I am thinking of ordering 1-1/2 inch (1.6 ID)  and 1-1/4 inch (1.4 ID)
 > > pipe with a three inch inside bend radii with one five inch long leg

and

 > one
 > > two inch long leg. You can then cut them to fit your configuration
 > > and or tuning requirements. I am going to do this in the next few days
 > > so let me know as soon as possible.
 > >
 > > Pipe is a bit heavier than tubing but it is heat treated and the radii
 > > is greater than Burns Stainless tubing bends. (3" center line). It is
 > > also roughly half the price. Burns tubing bends are in the O condition
 > > which is near useless until it is heat treated.
 > >
 > > Paul Lamar

I will take some also paul,  as you know I am building a KIS also. The
picture did not come through. Please resend it the old way.

Bill Schertz
KIS Cruiser #4045

I am not changing anything Bill. Perhaps AOL did not like three pics.
Here is just one. Check the max message size in your AOL set up.

Paul Lamar
 
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