Exhaust Silencer - Kincrome Socket

[FiddyBasher]

Hey People, just wanted to confirm......

I've just tried to silence my muffler a bit by putting a 27mm Kincrome socket inthe end plate, it works a treat definately no louder than a mower, no power loss (at least not noticeble in my backyard, how much power do you need in a suburban backyard anyway?) and i've got a straight thru (no packing) exhaust, so once i pack it, its gonna be quieter again.

I just have one question.... Will this type of mod damage the engine from getting too hot? like will it burn out valves etc?

Cheers Fiddy

 

[pitproxr]

wow never thought of that,if it works thats a prety simple method to silence ya bike,did you just jam it in or glue it in or nething?

 

[Sidney]

I tried a socket in my crf50 exhaust but im afraid I'm going to blow a seal inside my engine or something. there is a definate power loss.

i dont care if the neighbour rings the cops, because they said my PITBIKE was non accessive noise, let alone a tiny CRF50

 

[pitproxr]

also if its your private property you can make as much noise as you want aslong as its between 7am and 7pm(thats in perth tho)

 

[Sidney]

yeah i dont think its like that in adelaide (I wish it was)

I kinda want the cops to come to my house because i am riding a 50 for f*** sake, i swear if i had a weedwhacker the cops would have been over 20 times.

i want them to come over because they will tell the old bitch to stopp smashing on my fence.

 

[FiddyBasher]

I just banged it in, i'm gonna make something up at work tho thats a bit better looking.

The hours are actually 6am - 11pm (melbourne). I Know because (at my old place) the builders up stairs used to start and finnish then, and the cops couldn't do ****.
But its not really about the cops, its more to do with not wanting to piss my neighbours off (im getn old, i care about that ****), and also not wanting to advertise that i have a bike in case someone gets cheeky.

 

[FiddyBasher]

Ay sidney, that avatars a pisser...

 

[Sidney]

hahahaha cheers mate

 

[MITTZ]

where exactly are u meant to put the socket? can someone take a pic please?
cheers

 

[firsttimer]

yeah i am also interested in this does it stay in ok? and i blew my packing yesterday (first ride ) lol co i am gona repak it with steel wool to see what happens cos thats what is in the zauster on my crf450 its a staintune so yer

 

[FiddyBasher]

I'll take a pic tomoro dude. Its basicly in the very back of the muffler, the end cap thing... i'm gonna pack mine with wool too, i just gotta figure out the inner tube since mine has nothing at all in it.

 

[FiddyBasher]

First pic is just the muffler, second the muffler and socket and third shows the size of the hole.

I dunno bout it staying in there but its perfect for the backyard.

 

[MITTZ]

cool thanks, is it just wedged in there?

 

[Sidney]

yeah just cram it in

 

[MITTZ]

cheers sid

 

[FiddyBasher]

Yeah its kinda weged in there. I was thinking of maybe fixing it in there but i plan to make a new one from scratch anyway. (the beauty of being an auto machinist )

 

[numroe]

To make a cheap and easy exhaust restrictor for sound reduction, a alternate solution than a socket is a hole saw cutting bit. Possibly better because 1) the teeth cut into the inside of the muffler outlet pipe nicely so it'll never fall out. 2) lighter weight than a socket. My daughter's 70cc bike had a massive 39mm muffler opening. Stupid large for a 70cc engine. It was too loud. Corked it up in 30 secs. 15 to walk to my tool cupboard. and 15secs to tap it in with a hammer.

 

[gooba198]

im interested to, i wanna silence my bike so i can ride on a reserve out the bak of my house and get no complaints! plz post a pik if possible

 

[mattbombers]

First pic is just the muffler, second the muffler and socket and third shows the size of the hole.

I dunno bout it staying in there but its perfect for the backyard.

thses picks gooba?

 

[SunnyCoastRider]

looks quite restrictive, why don't you buy a 2nd muffler weld the 2 ene to end both with packing all good hahah and then you can have a full socket set again