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I installed a SLP pipe on my 08 M8 tonight, and the pipe rests on the clutch side powervalve cable housing. Is this normal? Anything to worry about? I covered the housing with a bunch of high quality reflective tape.
M8 - SLP PIPE Hits power valve cable - Anyone else?
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if you put some heat tape around it you should be fine mine did the same and i heat taped it and its good to go now
if you put some heat tape around it you should be fine mine did the same and i heat taped it and its good to go now
I have had two different pipes on my M8 and both had the same problem.
On the last one I marked the spot with a sharpie, took the pipe off, placed the round end of a ballpean hammer on the spot and then whacked the other end of the ballpean with a bigger hammer. This provided a fairly smooth indentation in the pipe and provided about 1/4" clearance. It takes a second set of hands to hold the pipe still while doing this.
Its a shame SLP is still making the pipes with this clearance issue.
On the last one I marked the spot with a sharpie, took the pipe off, placed the round end of a ballpean hammer on the spot and then whacked the other end of the ballpean with a bigger hammer. This provided a fairly smooth indentation in the pipe and provided about 1/4" clearance. It takes a second set of hands to hold the pipe still while doing this.
Its a shame SLP is still making the pipes with this clearance issue.
I gently bent the PV cable tube away from the pipe, approx. 1/16in clearance. The pipe and cable have never touched and no problems with PV's.
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I turned my cable also and have about 1/16" clearance.
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Had the same issue on my Brothers M8 slp kit. I used piece of 1/4 rubber and mounted it to the pipe rest using a little RVT to keep it stuck there, This liflts pipe up and creating the clearance you need.....Fixed... Go riding!!!
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I cut about 1 inch off the stock heat shields on the powervalve cable, and wrapped it with heat tape. I now have 1/16 clearance Clarence. Hopefully it works out with no problem. It should be better with even that small gap, as heat transfers faster if the two objects are touching.
I cut about 1 inch off the stock heat shields on the powervalve cable, and wrapped it with heat tape. I now have 1/16 clearance Clarence. Hopefully it works out with no problem. It should be better with even that small gap, as heat transfers faster if the two objects are touching.
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