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mineralgrey01gt
12-20-2013, 11:21 AM
Is there any possible way to remove this dent in this pipe? This is the best pic I have of it as of now but im thinking of swapping my FMF header for this LRD one as I enjoyed the pipe on my last 250r.

http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/vv91/lilzilla2008/digicampics192.jpg (http://s673.photobucket.com/user/lilzilla2008/media/digicampics192.jpg.html)

CJM
12-20-2013, 06:11 PM
Ive heard of people freezing water in pipes to expand them..not sure if it works tho.

mineralgrey01gt
12-20-2013, 06:25 PM
I was told on another site that it works and that also pressuring the pipe up with air and using heat works.

CJM
12-20-2013, 06:31 PM
Im not sure how you could plug up the holes without water coming out when freezing.

mineralgrey01gt
12-20-2013, 07:07 PM
rubber end caps with tie down wire and hose clamps. My problem is the pipe is a 2 piece pipe so i might have problems sealing it up good enough where it connects.

CJM
12-20-2013, 07:24 PM
That very well may pose a problem. I suppose you might be able to take it apart and just seal the one end then stand it upright full of water in the freezer?

mineralgrey01gt
12-20-2013, 09:07 PM
That might work just as well, might have to try that

markk
12-21-2013, 10:40 PM
Take a boat plug on the small end, use an end of a tube with the valve stem on it. stretch it tight and hose clamp it on the the half of the expansion chamber turn a low pressure regulator down to around ten-15 lbs. and apply heat around the dent in the pipe and then into the center of it it takes a while and your better off to use a brazing tip where you can fine tune the heat. it will discolor a little but the dent will remove..