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#71

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Last post by MiniDave - July 08, 2026, 08:25:21 AM

Are you doing dual exhaust? I like the way those Lexus V-8s sound with a good set of duals on them.....

#72

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Last post by 94touring - July 08, 2026, 06:09:43 AM

Forgot to mention that the rusty exhaust is more rusty than I thought.  The main muffler has holes in the body. Which makes sense because the exhaust note had changed a couple years ago.  In anticipation of doing those headers ordered my trusty dynomax super turbo muffler as a replacement.  Flows great and isn't loud.  There's also a smaller resonator prior to the muffler I'm replacing with a 1320 brand resonator exhaust with drone eliminating tube. They also make great products.  The headers I want are about $1650 before tax title and fees. That may be a winter project after I check funds from summer trips and other projects I have going on.

#73

The Lounge / Anyone on here from West VA.?

Last post by Scargo - July 07, 2026, 07:24:56 PM

I'm looking for a Mini owner or someone here who may know of any Mini owners currently living in West Virginia.

#74

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Last post by 94touring - July 07, 2026, 06:31:39 PM

It's like a whole new truck lol.  Nice smooth ride and stops.

#75

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Last post by cstudep - July 07, 2026, 06:21:58 PM

Nice, I have my rear shocks sitting in the shop waiting on the front struts to arrive. They shipped this morning so hoping they get here before the weekend.

#76

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Last post by 94touring - July 07, 2026, 05:51:59 PM

Got the rear shocks done on the truck today.   Bolts and nuts were really rusted on and the one side top was hard to get to.  Old shocks were dead.  Barely any rebound and easy to fully compress. 

#77

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Last post by cstudep - July 07, 2026, 04:35:11 PM

I think the reason the cheaper ones are generally faster Rpm is two fold. 1 - higher rpm motors are usually cheaper because they have fewer windings, so they pair them up with the cheaper, lower scfm compressor components. 2 - running the higher rpm means more strokes per minute so that helps recover some of the scfm gap between the cheap single stage etc.. Compressors and the much more expensive dual etc.. Stage.

All that said, if you are generally only using it on occasion in a home shop it probably does not matter, buy as much scfm as you need to do what you need. If its going to be running a lot more you are probably better off buying a more expensive unit to start with as it will likely outlive the cheap ones by 2 or 3x. Maybe more. My old industrial grade compressor is easily 50+ years old. I rarely change the oil like I should and it sits in a shop that goes from 110+ in summer to - degrees in winter.

#78

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Last post by 94touring - July 07, 2026, 12:44:56 PM

Yep.  That one is a single piston setup looks like. I'm not sure how that would compare to something like what I have which is 3 pistons. I can probably get away with the lower rpms because it's more displacement filling the tank. I can fill my 120 gallon tank from empty pretty quickly. Then it takes awhile before it kicks back on.  That's a benefit to an 80+ gallon tank too.

#79

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Last post by cstudep - July 07, 2026, 12:05:00 PM

The lower rpm is also easier on the compressor components. I mean its basically a small motor, crank, rods, pistons. Its just using the compression stroke to compress air into a tank rather than light a fire for a return trip.

#80

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Last post by 94touring - July 07, 2026, 10:23:51 AM

If you're doing some all day work like I'm often doing in my shop, the lower rpms might be important.  Plus mine sits in a shed that gets about 120 degrees out there.  Or if you just want less noise. Mine barely chugs along and I never hear it inside on the other side of the wall.