cutting the mufler

[wmd]

hi all
i have been told that i can cut my stock muffler on my 05 ec250 and rivet the end cap back in with no probs ( in half)
i just wont to do this for asthetics but i was told it will give it a little bit more go, because the long pipe smooths out the power.

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i have all the right tools and am happy to be a guini pig if no one has tried it on the sight.

PS what are some good mods for my bike power wise?

 

[Nick]

It will be to loud.

 

[wmd]

loud pipes save lives
you should hear my buell thats loud

i like loud its how a bike is ment to be

 

[DaveJ]

loud pipes save lives

I'd like to see some proof of that.

i like loud its how a bike is ment to be

You wouldn't be welcome on any of our rides. That is exactly why we are running out of places to ride. Thanks, my kids really enjoy it when they close down riding areas near us because of that attitude and we have to drive for hours just to get to a riding spot that hasn't been ruined by loud bikes.

 

[eff]

loud pipes save lives
you should hear my buell thats loud

i like loud its how a bike is ment to be

Sounds like a real foolish attitude. It's attitudes like that that are closing riding areas all the time.

 

[GMP]

On the street thats debateable, but off-road loud for the sake of being loud is stupidity.

I also ride a Harley VRSC, ride every day. Stock pipes with the EFI tweaked richer(proper mixture). Fairly quiet and very fast. In fact, MUCH faster than any obnoxiously loud drag pipe equipped air cooled HD or clone that is all to common. On the street, loud draws bad attention(cops), causes fatigue, and usually costs power and run quality unless the bike is retuned properly. An HID headlight, modulator, and/or additional driving lights are more effective at gaining attention.

Off road, loud is worse. If you truly love to ride, and you've ridden for awhile and saw all the land lost over the years you would never say that.

 

[Cruiser]

Loud sucks,,
But if your looking for top end power yes it will work but you will loose most of your low end power. The long silencer? Euro silencer? Where are you located. The fmf s/a will give you more mx type power without being too, too loud. Its more of a diameter than length thing. I'll trade your euro for my fmf if your near Pa. Just a note, my bike in quiet setup, fmf, messico pipe and the dbsnorkel it has the most power. Loud doesnt mean more power.
Later,
Steve

 

[gasgasman]

.........silly guys.
Loud DOES mean more power, more power for "the man" to shut down riding areas.

 

[wmd]

each to there own

i wasnt looking for a bible study

sorry if you all got cut with my little coment

 

[jeffd]

WMD -
Besides making more noise - shortening the silencer will typically shift power lower in the powerband (given the same diameter). Longer silencer enhances top end power whereas a shorter silencer enhances low end response (on a 2 stroke).

As far as getting a "bible study" - When you are advocating an act that will put our riding areas in jeopardy - it's not too surprising that you are catching a bit of flak.

jeff

 

[barkeater]

We cut a stock pipe in half for some closed course races where there is no sound requirement. (private land) It gave the 300 quite a noticable shot of snot across the powerband.

I would NOT recommend it for public land use. Not much louder at idle, but when you hit half throttle it cracks and can knock the needles off the jackpine. (Aside from the fact it has no spark arrestor, doesn't meet the USFS db requirements and is highly irresponsible.)

It does improve performance, but at a very high price if you're within earshot of anyone.

Maybe we'll slip off the Turbine Core II, slip on the modified stocker and have it sound tested at the next race just to see how loud it really is.

My bet is at half throttle it's over 105 db.

 

[wmd]

the bike will be on the road as a motard
so it would be safer

give some one a far go would ya

here in australia we have that many places to ride that we dont have to ride near the locals!!!!!!!

end of topic.......................

 

[Cruiser]

But wont that scare the roos??