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Title: Holes in the back of the muffler???
Post by: jefferygs500 on March 30, 2005, 06:23:09 PM
hey,, i see you guys talking about drilling holes in the back of your muffler and it makes it louder??? i don't think soo?? Or for mine it nevered... I put 7 holes 1/4 bit. Any suggestions?? Without buying a slip-on
Title: Holes in the back of the muffler???
Post by: ashman on March 30, 2005, 06:45:50 PM
drill far enough to hit the baffle? :dunno:
Title: Holes in the back of the muffler???
Post by: quinnbozz on March 30, 2005, 09:35:39 PM
hey ash.................bed wetter..bed wetternana na na naanaa :nana:  :lol:

 :cheers:
Title: Holes in the back of the muffler???
Post by: ashman on March 30, 2005, 11:32:37 PM
ya, and? :dunno: its part of a statement: since I love YOU had such a good time @ my place last night my "bed wetter".  :lol:

-ash
Title: Drill ...
Post by: The Buddha on March 30, 2005, 11:35:49 PM
Yea drill it with like a 12 inch long drill and go through to the second layer of the baffle ... in any case its still anaemic sounding ... Sitting on the bike ... you hear normal valve train noise ... its not loud enough ... You should be able to hear the head noises if somehting is wrong ... but not other wise ...
Cool.
Srinath.
Title: Don't understand
Post by: jefferygs500 on March 31, 2005, 06:52:12 AM
I have no clue what that last post means Can ya explain more??? are you seriouse about using a 12 inch bit?? or were you joking?
Title: Holes in the back of the muffler???
Post by: africa on March 31, 2005, 07:40:09 AM
Hello, I want to hear louder my baby too. But I think my exhaust is differente than yours. You are talking about holes in the back, but mine has a kind of cover that is "joined" (I don't know how you call joining two metal parts with the "joiner" machine, as exhaust with tubes). Should i cut it off and then make the holes? Anyone have photos?

Thanks, Rodrigo
Title: Holes in the back of the muffler???
Post by: cheesy on March 31, 2005, 07:44:38 AM
typically the holes in a stock exhaust are VERY restrictive.  Even if you drill enough to eliminate the backpressure, it's still going to sound like crap.

I compare it to a ricer civic with a coffee can bumblebee muffler



A real exhaust isn't that expensive..  srinath looks like he's selling flanges and you can get a can for cheap on ebay.


edit:
not only will it sound like crap, but even IF you drilled enough to eliminate some backpressure, you will also need to jet it to really feel any power.

butt dyno's are typically very... leniant... on HP
Title: Re: Drill ...
Post by: Jake D on March 31, 2005, 10:17:36 AM
Quote from: seshadri_srinathYea drill it with like a 12 inch long drill and go through to the second layer of the baffle ... in any case its still anaemic sounding ... Sitting on the bike ... you hear normal valve train noise ... its not loud enough ... You should be able to hear the head noises if somehting is wrong ... but not other wise ...
Cool.
Srinath.

What Srinath means is:

There is more to the muffler than the end that you drilled.  there is another baffle you must drill through to make much difference.  But it is deep inside the muffler.  Like 12 inches.  Otherwise, it won't be louder, much louder anyway.  And as a result, you'll hear mostly engine noise, like valves and whatnot, clicking away, instead of that "sexy whhhhhhhhhawwwwwww. . ." that some people with "drilled" mufflers claim to love so much.
Title: 12 inch
Post by: The Buddha on March 31, 2005, 11:08:58 AM
Yea 12 inch long drills ... available at HD and lowes ... a good 1/2 dozen holes drilled all the way into the inner baffle and you will end up with louder and more flow ... Now big difference between loud and pleasantly loud ...  metal baffles and holes make for a lot of various noises ... and not enough of the good noises ... a real can, any can will sound nice Actually that's about the best thing about them ... they do tune it for note  :lol: ... Of course drill it and you will have to rejet ... With wileyco and flange method ... you can cut off flow enough to not rejet ... Really noise and flow are 2 different things ... my choked flange which flows a lot less than a non choker ... is noisier, and I made baffles for people (se7enty7 and who else I forget - gavin ?? ) which cut noise down, but not affect flow much ...  Just that I have to do it by ear and seat of pants ... I cant say this does this and that does that ... but my experiments with butt dyno and ear dyno tells me this and that ...
:lol:
Cool.
Srinath.
Title: Holes in the back of the muffler???
Post by: africa on March 31, 2005, 11:20:27 AM
ok, understood. Not good idea make holes to my exhaust :x
Title: Holes in the back of the muffler???
Post by: quinnbozz on April 01, 2005, 08:52:26 AM
Quote from: ashmanya, and? :dunno: its part of a statement: since I love YOU had such a good time @ my place last night my "bed wetter".  :lol:

-ash


oh really  :lol:  you should see my mom, she's 64 :P  :lol:  :lol:


:cheers:

oh ya i for got


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