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Old Mar 7, 2005 | 07:56 PM
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dose it add some top end to? cuz my 5th gear is really low
 
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Old Mar 7, 2005 | 09:20 PM
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You will have a small power boost up top, but most will be made in the middle. Your gearing and pipe are going to have a lot to do with how your bike performs in 5th gear.
 
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Old Mar 7, 2005 | 09:21 PM
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my top end pulls like a freight train
 
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Old Mar 8, 2005 | 06:23 PM
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lucky my 4th gear is awsome but 5th gear is real low rpms
 
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Old Mar 8, 2005 | 10:48 PM
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I raced my buddy who has full fmf exhuast with mine and i beat him, and ive got 30 pounds on him easy, so like you said JMO.
 
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Old Mar 9, 2005 | 03:24 PM
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Point in fact everyone and their mother make a pipe for a raptor. We all know this. However, this is a big however, their are only a handfull of pipes on the market that were designed with the intention of aftermarket mods in mind. i.e. cams, porting, hi-compression, big bore. Your pipe isnt one of them, im not saying that it a bad pipe, i had one on my old 400ex. Change the cam to whatever you like, i would stay with a stage 1, your just not going to notice the same difference as these guys on the above posts are talking about. Change your pipe and then change the cam you going to like it alost better. Everyone is saying what cam does what, keep in mind that they all have very different pipe then you. My powerband is going to be different then yours, and so on.
 
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Old Mar 9, 2005 | 03:28 PM
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I've got an x4 coming[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

The big gun will be ok with a piston and cam, but it will be quite restrictive if you go beyond stk bore 11:1 and stage 1 cam. At that time I'd upgrade the pipe, but its fine if you dont exceed that by too much.
 
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Old Mar 9, 2005 | 06:22 PM
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wow, im amazed that for once maddag sees i to eye with me..im shocked. I just dont understand why you even want a cam? getter a better pipe instead.
 
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Old Mar 9, 2005 | 06:45 PM
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What kind of exhuast would you suggest? Prices?
 
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Old Mar 9, 2005 | 07:48 PM
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Originally posted by: CTracingraptor
wow, im amazed that for once maddag sees i to eye with me..im shocked. I just dont understand why you even want a cam? getter a better pipe instead.
Before a thread a couple weeks ago we used to be pretty close on thoughts and opinions...

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What kind of exhuast would you suggest? Prices?
CT, Sparks, LTE, Barker are the big dogs. Duncan's fatboy4 and LRD's unit both have some pretty good credentials. Prices range from 450-800.

Your exhaust is not junk by any means, but its designed for a stock engine and flow. You wont see the limit of the pipe until you port the head unless you go really crazy with a cam or carb.

Same thing with FMF, Pro-curcuit, dg, or White Bros.
 
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