javahouse Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Hi I have the Balabio V11 and it comes with a tricky sort of a front balance pipe affair. Have others had problems sealing this? My balance pipe is loose in the headers and it's fully tight/crushed. Does anyone use silicone here? or weld shut? or flange? Thanks Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldini Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 Hi, There's been a load of stuff about this & I think someone in US actually made up a batch of shims or something to sort. I don't have balance pipe so I didn't take much notice. Have a trawl thru the HOW TO & FAQ sections & you'll most likely unearth it. I can't get much joy using the search facility since the site upgrade, maybe that's just me. Cheers, KB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeeve Posted July 3, 2010 Share Posted July 3, 2010 I have the Balabio V11 and it comes with a tricky sort of a front balance pipe affair. Have others had problems sealing this? My balance pipe is loose in the headers and it's fully tight/crushed. Does anyone use silicone here? or weld shut? or flange? Lots of discussion of this over the years. Years back, someone did a run of stainless shims for the balance pipe; I bought one [you only need one side tight to keep the thing from shifting; the other side can use the stock carbon gasket...] but haven't installed it yet. Other folks have pointed out that the front balance pipe is more trouble than it is worth, and the short-frame V11s do just fine w/o them! There are aftermarket straight headers available, and others have taken their stock headers to have the BP flanges welded shut, w/ no complaints [other than looking odd.] Personally, if I had the money, I'd go for the guzzitech straight headers, get'em ceramic coated and call it a day. I like permanent solutions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javahouse Posted July 3, 2010 Author Share Posted July 3, 2010 Lots of discussion of this over the years. Years back, someone did a run of stainless shims for the balance pipe; I bought one [you only need one side tight to keep the thing from shifting; the other side can use the stock carbon gasket...] but haven't installed it yet. Other folks have pointed out that the front balance pipe is more trouble than it is worth, and the short-frame V11s do just fine w/o them! There are aftermarket straight headers available, and others have taken their stock headers to have the BP flanges welded shut, w/ no complaints [other than looking odd.] Personally, if I had the money, I'd go for the guzzitech straight headers, get'em ceramic coated and call it a day. I like permanent solutions! Thanks for the feedback. I think I will (in time) go for the cut and shut solution as the headers are stainless anyway. Cheers Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan56 Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 Rob, The exhaust crossover shims were made/sold by MPH Cycles Inc from Texas. They cost about $75 Australian (plus postage) when I got mine in 2006. Allan K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldini Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 http://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=6893 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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