Home Brew Tuned Exhaust/Spark Plug Guard

[Guest]

Well said! Here is a cool gif I found on how it works.

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[Chief409]

As the saying goes "something is better then nothing". Some resonance, especially at the low end, is needed with a big, heavy 4X4. Even with engines like OBR's 30.5 Prostroke, built to run with stock exhaust or X-Can exhaust.

I just got back home from the trip up north, and picked up the Victory RC Big Bore pipe at FedEx, but it isn't a Big Bore, it's a standard pipe. Mislabeled plastic bag is my guess. Called and left a voice mail at DDM about this.

However, with the pipe and all the parts in the plastic bag and trial fitting it, it appears there shouldn't be many problems mounting the Victory RC unsilenced side pipe on the Dune Runner.

YEAH, a pipe for a Dune Runner without major mods to the roll cage required!

 

[rampagemt]

Re: Home Brew Tuned Exhaust/Spark Plug Guard

Ya probably easier then me putting my rear Dom on mine. I have been wanting to buy a vrc side mount its basically a direct fit just need to bend bracket

 

[Chief409]

Without taking the pipe and parts out of the plastic bag, the mount to the chassis is the only problem. The front tank mount is in the same area. Should be an easy work around.

 

[Chief409]

Verified with DDM I do have the "BIG BORE" pipe. Fits nicely on the Dune Runner, I need a 2.5"X2.25" plate to bolt to the chassis in front of the forward roll cage mount and put the front pipe mount on. The only place the pipe comes close to plastic is a small edge of the body. The plate will move the pipe outward a bit AND make it easier to undo the front mount when you wish to install or remove the body. Plus I removed the light buckets and got them out of the way.

I'll put up pictures of the completed install. I AM planning on running this Friday. Video after.

 

[Guest]

Is it required to remove the light buckets?

 

[Chief409]

Is it required to remove the light buckets?

Not the left one, but the right one, yeah. With the pipe hooked up at the coupler, but unhooked at the front the body can be wiggled off and on if the right light bucket is gone, with both removed the body can be lifted up to get access to the battery/receiver box without removing it, and leaving the front pipe mount intact.

And the right light bucket was a bit close to the pipe.

 

[Guest]

Gotcha.

Thx

 

[Chief409]

Pictures of the VRC pipe install.

 

[Guest]

Looks like a nice fit.

 

[Ildy666]

Real nice....looks beefy...

 

[Chief409]

Finished the install of the VRC BIG BORE unsilenced side pipe. The buggy is now a "Full Function, No Frill's 4X4 Buggy".

First, the front mount for the pipe:

Body clearance:

Front:

Continued,

 

[Chief409]

Couple more pictures.

Side:

Top:

Since I got this from RC Pit Stop, I've been on here, looking, commenting and going for a Running 4X4 Buggy! Think I'm almost there, not quite, but closer!

 

[Guest]

Have you fired it up yet?

 

[Chief409]

Have you fired it up yet?

Not yet, finished everything after work and need to charge the batteries.

 

[rampagemt]

Re: Home Brew Tuned Exhaust/Spark Plug Guard

That looks so sweet! Can't you paint those pipes with BBQ paint

 

[Chief409]

That looks so sweet! Can't you paint those pipes with BBQ paint

Guess I could. But after a tank or two the paint would be gone, sandblasted off by the front Trenchers, so I'm sticking with the "Mad Max", no frills look.

 

[creepingcharlie]

That looks bitchen. I bet it will wake that obr right up.

 

[Guest]

Not yet, finished everything after work and need to charge the batteries.

I'm not so patient, and could not avoid the temptation. I would have fired it up just to let everyone know its installed. LOL

 

[rampagemt]

Re: Home Brew Tuned Exhaust/Spark Plug Guard

Me to even if its 3am. My neighbors just love my rcs