Novarossi and pipes?
You should really try a EFRA 2032 pipe!!!
I ran that pipe with a 41001 header on my old Plus4 Team engine at a indoor race here in Denmark this weekend.
The track had low grip and no need for tons of bottom, so I'm not sure of the torque of the pipe. On the straight: OH MY. The engine was really on the pipe and "sang" so sweet with "endless" RPM. Really impressed!...
And the best part: Mileage!!!!
I've never been able to run more than 9:30 with that engine (with 9901 pipe and 5,5 mm venturi) in warm weather and 9 min on this track last year.
At this coooold race (0 - 2ºC) I went +11 min with a 7 mm venturi. Only one driver pitted at 9 min in the final and all the others between 7 and 7:30... I pitted at 10...
I dont know how much an impact the venturi change has done to the mileage (from 5,5 to 7 mm) but I'm sure the pipe had a big possitive effect on the result.
Downside: My EDIT 2032 is SOOOOO thin! Had to fix the stinger a few times - and that was without any big crashes... Would be nice with an original Crono SS pipe...
... Edit: and of course with an O'Donnell 77T plug