Wamilton carbon pipe

meatball

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Basically this is a hot-button.

Wamiltons says that it runs cooler allowing you to run hotter temperatures. Hence increasing performance. This is only true in that it is cooler to the touch, however the exhaust gases inside are actually HOTTER then the aluminum counterpart, because the aluminum conducts the heat a lot better, thereby dissipating the heat energy into the hull, making the exhaust gases cooler.

Also, people will say that the carbon doesn't resonate like aluminum. This is true, as composites will never have the same internal resonance as metals. Which resonance produces better performance? Nobody knows. Identical skis with the only difference being the chamber have been tested, and no one notices any difference at all.

The only thing you get for that extra money is bling, and a chamber that's lighter than its aluminum counterpart. Keep in mind though, its a lot easier to rub through carbon then it is aluminum, so if you rub your chamber on the engine compartment wall a lot (as most do) then you will wear right through the carbon fiber. Aluminum doesnt do that. Also, the aluminum chambers can be dented to fit, whereas carbon fiber cannot, so there may be fitting issues.

My verdict, only buy this is you have nothing else to spend it on.
 
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waterfreak

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I love my carbon chamber. if it rubs and wears thru, all you gotta to do is throw a little glass at it.

BTW, most aluminium chambers that rub end up leaking at the weld and start looking like crap after they are used for a while
 

750SX

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Palmyra
the carbon chamber is a waste of money. if you are spending that much you might as well get the powerfactor pipe
 
i tested the carbon vs the aluminium and i find out that i lost bottom end with the carbon and when i put the aluminium back on i got all the bottom end back..

plus the carbon chamber gives off a different sonic wave so by doing that it absorbs the sonic wave losing throttle response.. if people think that the carbon chamber makes power then way didnt all the pipe builds do that years ago..
 

Kennay

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Myrtle Beach, SC
i tested the carbon vs the aluminium and i find out that i lost bottom end with the carbon and when i put the aluminium back on i got all the bottom end back..

plus the carbon chamber gives off a different sonic wave so by doing that it absorbs the sonic wave losing throttle response.. if people think that the carbon chamber makes power then way didnt all the pipe builds do that years ago..

Wouldn't happen to have any dyno numbers, would ya? :mischievous:
 

GIL

Power In The Hands Of Few
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Cullman AL
Wouldn't happen to have any dyno numbers, would ya? :mischievous:


I beleive Crammit had his ORIGINAL carbon chambers dyno tested-might wanna ask Crammit what those dyno #'s were-I believe Paul dyno tested them for Crammit.
 

Matt_E

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at peace
Who says the b-pipe (carbon or aluminum) is?


Nobody, that's the point.

You are advising someone to get a pipe you have never tried and know virtually nothing about.
I think that's a bit irresponsible, don't you?
 

750SX

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Palmyra
Nobody, that's the point.

You are advising someone to get a pipe you have never tried and know virtually nothing about.
I think that's a bit irresponsible, don't you?

You assume a lot Matt

If paying 500 for a chamber makes someone feel better, then do it. I'll keep running my setup and you keyboard tuners can run yours.
 

GIL

Power In The Hands Of Few
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Cullman AL
One last time, I have a carbon limited(Crammit442 built), alum limited and aluminum mod. I have tested back to back the carbon and aluminum chambers and could not tell any difference other than noise-the carbon is real raspy until warmed up.
 
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I was told a few years ago by Paul L and others that the carbon chamber actually seemed to give up 10% or so of punch off the bottom end. No biggie on the motors they were running I guess but any percent is unacceptable to me.
 

meatball

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I was told a few years ago by Paul L and others that the carbon chamber actually seemed to give up 10% or so of punch off the bottom end. No biggie on the motors they were running I guess but any percent is unacceptable to me.


This cant be true. I have dyno'd my carbon b-pipe verse aluminum and it added an extra 20 horse. The stitching in the carbon fiber on the inside increases exhaust gas exit speed thereby increasing the vacuum and consequently increased the amount of fuel entering the chamber, similar to a supercharger.

Not. like I said earlier, if anything, the carbon chamber runs the exhaust gas temps higher then aluminum, you can probably add more water in the headpipe to cool it down I guess though.
 
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