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Re: CB750K4. Light frame mod and performance upgrades.
« Reply #100 on: February 23, 2014, 11:15:46 AM »
Ideally, I think I should change the way my tank is mounted to the frame. Cut the rubber holder off and just bolt it down.  But for now, I'm just going to curve my seat up and over. So I made new pan.



After making my friend's seat, I realize that I'll have to cut down the front a little bit more. You definitely need so foam overlapping the pan, otherwise the pan will cut your vinyl. If I don't cut it back, it'll be too long.

Working on making a convenient mounting system, but keeping the stock oil tank and battery make disconnecting the seat on the fly difficult. I'll take some photos later of I've what I've come up with so far.

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« Reply #101 on: February 23, 2014, 11:27:45 AM »
Wrapped my exhaust. This is a dirty job.

If you've never done this and want to, wear a mask and good gloves. And overlap properly. Wire works well for clamping.

Most importantly, take your time and think about how to do it efficiently. I wrapped #4 to the collector, and then wrapped #3 until I reach my clamp for #4 and then wrapped the two together until the collector. Then I did the same for #1 and #2, except when I was doing #1, I covered all 4 header pipes and the collector as well and wire clamped it there. At this point, the only wire showing are at the cylinder head and one at the collector. Then, I clamped the muffler on and then worked back to the collector. This way, I don't have a cut end of the wrap at the muffler. Instead, it's under the collector. The cut end is likely to fray and get ugly. It needs to be clamped at the collector anyway, because it will slide down the slope toward the slimmer end pipe. Anyway... I think it looks good.



Muffler is a shorty from Cycle X. You can almost stick your whole arm down inside it. Should be fun!

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Re: CB750K4. Light frame mod and performance upgrades.
« Reply #102 on: February 23, 2014, 11:45:13 AM »
Rearsets... These have been an issue. But now I think I have it figured out.

Instead of using the passenger pegs as mounts, I have welded some 1" angle to the frame stays. My machinist is making me some drilled aluminum plates to mount to the angle.



My problem was that the splined shaft for the brake lever was interfering with either my foot or the toe peg when I mocked up my controls. In order to clear the shaft, my aluminum plates would have to be an 1" thick or spaces out off of the angle.



So, after some asking some forum members some questions, I've decided to shorten the spindle. I'll make my cut at the break in the splines.

Rather than order a brake arm from fastfromthepast.com, I'm cutting the brake pedal arm off of the clamp part and welding an arm on the mount the linkage. Therefore, I've slimmed down the clamp to insure it fits properly on the cut shaft. I was worried about marring the splines, but I used a good hacksaw and it worked well!



Hopefully I'll get my plates back soon so I can get this locked down and concentrate on my seat.

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« Reply #103 on: February 23, 2014, 08:23:14 PM »
Awesome build!! I'm doing a K5 right now and you're definitely give me some much needed motivation!

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Re: CB750K4. Light frame mod and performance upgrades.
« Reply #104 on: February 25, 2014, 05:48:25 AM »
Wrap looks sick. I'm painting mine with high-temp black exhaust paint.
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« Reply #105 on: February 25, 2014, 09:27:51 AM »

Wrap looks sick. I'm painting mine with high-temp black exhaust paint.

Yeah, I have a header painted with black high heat sitting in my basement. Scratches when you breathe on it.

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Re: CB750K4. Light frame mod and performance upgrades.
« Reply #106 on: February 25, 2014, 10:41:19 AM »
Ceramic coating will disperse heat, as opposed to wrapping which retains heat, and it does not scratch.  It actually helps cool down the head faster.  BUT, it costs $150 plus to coat a pipe inside and out.  The wrap will keep you engine and oil nice and hot.  For me, I'm not partial to the smell after you wrap the pipe.

I suppose it depends on why you wrap your pipes -- for looks or function?
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« Reply #107 on: February 25, 2014, 10:56:03 AM »

Ceramic coating will disperse heat, as opposed to wrapping which retains heat, and it does not scratch.  It actually helps cool down the head faster.  BUT, it costs $150 plus to coat a pipe inside and out.  The wrap will keep you engine and oil nice and hot.  For me, I'm not partial to the smell after you wrap the pipe.

I suppose it depends on why you wrap your pipes -- for looks or function?

I guess I did mine just to cover the dents and #$%*. Gave her a coat or two of high heat paint just to keep the rust at bay and wrapped it. I'll buy stainless when I can afford it.

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Re: CB750K4. Light frame mod and performance upgrades.
« Reply #108 on: February 25, 2014, 11:04:12 AM »

Ceramic coating will disperse heat, as opposed to wrapping which retains heat, and it does not scratch.  It actually helps cool down the head faster.  BUT, it costs $150 plus to coat a pipe inside and out.  The wrap will keep you engine and oil nice and hot.  For me, I'm not partial to the smell after you wrap the pipe.

I suppose it depends on why you wrap your pipes -- for looks or function?

I guess I did mine just to cover the dents and #$%*. Gave her a coat or two of high heat paint just to keep the rust at bay and wrapped it. I'll buy stainless when I can afford it.

That's cool.  It looks nice and is capped off with a good looking cone.
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Re: CB750K4. Light frame mod and performance upgrades.
« Reply #109 on: February 25, 2014, 11:16:51 AM »


Ceramic coating will disperse heat, as opposed to wrapping which retains heat, and it does not scratch.  It actually helps cool down the head faster.  BUT, it costs $150 plus to coat a pipe inside and out.  The wrap will keep you engine and oil nice and hot.  For me, I'm not partial to the smell after you wrap the pipe.

I suppose it depends on why you wrap your pipes -- for looks or function?

I guess I did mine just to cover the dents and #$%*. Gave her a coat or two of high heat paint just to keep the rust at bay and wrapped it. I'll buy stainless when I can afford it.

That's cool.  It looks nice and is capped off with a good looking cone.

Thanks! Yeah, I'm pumped to hear it.

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Re: CB750K4. Light frame mod and performance upgrades.
« Reply #110 on: February 25, 2014, 11:45:05 AM »
Correction: ceramic coating a pipe doesn't help with dispersion, it encapsulates the heat inside not allowing it to transfer to the outside. It's a thermal barrier and insulator.

You mean that it insulates the pipe, it doesn't encapsulate the heat, more heat is dispersed out of the pipe through the exhaust process.... ;)
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« Reply #111 on: February 25, 2014, 11:53:44 AM »
since it's contained, the flow is forced out as you described. But that is pretty obvious anyway, isn't it?

I thought so too but you never know... ;D :o
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« Reply #112 on: February 25, 2014, 12:36:12 PM »
Ha ha.

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« Reply #113 on: February 25, 2014, 02:23:38 PM »
Quote from: Retro Rocket link=topic=121353.msg1513840#msg1513840
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I thought so to but you never know... ;D :o

Surely you mean "too" as in "also". But I guess, one never really knows...

Well if thats the case, encapsulate means..." to enclose, or encase"  so i refer you TO my previous post as it does neither.....
I don't think being a grammar nazi furthers your case..... It was a "5 in the morning  typo", I know how to spell...
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« Reply #115 on: February 25, 2014, 11:10:31 PM »
LMAO

For your edification-
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If you take a swipe at someone, especially "at 5:00 in the morning" don't be so sensitive when they push back. As for being a "grammar Nazi" wasn't it you who accused me of incorrect usage? Your posts neither addressed the OP's question or demonstrated much courtesy. If you disagree with my language, then ignore it. If I propose technical information that is inaccurate, then offer a correction. Else, move along.

Listen Genius, CB750 Cafe Racer Fan was correct in his summation that the ceramic coating will disperse heat, it works  by not allowing the pipe to retain heat, the ceramic does not "contain" anything except the steel pipe, it helps more heat move out of the pipe {dispersion}, there is no containment of heat in the pipe what so ever. Incorrect usage isn't correcting your grammar, you do know what grammar is a opposed to using  incorrect terminology...? your example is immature and only there to try and be a smart arse so jam your courtesy mate, your a hypocrite, starting a reply with LMAO then demanding courtesy, As far as your last part, thats exactly what i did , it was also for anyone else's benefit, including the OP And by the way, I am a tradesman in industrial coatings, used my first industrial coating in 1979.... ::)
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« Reply #116 on: February 25, 2014, 11:12:55 PM »
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Re: CB750K4. Light frame mod and performance upgrades.
« Reply #117 on: February 26, 2014, 04:49:41 AM »



I'm painting mine for the same reason... cover some surface rust and dings. Might wrap them next season after seeing how they hold up to scratches this year.
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Re: CB750K4. Light frame mod and performance upgrades.
« Reply #118 on: February 26, 2014, 07:53:02 AM »
LMAO

For your edification-
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If you take a swipe at someone, especially "at 5:00 in the morning" don't be so sensitive when they push back. As for being a "grammar Nazi" wasn't it you who accused me of incorrect usage? Your posts neither addressed the OP's question or demonstrated much courtesy. If you disagree with my language, then ignore it. If I propose technical information that is inaccurate, then offer a correction. Else, move along.

Listen Genius, CB750 Cafe Racer Fan was correct in his summation that the ceramic coating will disperse heat, it works  by not allowing the pipe to retain heat, the ceramic does not "contain" anything except the steel pipe, it helps more heat move out of the pipe {dispersion}, there is no containment of heat in the pipe what so ever. Incorrect usage isn't correcting your grammar, you do know what grammar is a opposed to using  incorrect terminology...? your example is immature and only there to try and be a smart arse so jam your courtesy mate, your a hypocrite, starting a reply with LMAO then demanding courtesy, As far as your last part, thats exactly what i did , it was also for anyone else's benefit, including the OP And by the way, I am a tradesman in industrial coatings, used my first industrial coating in 1979.... ::)

Ceramic coating doesn't really disperse the heat at all. It is an insulator, it slows the convective heat transfer from the steel pipe to the air. This keeps the exhaust gases inside the pipe from cooling down and contracting as they travel down the pipe. The idea from a thermal standpoint is that keeping the volume of gases in the pipe at a maximum will keep the velocity of the gases at a maximum which should aid in scavenging the next exhaust pulse.

The only thing is that the pipes on these bikes are too short to really see any noticeable affect performance wise. The biggest performance differences from wrapped or ceramic coated pipes comes from cars with the air intake under the hood, and it is more related to a byproduct of insulating the pipes. The insulation on the exhaust headers keeps the ambient temperature in the engine compartment cooler, which seems to help with performance more than keeping the exhaust gases hot on their own. This obviously is not the case on a motorcycle with the engine and exhaust out in the open air.
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« Reply #119 on: February 26, 2014, 08:19:49 AM »
Hey, you learn something new everyday (hopefully).
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Re: CB750K4. Light frame mod and performance upgrades.
« Reply #120 on: February 26, 2014, 08:19:57 AM »




I'm painting mine for the same reason... cover some surface rust and dings. Might wrap them next season after seeing how they hold up to scratches this year.

I'm interested to see how the wrap holds up. It frays really easy after it's cut. I'm wondering I could have torched the cut end to keep it together. We will see! I'm also wondering how it will affect the jetting.

I'm at a bit of a pause until I can see my buddy who does my welding. I need to weld a couple brackets to replace my inner plastic fender which I have modified and I need a plate welded within the tail hoop. I'll mount my plate and tail light bracket to that, and also my seatpan.

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« Reply #121 on: February 26, 2014, 12:09:36 PM »
LMAO

For your edification-
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If you take a swipe at someone, especially "at 5:00 in the morning" don't be so sensitive when they push back. As for being a "grammar Nazi" wasn't it you who accused me of incorrect usage? Your posts neither addressed the OP's question or demonstrated much courtesy. If you disagree with my language, then ignore it. If I propose technical information that is inaccurate, then offer a correction. Else, move along.

Listen Genius, CB750 Cafe Racer Fan was correct in his summation that the ceramic coating will disperse heat, it works  by not allowing the pipe to retain heat, the ceramic does not "contain" anything except the steel pipe, it helps more heat move out of the pipe {dispersion}, there is no containment of heat in the pipe what so ever. Incorrect usage isn't correcting your grammar, you do know what grammar is a opposed to using  incorrect terminology...? your example is immature and only there to try and be a smart arse so jam your courtesy mate, your a hypocrite, starting a reply with LMAO then demanding courtesy, As far as your last part, thats exactly what i did , it was also for anyone else's benefit, including the OP And by the way, I am a tradesman in industrial coatings, used my first industrial coating in 1979.... ::)

Ceramic coating doesn't really disperse the heat at all. It is an insulator, it slows the convective heat transfer from the steel pipe to the air. This keeps the exhaust gases inside the pipe from cooling down and contracting as they travel down the pipe. The idea from a thermal standpoint is that keeping the volume of gases in the pipe at a maximum will keep the velocity of the gases at a maximum which should aid in scavenging the next exhaust pulse.


If you read what i'm saying, I'm saying exactly the same thing KJ, its not the ceramic that disperses the heat, its the exhaust pulses that does that, the ceramic insulates the pipe as i said earlier. It helps disperse the heat in a pipe indirectly by not allowing as much heat to stay in the pipe itself, which is exactly what it does, if it didn't insulate the pipe there would be no extra heat to disperse in the first place, doesn't anyone understand that..?..

KJ - thanks for weighing in. Exactly my point earlier, you just provided greater clarity to a frequently misunderstood problem.

Thats not what you said at all...

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Correction: ceramic coating a pipe doesn't help with dispersion, it encapsulates the heat inside not allowing it to transfer to the outside. It's a thermal barrier and insulator.

It clearly does help with dispersion if it is sending excess heat out the exhaust instead of retaining it in the pipe, which was my original point. I know its a thermal barrier and insulator. So my original; post was correct..?  You said it was "contained" which its clearly not..

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You mean that it insulates the pipe, it doesn't encapsulate the heat, more heat is dispersed out of the pipe through the exhaust process.... ;)
   

Which is exactly what KJ has said here...?

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This keeps the exhaust gases inside the pipe from cooling down and contracting as they travel down the pipe.

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ROTFLMAO now...

Posts like this prove my other point, your a fcukwit that thinks by being a smart arse it will help you prove your point.... :o

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Re: CB750K4. Light frame mod and performance upgrades.
« Reply #122 on: February 26, 2014, 02:46:51 PM »
Sorry, Retro, but your attempts at citing KJ's explanation to support your argument are invalid. He (and I) both specifically refute that ceramic coating disperses heat. Ceramic coating is used as a insulator and/or barrier. To reach for the point that exhaust flow pressures are responsible our re the dispersion is silly. It's obvious that heat from exhaust gases escape with the flow of the pipe.

Thermal Dissipative coatings, disperse heat. Specifically, ceramic should not be used on the cylinders of air-cooled engines as this will trap added heat inside the engine. If your point were valid, then air flowing over the ceramic coated fins would "extract" heat due to the flow of air over them, thereby "dispersing" heat. Absurd!

I said "encapsulate" not "contain". Something encapsulated has the ability to enter and leave, it is not static in its location. So your misunderstanding of this word seems to cause you great frustration.
You've got your skirt in a twist over a simple choice of words. But to resort to your immature "name-calling" is wholly inappropriate. Regardless of what you think.

You also used "encase" in your example , which means enclose or to contain as in a capsule , as in your quote..!

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Your lack of comprehension is on show again mate, its clear that you don't understand a thing i've said, your example of an engine has NOTHING to do with how ceramic coatings work in a pipe, To say its "silly" to suggest that the exhaust gases remove the excess heat is stupid, its exactly what happens, if less heat is retained in the pipe it has to go somewhere..? Then you actuall agree with your next statement..WTF. I know exactly how any coating works on an engine, its been discussed here many times , totally different, it gets back to your lack of comprehension, you can also stop sending me childish PM's , i don't read them and do not care one little bit what you have to say, you haven't once tried to digest whats being said here . Just for you mate, people like you do not frustrate me, amuse would be a better term....  Once again for the dummy, ceramic coatings on pipes AID in the dispersion of heat by not allowing the heat to be retained in the pipe therefore it is disposed of through the exhaust process, it doesn't  cause dispersion, it stops the pipe getting as hot as it would without it... ::), is that plain enough for you...  My original typo was To, instead of Too, not what you claimed, go back and read, it was that post i made at 5am, there was no "swipe" at all in that post, you made that up....Read all my posts, the explanation is there for all to see.... IT AIDS IN THE DISPERSION OF HEAT ON A PIPE... Ceramic is a thermal barrier.... If the pipe retains less heat,  it is disposed of {dispersed} through the exhaust process. I have no idea of what your continuous ramblings are trying to prove, I understand industrial coatings implicitly , as i said, industrial coatings are my trade...  Its clear you are interpreting what i am saying to suit your petty argument instead of seeing that i am saying the same thing as KJ, you just don't seem to have the ability to digest that.... I've already had a few PM's regarding your approach to "discussing" points with other well established members here, Take your blinkers off....I have a local motorcycle exhaust manufacturer local to me. i'll show him this next time i'm in the shop, he should get a good laugh out of it.... ::)

PS, I just deleted your next PM without even looking at it, stop wasting your time....
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Offline D-Ral

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Re: CB750K4. Light frame mod and performance upgrades.
« Reply #123 on: February 26, 2014, 07:25:57 PM »

KJ - thanks for weighing in. Exactly my point earlier, you just provided greater clarity to a frequently misunderstood problem.

D-Ral, one thing to be cautious about is trapped moisture under the pipe wrap. This, when present against a cold pipe, will cause rust more quickly as the pipe heats and cools during operation.

Understand, these pipes tend to rust from the inside out as a result of condensation build-up during storage, then hot exhaust gas warming up the pipe too quickly. Then they cool quickly during short runs. Pipe wrap can look cool, can aide in suppressing felt temperature on huge surface, but can cause unseen problems.

If you can, coating the inside of the pipe and then wrapping the outside does really help. The ceramic is a barrier from outside temperature infiltrating and causing condensation directly again the pipe surface. You may still see surface rust under the wrap on the outside, but if you tend to these things regularly, you should be fine.

I'd shy away from wrapping a new, expensive pipe that is left untreated. If it's an older pipe, poor chrome, then go forth and wrap away and replace later!

Yeah, I'm aware of the rust issue. My header is on it's way out anyway!

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Re: CB750K4. Light frame mod and performance upgrades.
« Reply #124 on: February 26, 2014, 08:08:26 PM »
Subscribed to the build and the argument.  ;D

I will add. In simple terms, my understanding is that a ceramic coating on an exhaust pipe acts as a barrier, not allowing heat to saturate the pipe as it would a bare metal pipe. In other words, reduces heat conduction and saturation through the exhaust pipe itself. It is because of this that the heat is concentrated in the area around the inside of the pipe and the exhaust pressure forces this heat outward. Aiding in dispersion.

With an uncoated header the heat will saturate the metal, thus keeping things hotter for longer.

I can see how each theory is getting skewed and nitpicked by the other. IMO Retro's last reply was the most clear. I can't really see what can be argued in that explanation. Am I missing something?



 
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