 Borescope of my 08 Speedy exhausts
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Complete Newb
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http://youtu.be/I6rIJAO01XAI have performed a video borescope of my 2008 Triumph Speedmaster TOR exhaust. A long time ago I read somewhere saying the removal of O2 sensors or SAI (don't remember which) could force clogging of the pre-cats. Well, I do not believe this can happen, but anyway it is obvious none are installed in my stock headers. As you can see, after the muffler, when entering the header, the first hole is the duct that connects to the other header. Then a view of the plug I installed where the O2 sensor used to be, and finally the exhaust valves with the tiny hole for the SAI. Note the change in colour in the valve in front of the SAI hole due temperature difference
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Re: Borescope of my 08 Speedy exhausts
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Loquacious
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Loquacious
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Hello Pablo, Now that was interesting. Thanks for the Speedmaster colonoscopy. Looks like the exhaust valve seals are in good shape on that particular cylinder. A bore scope is an excellent device to have in the old tool box. 
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Saddle Sore
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Saddle Sore
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Neat video, Thanks Dante and welcome to the forum.
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Stickman Yogi
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Tres cool. You just posted something very few of us would ever see on our own. Thanks a bunch for the effort and want to post this. And, as is fitting for this time our year, Happy New Year!! 
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Check Pants
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Check Pants
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Very cool!
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Re: Borescope of my 08 Speedy exhausts
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Learned Hand
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Learned Hand
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those bore scopes are great for checking to see how well your carbs, intake manifolds and head port all match up. take off the air filters and thread the scope in. The one I have will fit into a 10mm hole so it goes right down the spark plug holes as well. You can check out whether you valves and pistons are being burnt or carboned up, or what ever.
very cool technology.
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Loquacious
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Loquacious
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we should do this every weekend!
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Adjunct
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Adjunct
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very cool.  nice straight thru pipes u got stv
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Loquacious
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Talk about "up the pipe" that was cool! 
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Fe Butt
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Fe Butt
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Yeah, cool video alright! Though, while I don't want to alarm ya here, I THINK at the 1:06 mark I saw two polyps. (...and so ya MIGHT wanna consider havin' that checked out by a professional very very soon!!!)
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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