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dbcaster · 05-11-2008, 01:27 AM

O.k., after reading this thread it sounds like the low to mid range is good with the pipe. No my decision is do I need the pipe or not. I am building a Jtec 2.7M Extra. One of the planes built with a DA 100 and canisters and smoke came in at 25.5 lbs. I figure if I do a DA 85 with a pipe it should be at 24 lbs. or less. With a wrap around pitts it should be in the 23 lb. range. Either way it will be a power house. I did have a different plane setup with a wrap around pitts and it was extremely loud. So the question is, is it worth the trouble of installing and flying with a tuned pipe? Or should I just stick with the wrap around pitts with such a light airframe?

05-11-2008, 01:27 AM	#205
dbcaster Bad-ass Super Contributer! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Petaluma, CA Posts: 816	Re: DA85 on pipe! Results please. O.k., after reading this thread it sounds like the low to mid range is good with the pipe. No my decision is do I need the pipe or not. I am building a Jtec 2.7M Extra. One of the planes built with a DA 100 and canisters and smoke came in at 25.5 lbs. I figure if I do a DA 85 with a pipe it should be at 24 lbs. or less. With a wrap around pitts it should be in the 23 lb. range. Either way it will be a power house. I did have a different plane setup with a wrap around pitts and it was extremely loud. So the question is, is it worth the trouble of installing and flying with a tuned pipe? Or should I just stick with the wrap around pitts with such a light airframe?