Iceing up the pipe

[redrider91]

I read a post on two stroke about pouring water in your pipe and letting it frreez and expand and push the dents back in shape, and im just wondering can you only do this for the head pipe? ?

[Frickmaster]

I imagine it will work to some degree on all metal. But the thinner the better as the expanding ice only has so much force. Regarding the head-pipe fix, it's unreal how well it works after the second freezing.

[redrider91]

Great!

[Throttlejockey]

If you do a search in the general forum there was a big discussion on this and everone that tried it had good results.

I tried it on a kinked head pipe and didn't have very good results.

[biketrdr]

it worked for me on a shallow dent that was about 3" long. glanced it of a tree ?

[crfdaddy]

done both it works some don't recomend pluging both ends 60 psi air, heat with a soft flame dent and crease both worked there way out. probably do the water freeze method first especially if it's a titainum head pipr some don't recomend heating the titainum, like i said done both and both worked

[redrider91]

Yea its a titanium headpipe for my 450 and ive had it the freezer for about an hour.

[RUEGGE]

I have a fat dent in my white bros Carbon Pro Exhaust header... it is completely flat on one side.. AM I SCREWED?

[redrider91]

Just from me i think so.. but see what other people say.

[crrider491]

I have a fat dent in my white bros Carbon Pro Exhaust header... it is completely flat on one side.. AM I SCREWED?

Send it to piperepair.com they will do it for $50. I have my stock head pipe in the freezer now for 20 hrs and nothing new yet. I want to fix it so i can Have two exhaust sytems for my bike.

[redrider91]

Got back from riding tonight, im so sad cause tomorrow i start school again ? . LOL but anyways checked the freezer and dents in my pipe are being pushed back out into normal format. This is working great for me so thanx for aproving it.!!!

[RUEGGE]

Does a dented pipe noticeably reduce the bike's performance?

[CamP]

Does a dented pipe noticeably reduce the bike's performance?

It depends on the size and location of the dent. Obviously, if the dent is very deep, exhaust flow will be affected. The closer the dent is to the exhaust port, the more it will also affect power. Most people won't notice a moderate sized dent in the pipe.

[RUEGGE]

Ok. cause so far i dont notice any difference