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Aluminum Exhaust Flanges
Posted: March 16th, 2008, 11:57 pm
by AlisoBob
When these were first offered.... Brit, myself, Bigpower and other's were labeled "Haters" because we all thought they were junk...
1. Expensive
2. You already HAVE a exhaust flange... right?
3. ZERO performance boost
4. Aluminum dosest last in high heat / vibration applications...
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Regardless, allot of folks on Tracy's site couldnt get enough of them..... It became the "must have" item of the week.... ( weak?)
Well, Tracy himself has a new opinion...
http://cr500riders.com/cgi/yabb/YaBB.pl ... 718487/2#2
I guess he's a "Hater" now too....
Gee, another OEM part that outperforms ...who woulda' thought?
Posted: March 17th, 2008, 1:33 am
by iggys-amsoil
I didn't hate them, I just thought the o rings wouldn't last so I didn't buy one.
Posted: March 17th, 2008, 7:08 am
by lewisclan
I never bought. I have wore out steel ones
Posted: March 17th, 2008, 1:16 pm
by AlisoBob
lewisclan wrote: I have wore out steel ones
The Lewis Clan never ceases to amaze me!
Posted: March 17th, 2008, 1:24 pm
by mxracr121
OEM isn't ALWAYS the best. On the early Gen. 3 CR250's (02-03), the stock flanges broke on numerous bike. Some even had pieces go into the engine. But, never heard of a problem on the 500's.
Posted: March 17th, 2008, 1:36 pm
by Ported&Polished
mxracr121 wrote:OEM isn't ALWAYS the best. On the early Gen. 3 CR250's (02-03), the stock flanges broke on numerous bike. Some even had pieces go into the engine. But, never heard of a problem on the 500's.
Wheew, thank God mine has a cr500 flange on it!
Posted: March 18th, 2008, 10:44 pm
by iggys-amsoil
Ported&Polished wrote:mxracr121 wrote:OEM isn't ALWAYS the best. On the early Gen. 3 CR250's (02-03), the stock flanges broke on numerous bike. Some even had pieces go into the engine. But, never heard of a problem on the 500's.
Wheew, thank God mine has a cr500 flange on it!
Posted: March 21st, 2008, 6:52 am
by MICK
Well unless I missed the point, those were supposed to stop leaks. On the other site guys mentioned, "not a single drop of goo after one ride."
Are you kidding? After one ride huh...
I put some high temp gasket sealant around the manifold when I put the pipe back on. Not a single indication of leakage in 5 years. I still use the original steel bands. I've got the pipe off it right now and I see a black smear just below the flange. Guess it's time to replace those bands, or maybe I didn't use enough sealant the last time I put it together? Whatever the case it wouldn't cross my mind in a million years to buy a special billet alloy exhaust flange. It makes about as much sense as a BBR gas cap.
Posted: March 21st, 2008, 7:42 am
by AlisoBob
Posted: March 21st, 2008, 8:38 am
by lewisclan
ive got a billit cap
Posted: March 21st, 2008, 9:02 am
by britincali
lewisclan wrote:ive got a billit cap
You have EVERYTHING j
Posted: March 21st, 2008, 9:05 am
by dannygraves
britincali wrote:lewisclan wrote:ive got a billit cap
You have EVERYTHING j
Posted: March 21st, 2008, 10:02 am
by Ported&Polished
lewisclan wrote:ive got a billy cap
Profiler! Now all you need isa fitty to ride though the camp fires with.
