Cleaning the inside of an RLV R4 Spec Honda pipe...?

Ken Schilling · Joined: 01 Dec 2005 Posts: 1347

Please forgive me if this has been addressed in another thread but I'm not so good with the search engine here...

I'm doing some last minute tinkering getting ready for the ProKart Challenge season opener next week at Buttonwillow.

I've seen on EKN some references on how to clean the inside of a shifter pipe. I'm looking for some input on how to do it myself at home.

Also, how often should I clean it?

I've got an RLV R4 pipe.

Thanks in advance.
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Randy Mckee · Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 1:11 pm Post subject:

Pennies... shake, shake, shake. That's the only way I've done it, but I've heard others using a wire thingy hooked-up to a drill.

Thanks for the reminder - it's been awhile since I last did it.
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Alex King · Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 1:57 pm Post subject:

Some bleach. Then stick high pressure water hose in it.

Jim McMahon · Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 2:54 pm Post subject:

I think rising sun motorcycles have a tool you can connect to a drill too. Basically a series of cables with balls on the end.
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Bill Martin · Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 2:57 pm Post subject: cleaning pipes

I've tried several things, but not found anything strictly "at home" that works very well. What did work, is to have it soaked over the weekend in a machine shop cleaning tank, then I heated it with a propane torch as uniformly as I could, until it stopped smoking. Then wacked it with a big rubber hammer until sheets of carbon stopped falling out!
It did make a noticeable difference in performance.
-bill
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joseph hollinger · Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 4:04 pm Post subject:

Stick it in the oven on the self-clean cycle.
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JASON CHOTT · Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 8:12 pm Post subject:

I've heard of someone using BBQ rotisserie putting pennies inside tape the ends up and spin a couple hours. Never tried but always wanted too

joseph hollinger · Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 8:22 pm Post subject:

Apparatus for cleaning Leopard parts:

At full throttle:

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Jimmy McNeil · Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 10:19 pm Post subject:

I hope you bought some carbon credits after using that.

darrell tunnell · Joined: 28 Jul 2008 Posts: 60

Jimmy McNeil · Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 10:54 pm Post subject:

This is how we clean pipes at the McNeil compound

joseph hollinger · Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 11:10 pm Post subject:

You got a GFS for that thing?
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Jimmy McNeil · Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 11:43 pm Post subject:

Ya, I put the beer up to my mouth and gravity feeds it into my system Wink

Chris Fosso · Joined: 01 Jan 2009 Posts: 192

hmm all good idea`s..
i have never done more then really soak mine....good info..

darrell, you going up to S-2 also? <smile!>
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Ken Schilling · Joined: 01 Dec 2005 Posts: 1347