[TPR] 180 Headers Singing

Tue Sep 3 18:11:37 PDT 2024

But we need the 200 mile per hour tape. This stuff would hold the oil flap
door secure on that fork tailed doctor killer. With a 200+ airspeed.

On Tue, Sep 3, 2024, 6:07 PM David Carpenter <davecarp80138 at outlook.com>
wrote:

> Yep!!
> Perfect!!!!
> Or aluminum foil of any kind.  Folded if you need thicker. (It even comes
> in exhaust clamp box for semi's.)
> If clamp gets stretched a little....insert & reseal!!!
> Works like a charm!!
>
> That 100 mph tape: we used on M&M car wheel weights.
> Everything else flew off when wheels got HOT!!
> That tape has Serious Stickin Power!!!
>
> *"Show me a man who gets rich being a politician, I'll show you a Crook!!"*
> Harry Truman
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Owen Lee Green <oneeyez4263 at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 3, 2024 6:51:33 PM
> *To:* DENNIS ANTENUCCI <teampantera at yahoo.com>
> *Cc:* Chris Terp <chris at theseminargroup.net>; David Carpenter <
> davecarp80138 at outlook.com>; Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com>; Team
> Racing <tpr at teampanteraracing.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [TPR] 180 Headers Singing
>
>
> Take a section of the tape and put it on the slide in and that will
> probably be thin enough that you can get both parts back together and the
> tape fills the gap in-between the pipes. No more rattle and seals the gap.
>
> On Tue, Sep 3, 2024, 4:12 PM DENNIS ANTENUCCI <teampantera at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
> He certainly is our McQuiver.
>
> MD
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Sep 3, 2024, at 4:08 PM, Chris Terp via TPR <tpr at teampanteraracing.com>
> wrote:
>
> 
>
> Asa, aka McGyver
>
>
>
> *Christopher Terp*
>
> *The Seminar Group*
>
>
>
> *From:* TPR <tpr-bounces at teampanteraracing.com> *On Behalf Of *Mad Dog
> Antenucci via TPR
> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 3, 2024 3:52 PM
> *To:* David Carpenter <davecarp80138 at outlook.com>; Asa Jay Laughton <
> asajay at asajay.com>
> *Cc:* Owen Lee Green <oneeyez4263 at gmail.com>; Team Racing <
> tpr at teampanteraracing.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [TPR] 180 Headers Singing
>
>
>
> AWESOME....thanks Asa
>
>
>
> md
>
>
>
> On Tuesday, September 3, 2024 at 01:29:13 PM PDT, Asa Jay Laughton <
> asajay at asajay.com> wrote:
>
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>
>
>
> No… but…..
>
> I have what they called in the Air Force, 100 MPH tape.  It is an
> aluminized duct tape.
>
>
>
> <image001.png>
>
> Romeda Aluminum Tape, 2 inch x 65 Feet Foil Tape (3.9 mil), Insulation
> Adhesive Metal Tape, High Temperature Heavy Duty HVAC Tape, Silver Tape
> Aluminum Foil Tape for Ductwork, Dryer Vent, HVAC
> <https://www.amazon.com/Aluminum-Insulation-Adhesive-Temperature-Ductwork/dp/B09BHWMSTD/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?crid=3UIFHQXQ24UEM&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.BTeaqinwut4Pr84z-gEv8ZvIuPG-JFFPTrF48XeKMhDMIecfRcJTpxmbA7x_206Qzt0to6RAROnwGRY9533pq11fKXQWh2Hxt27tdDxqqQyECWmPh-X01QEIOJEVT79YqMPsM-7ZkZ47i7khEOrFUH-A92pJ36MCmeNiB65iKtM0K2_dra3qlLeF0dmx2iOB-6RkgmhJ1idjg7zXo935rQ.LaYjuscut8gGXVNdP1B0QHvgd2tF30SNXOE4PeuQwLQ&dib_tag=se&keywords=aluminum+tape&qid=1725395129&sprefix=aluminum+tape%2Caps%2C184&sr=8-3>
>
> amazon.com
> <https://www.amazon.com/Aluminum-Insulation-Adhesive-Temperature-Ductwork/dp/B09BHWMSTD/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?crid=3UIFHQXQ24UEM&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.BTeaqinwut4Pr84z-gEv8ZvIuPG-JFFPTrF48XeKMhDMIecfRcJTpxmbA7x_206Qzt0to6RAROnwGRY9533pq11fKXQWh2Hxt27tdDxqqQyECWmPh-X01QEIOJEVT79YqMPsM-7ZkZ47i7khEOrFUH-A92pJ36MCmeNiB65iKtM0K2_dra3qlLeF0dmx2iOB-6RkgmhJ1idjg7zXo935rQ.LaYjuscut8gGXVNdP1B0QHvgd2tF30SNXOE4PeuQwLQ&dib_tag=se&keywords=aluminum+tape&qid=1725395129&sprefix=aluminum+tape%2Caps%2C184&sr=8-3>
>
>
>
> I’ve got a roll of that and can bring it.  It may not cure the rattle but
> might help the exhaust leakage a little.
>
>
>
> Asa  Jay
>
> Sent via radio waves
>
>
>
> On Sep 3, 2024, at 12:29, David Carpenter <davecarp80138 at outlook.com>
> wrote:
>
> 
>
> Do they make any HIGH TEMP DUCT TAPE???
>
>
>
> Just saying!!!
>
>
>
> Lolololol
>
>
>
> *"**Show me a man who gets rich being a politician, I'll show you a
> Crook!!"*
>
> Harry Truman
> ------------------------------
>
> *From:* Mad Dog Antenucci <teampantera at yahoo.com>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 3, 2024 8:55:04 AM
> *To:* David Carpenter <davecarp80138 at outlook.com>; Asa Jay Laughton <
> asajay at asajay.com>
> *Cc:* Owen Lee Green <oneeyez4263 at gmail.com>; Team Racing <
> tpr at teampanteraracing.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [TPR] 180 Headers Singing
>
>
>
> Your right Asa....no gaskets to the center balance tubes....just slip
> joint.....the solution for SS will have to be a temp one...but I am also
> sure once they are hot at WOT the noise will decrease assuming my 8th grade
> science class was right about heat expansion!
>
>
>
> MD
>
>
>
> On Tuesday, September 3, 2024 at 07:26:27 AM PDT, Asa Jay Laughton via TPR
> <tpr at teampanteraracing.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> The trouble with welding is that the two sides need to come apart to get
> the headers out.  I’m not sure of the process but it seems to me the slip
> joint needs to be resized for what had to originally be a friction-sealable
> fit.  His earlier set of 180s had a flat flange and gasket that met in the
> middle, but it was kind of big and ugly.  His current set are so much
> sexier I’m sure he’s getting laid more.
>
>
>
> I doubt there is any kind of gasketing there but again, I don’t know how
> these normally go together.
>
>
>
> Asa  Jay
>
> Sent via radio waves
>
>
>
> On Sep 3, 2024, at 06:03, David Carpenter <davecarp80138 at outlook.com>
> wrote:
>
> 
>
> Or if still have good solid metal: New clamp or Re-use old one: (new is
> best, they're subject to STRETCHING & that often leads to what you now
> have.)
>
>
>
> ADD some exhaust epoxy paste under clamp.
>
> Tighten clamp 80% & wipe off any that squeezed out.
>
> Let it harden.
>
> Next day tighten 100%.
>
>
>
> You got a good looking engine bay.
>
> Like Owen said:
>
>
>
> ME spit balling too!!!
>
>
>
> CD#3
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> *"**Show me a man who gets rich being a politician, I'll show you a
> Crook!!"*
>
> Harry Truman
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> *From:* TPR <tpr-bounces at teampanteraracing.com> on behalf of Owen Lee
> Green via TPR <tpr at teampanteraracing.com>
> *Sent:* Monday, September 2, 2024 9:23:41 AM
> *To:* Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com>
> *Cc:* DENNIS ANTENUCCI <TEAMPANTERA at yahoo.com>; Team Racing <
> tpr at teampanteraracing.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [TPR] 180 Headers Singing
>
>
>
> Maybe set up a couple of collars similar to standard header connector
> rings. If space required between insert a couple of springs to maintain
> tension. But I'm just spit balling.
>
>
>
> On Mon, Sep 2, 2024, 8:18 AM Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com> wrote:
>
> I tried tightening it previously and got it to stop for a while.  I think
> the flip joint has worn out and become bigger than it should.  Something to
> address when they are taken off next time.
>
>
>
> Asa  Jay
>
> Sent via radio waves
>
>
>
> On Sep 2, 2024, at 08:04, Owen Lee Green via TPR <
> tpr at teampanteraracing.com> wrote:
>
> 
>
> Got a TIG? Blaze it in a couple of spots.
>
>
>
> On Mon, Sep 2, 2024, 8:01 AM DENNIS ANTENUCCI via TPR <
> tpr at teampanteraracing.com> wrote:
>
> Pantera is running great. Did not need to change the oil but did so
> anyway. Took her out for a hard drive and all is well…..EXCEPT the 180’s at
> the cross over balance tube started rattling. Not as noticeable once the
> headers are hot but I am deaf too. Neighbor came by and asked if everything
> was good (he heard it too!)…he put a gloved hand on the balance tube and
> the  rattling stopped. I Suggested he may need to sit in the engine bay in
> 14 days or I just go faster so I cant hear the sound.
>
> Checked all the header bolts but problem is at center tube where there is
> a slip connection. But if that is all I have to complain about I am ready.
> Checked out the new trailer and it is ready aa well.
>
> MD
> Sent from my iPhone
>
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