1980s Honda Melody Build - GY6 swap

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Re: 1980s Honda Melody Build - GY6 swap

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Yeah go for it. Im gunna buy a tuned pipe program in the next week so I can start on my exhaust. What sort of power numbers should I use and at what RPM? Cause I have no idea at this stage haha
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Re: 1980s Honda Melody Build - GY6 swap

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thats the hard part building a tuned pipe is way way harder than you think ive made a couple that worked well but to get to that point i made and cut and modified the original like 20 or so time to get it right
86 Nifty Fifty (spree)
ZX disk brake
Kitico 120kmh speedo
AF18 ZX ported
Polini corsa
Malossi crank
CTmani
24mmOKO
40pilot118main
Scorpion pipe
8.44 to 1
Michelin s1
71.3mph
92 yz125, 94 crm250
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Re: 1980s Honda Melody Build - GY6 swap

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Oh ok. Im probably being a bit ignorant about it. Have you any suggestions what I could do or where to start for an exhaust?
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Re: 1980s Honda Melody Build - GY6 swap

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get your hands on a chamber pipe for something else cut the chamber off cut your stock pipe off where the muffler meets the header pipe and weld the chamber on and go from there .Shorten or lenghen the header and so on .I had better luck and less welding doing it this way
86 Nifty Fifty (spree)
ZX disk brake
Kitico 120kmh speedo
AF18 ZX ported
Polini corsa
Malossi crank
CTmani
24mmOKO
40pilot118main
Scorpion pipe
8.44 to 1
Michelin s1
71.3mph
92 yz125, 94 crm250
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Re: 1980s Honda Melody Build - GY6 swap

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that sounds easier. Dont spose you have one lying around that could work?
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paulpauly7
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Re: 1980s Honda Melody Build - GY6 swap

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not at the mo sorry
86 Nifty Fifty (spree)
ZX disk brake
Kitico 120kmh speedo
AF18 ZX ported
Polini corsa
Malossi crank
CTmani
24mmOKO
40pilot118main
Scorpion pipe
8.44 to 1
Michelin s1
71.3mph
92 yz125, 94 crm250
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