Adjusting NPP valves to be just partially open
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For less than $1 and including the 4 bnuts and four lock washers for the u-bolts; just installed them over the rods to hold flapper ~25% open when running ( sounds just about right to me). Adjusting is a simple case of loosening the nuts and sliding the u-bolt one way or another.
My question, is there any risk or possible damage by keeping the flapper always partially open???![Confused](https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums/images/smilies/confused5.gif)
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My question, is there any risk or possible damage by keeping the flapper always partially open???
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The kit with split stainless steel collars and the extra long allen wrench is well worth the money. And you can remove them anytime in the future to restore the system back to original. Keeping the valves open slightly, say 1/4 inch, provides a nice exhaust note, with nifty gurgeling and poping while deceleating down through the gears; so much cooler than pulling the fuse, and so much more considerate to your neighbors.
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The kit with split stainless steel collars and the extra long allen wrench is well worth the money. And you can remove them anytime in the future to restore the system back to original. Keeping the valves open slightly, say 1/4 inch, provides a nice exhaust note, with nifty gurgeling and poping while deceleating down through the gears; so much cooler than pulling the fuse, and so much more considerate to your neighbors.
The idea here is to block the valves partly open without needing vacuum on the valves.
This is one option from my junk drawer http://forums.corvetteforum.com/1578279839-post10.html but the idea above to use a couple of U clamps is a better idea.
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The kit with split stainless steel collars and the extra long allen wrench is well worth the money. And you can remove them anytime in the future to restore the system back to original. Keeping the valves open slightly, say 1/4 inch, provides a nice exhaust note, with nifty gurgeling and poping while deceleating down through the gears; so much cooler than pulling the fuse, and so much more considerate to your neighbors.
thats exactly my thoughts and experience............
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Sheesh .......................... For all that nonsense, I'd just go ahead and buy the kit from Talon. How much gas and wasted time trying to chase the darn collars down. Besides which, what ever happened to supporting our forum vendors first !
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Talon wrote that he closed down his retail business ... so, how is anyone going to buy these collars from him?
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september, september...still can buy collars from talon90. or could have..
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Talon wrote that he closed down his retail business ... so, how is anyone going to buy these collars from him?
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