trickedcarbine Posted February 16, 2015 Report Posted February 16, 2015 I've been trying to do a 10mm motor for way to long and I've finally got my self in to a position where I have just about everything, now it's time to send it off to be set up by a builder. I've procrastinated for to long. I'm thinking of sending it to Arlen at LED. Just curious if anyone has had any engine work done there recently and how it went? Quote
locogato11283 Posted February 16, 2015 Report Posted February 16, 2015 I don't think Arlan has many if any unsatisfied customers. His DM pipes are absolutely the best you can buy at this time, both in quality and performance. The only thing I would tell you is that he is very busy and I'm guessing his lead time is quite a while. Quote
ban565 Posted February 16, 2015 Report Posted February 16, 2015 I've been trying to do a 10mm motor for way to long and I've finally got my self in to a position where I have just about everything, now it's time to send it off to be set up by a builder. I've procrastinated for to long. I'm thinking of sending it to Arlen at LED. Just curious if anyone has had any engine work done there recently and how it went? Did you use a twister smallblock topend? Quote
trickedcarbine Posted February 16, 2015 Author Report Posted February 16, 2015 No rushing this. Doesn't need to even run till this time next season. Quote
bluebanshee98 Posted February 16, 2015 Report Posted February 16, 2015 What cylinders are you going with for your 10mil tricked? Cub? Dm? Ect. Arlan can build one heck of a pipe that's for sure. Quote
registered user Posted February 16, 2015 Report Posted February 16, 2015 i tried calling about pipes not long ago. he didnt answer the phone or call back. must have bigger fish to fry. ill probly try back again or email. sounds like his pipes are the best. sure do look good thats for sure Quote
trickedcarbine Posted February 16, 2015 Author Report Posted February 16, 2015 535 cheetah. Communication with Lew was nil, so I went with the CP stuff. Quote
shanYE west Posted February 16, 2015 Report Posted February 16, 2015 I'm 4 weeks out on my pipes. He said he was pretty backed up. Quote
locogato11283 Posted February 16, 2015 Report Posted February 16, 2015 LED is just like every other builder who does excellent work. He's busy and as far as I know only has one or maybe two employees. Arlan is pretty big in the vintage dirt bike scene. As far as I know he's the only person who does custom hand coned pipes for the old 2-stroke dirt bikes. Quote
trickedcarbine Posted February 16, 2015 Author Report Posted February 16, 2015 Probably be a sweet setup to have him do the motor and the pipes.That's the Idea. What most people don't realize is that Arlan not only had a hand in early monoblock development, but he was heavily involved with the CP industries development on the Honda platforms. He has also dominated the Flat Track/TT scene which is why I have been in contact. I don't need it right away. I had spoke with Chris, which is Arlan's right hand when it comes to making pipes. He seemed to really have it together. Quote
slobanshee Posted February 18, 2015 Report Posted February 18, 2015 Have you seen any posts or comparisons of performance on smaller than dm builds? Like your 10cheetah or even 4-10mil Cubs? Quote
trickedcarbine Posted February 18, 2015 Author Report Posted February 18, 2015 Not recently. They have a decent amount of everything posted on Facebook. Quote
camatv Posted February 18, 2015 Report Posted February 18, 2015 led lrd same guy new place ( led) been around for a very long time. be nice to see a full on DM drag build to go with the pipes ( full on LED motor)???? Quote
locogato11283 Posted February 18, 2015 Report Posted February 18, 2015 We're probably not going to see LED do a full on DM build with pipes any time soon, but there is some stuff in the works that I'll have more info on in a month or so. Quote
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