I say 6" tip

For $65 (bottle of Bombay Saphire :D ), I won't be able to see the crack anyway... Where's my dang keys at?! [coffee]

I don't think they're forged; weight rating posted in a few hours.

Evan is supposed to drive the '98 to the August GTG - we've got a LOT of work to do by then! [duhhh]

The black tip looks better, and 6" would probably look great.

Thanks guys for the Yea's & Nay's. Keep em coming, please!

I got Micah (ODRA) to start a list for the HPP Dyno day. Gave him the five NTXDTR names I was sure would be dynoing. Anyone else want on the list...let me know. Sure to be hugh crowd at that price so we probably want to run early-ish and back to back... which Micah kindly agreed to.

RJ

Was very impressed with the guys over at RayMac... I dealt with the owner who was very straight up about everything, from costs to explaining to me exactly what was going to be done.. I talked to the machinist and also the guy who will be doing my valve job. All were very knowledgeable and very helpful explaining the processes. Hopefully it will turn out good [duhhh].

Apparantly they advertise in Diesel Power Mag, but other than that are just word of mouth. They had another 24V head to do at the same time as mine and said they do probably 4-5 per month.

Just an idea.... The paint on my vavle cover is starting to flake.. No better time then now to go sand blast it and repaint... Question is... What color? Keep it stock (Black with no paint on raised letters). D something different: Use the color of my twins boots in there somewhere?? That light blue?...

Shoot some ideas out there!!

Whatever you do don't use white. It'll turn yellow even with a clear coat and it's a nightmare to keep clean. Not to mention it's just not cool enough. Oh yeah, and don't sand blast it. Go to wal mart and get some stuff called aircraft remover (it's got an airplane on the front) and use it. You spray it on, wait 10 mins, and hose the paint off. It litterally bubbles the paint off right in front of your eyes. Really neat stuff.

Rowland, do a tip. I just don't like an unfinished look. Also, I hope you put my name in for the dyno.

Thanks for your input and your on the initial list!

Just sp w/ BD for over an hour!! Found 40-50 hp. (at least on the drawing board) My mistake. Long story... will explain at get together...if I'm right.

RJ

Anodize it blue....and just buff the letter silver and then clear coat it....if you like blue….if not they got black, red and other color….not much to do…..OR you got power coating.

Rowland, I like the black really! BUT I do like 6” Tips….

JMO...Don't care for the whole matching colors thingie..... Air horns, valve covers, air pipes to & from intercooler. Some even do the alternator brackets and turbo compressor housings. :(
I do like valve covers taken down to bare metal and polished.... with or without black raised letters. Just me.:)

Note: Tyler ...... Is Brian's 'Vavle' cover the same as my solidsteel.com 'Braclet' :D


RJ

Chrome it up.

40-50hp? How? You forget to hook a turbo up? [laugh]

Ditto..........

Long story shortened.... Wastegate setting to loose so over spooling primary (bottom) turbo by 10 psi
Also TAG (or any laminar flow straighteners) not needed on secondary. Reason - air from Primary is compressed and therefore being jammed into secondary with more than enough force. TAG probably reducing airflow at 65 psi (WOT).

RJ

Also learned that MBC's and Boost Elbows don't do what I always thought they do.
Reason is wastegate volutes WILL open, on their own, from exhaust gas pressure unless held tight by spring loaded wastegate actuator!

RJ

I knew you were going to say something about the WG...but the TAG deal is interesting....