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Kyrocket
| Posted on Sunday, December 02, 2007 - 10:04 pm: |
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O.K. besides needing the packing to help keep down the vibrations what's it good for? I pulled my muffler apart tonight and had this.
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I haven't really noticed any difference in sound but then again it has probably progressed slowly and I've just not noticed it. Also I'm taking it off because I'm going to wrap my pipes this winter and replace my broken rear mount. While it's off I thought about painting it black or maybe black with polished ends. Anyone done this and have a pic? And last but not least the SS2R empties out pointing away from the tire. What if that was turned around 180 and emptied in front of the tire? Would that be too much heat, help it warm up faster? I realize it was probably made that way for a reason but it's hard to leave well enough alone. I searched the site but most of the SS2R threads just talked about the packing helping with vibration. It's $25 at Al's and that sounds fairly reasonable. I welcome any and all information. Thanks Michael |
Fasted
| Posted on Sunday, December 02, 2007 - 10:32 pm: |
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you will enjoy the price of stainless steel rivets for reassembly......... plus, not just any gun will work. my buddy did mine for me at his body shop |
Kyrocket
| Posted on Sunday, December 02, 2007 - 11:19 pm: |
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I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I won't have to drill the rivets out. So far I've only removed the four allen head screws (which I'll be replacing because I've already buggered one up) at the exhaust end of the muffler. Upon further cleaning I believe I'll paint the body of the muffler and polish the two ends. |
Djkaplan
| Posted on Monday, December 03, 2007 - 01:09 pm: |
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I'm pretty sure blowing exhaust gas directly on the rear tire is not a good idea idea. |
Ratbuell
| Posted on Monday, December 03, 2007 - 01:28 pm: |
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+1 on the "exhaust tire heater". Especially if you burn any oil or have any condensation in the engine. A tip for painting the muffler body (I'm assuming you'll use hi-temp paint). When the wife isn't home, heat up the BBQ grille with the muffler can in it. Hi temp paint always sticks (and cures) better for me if I paint a hot part. Not "glowing hot", that makes the paint burn before it sets, but just barely too hot to touch has been good for me. Also works great for wrinkle or texture finish paint, that stuff wrinkles GREAT if the part is hot. |
Kyrocket
| Posted on Monday, December 03, 2007 - 02:45 pm: |
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Thanks guys. Exception noted and will follow. I had planned on heating the muffler can over my kerosene heater. It has a protective cage around it that it can sit on a good three or four inches off the actual heater. Yes I was going to use the hi-temp and I'm glad you mentioned wrinkle paint, that will look better. As for the BBQ grill and the wife, I could do it right in front of her and she'd just shake her head. She already knows I'm not wound too tight anyway! |
96s2t
| Posted on Monday, December 03, 2007 - 06:30 pm: |
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Pointing the pipe at the rear tire would not be a good idea at all. What happens when your bike starts to get a bit of oil blow by? That oil is going right on your tire and you are going down hard in the next turn. |
Bad_karma
| Posted on Tuesday, December 04, 2007 - 02:10 am: |
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Micheal I don't recommend pointing the exhaust at the tyre. I had an engine failing putting oil on the edge of the tyre, one left hander and there I was surfing away. Joe |
Kyrocket
| Posted on Tuesday, December 04, 2007 - 09:39 am: |
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Exhaust pointing away from tire, check. Anyone have a good lead on a quality wrinkle/texture finish, hi-temp from a rattle can? I don't want to invest too much in it and one can should do the trick. I'm figuring Wally World or our new Lowes should have something for $10 or less. |
Loki
| Posted on Tuesday, December 04, 2007 - 10:07 am: |
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I guess I will have to pull my Supertrapps off the bikes then..... |
Kyrocket
| Posted on Tuesday, December 04, 2007 - 10:44 am: |
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Just for reference I put this muffler on the bike sometime in 2001 I'm guessing and didn't pull it off until 12/07 so it's been on there a while. My front mount seems to be solid but the rear mount had one of the sides broken loose. I hope to fab up a one piece bracket and not have any welds to break. Once I do I'll post up some pics. It unfortunately won't be any time soon with the Christmas season upon us and three children going in three different directions the bike time is almost non existent. I'll keep you posted. Loki, isn't that a V&H in the pic? How does it compare to the Supertrapp? |
Ratbuell
| Posted on Tuesday, December 04, 2007 - 10:54 am: |
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I usually get my hi-temp wrinkle black from the auto part store. My turbo Dodges all use that stuff on the cam covers. |
Kmbuell
| Posted on Tuesday, December 04, 2007 - 12:46 pm: |
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Using the kerosene heater may present some issues. It may put a slight oil film on the muffler can. The paint won't last under those prep conditions. Use the family oven to heat and cure the part. Lowest setting, on mine, it's 250, for 10 to 15 minutes is just about perfect. You might want to send the S/O out shopping for a while. The curing paint odor is a dead give away you weren't baking cookies! In case my wife reads this, I've heard this works, I've never actually done it dear! |
Kyrocket
| Posted on Tuesday, December 04, 2007 - 02:19 pm: |
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I was wondering about that. I wish I hadn't given the old oven away when we remodeled but who knows where I would put it in the garage. This is Eastern Kentucky, nobody woulda said nuthin' about it being on the front porch (right next to the washer and dryer |