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Piper 4-1 to fit A4
Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2023 3:41 pm
Author: zapo
Does anybody have an original Piper 4-1 that they would like to sell, with or without baffle.
An immaculate NOS one would be great but that's probably a bit of a pipe dream. Pun intended
Failing that, a solid presentable chrome one or a solid one in need of rechroming.
Cheers
Re: Piper 4-1 to fit A4
Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2023 3:46 pm
Author: warren3200gt
Are you sure you meant Piper and not Alfa? The chances of finding a piper are sparkley rocking horse poo with rainbow sprinkles.
Delkevic is the closest your likely to get now.
They are well made and stainless at a reasonable price.
Re: Piper 4-1 to fit A4
Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2023 4:10 pm
Author: zapo
Yes, Piper.
Long, upswept straight silencer exiting on the right.
I know that they are rocking horse sh!t but no harm to ask.
The delkevic don't sweep up enough for me.
Cheers
Re: Piper 4-1 to fit A4
Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2023 4:19 pm
Author: chrisNI
zapo wrote:Yes, Piper.
Long, upswept straight silencer exiting on the right.
I know that they are rocking horse sh!t but no harm to ask.
The delkevic don't sweep up enough for me.
Cheers
The Delkevic is stainless iso it could be cut re-angled and welded and polished so you wouldn't see the join if you have a handy welder.
Re: Piper 4-1 to fit A4
Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2023 4:27 pm
Author: warren3200gt
I had a piper on a 650 way back when and when I built my retro custom 650 only using period parts I ended up having to make a piper replica as they are not around. They were fairly scarce 40 years ago compared to Alfa, Lazer etc.
If I were to do it again I would use delkevic headers and build back from there.
Re: Piper 4-1 to fit A4
Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2023 10:54 am
Author: DeadZedDave
Zapo, just checking the picture shows the Piper exhaust you’re looking for ? Not much like a Delkevik to my eye ! The front down pipes / headers tuck in really tight to the frame and enter the collector from a splayed out angle.. Early S+S is closer or some early Yoshi but I think if you want one like in the picture the it has to be Piper ? N.B. Very early Pipers had the 2.5 tail pipe made in 3 straight sections welded together to get the angle …in the advert it’s the later “bent type” which looks a bit smoother. Somebody somewhere will have one !
Re: Piper 4-1 to fit A4
Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2023 12:57 pm
Author: King of Kings
They where £67 in chrome or £57 painted black, had a brand new one still boxed in me mam’s loft until recently, then me scummy poxy sibling chucked it in a skip
Re: Piper 4-1 to fit A4
Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2023 1:08 pm
Author: zapo
DeadZedDave wrote:Zapo, just checking the picture shows the Piper exhaust you’re looking for ? Not much like a Delkevik to my eye ! The front down pipes / headers tuck in really tight to the frame and enter the collector from a splayed out angle.. Early S+S is closer or some early Yoshi but I think if you want one like in the picture the it has to be Piper ? N.B. Very early Pipers had the 2.5 tail pipe made in 3 straight sections welded together to get the angle …in the advert it’s the later “bent type” which looks a bit smoother. Somebody somewhere will have one !
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Yep, that's what I am after.
Re: Piper 4-1 to fit A4
Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2023 1:11 pm
Author: zapo
King of Kings wrote:They where £67 in chrome or £57 painted black, had a brand new one still boxed in me mam’s loft until recently, then me scummy poxy sibling chucked it in a skip
Oh dear
Yes, I brought two back in the day, £75 each ......should have made it three
Re: Piper 4-1 to fit A4
Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2023 5:17 pm
Author: chrisNI
The Delkevic headers are more like a Kerker but I always thought the thin drainpipe silencer was the characteristic feature of a Piper rather than header angles.
Re: Piper 4-1 to fit A4
Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2023 7:22 pm
Author: Al
Re: Piper 4-1 to fit A4
Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2023 8:53 pm
Author: paul doran
I have a used one that has about four inches cut off it
Re: Piper 4-1 to fit A4
Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2023 10:29 am
Author: chrisNI
Good thought Al I’d forgotten Dave did a Piper type one
Re: Piper 4-1 to fit A4
Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2023 2:15 pm
Author: zapo
paul doran wrote:I have a used one that has about four inches cut off it
Thanks but I want one at the full original length.
Cheers
Re: Piper 4-1 to fit A4
Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2023 4:17 pm
Author: neilbarrett
I'd get a new one made in stainless