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more quite, less loud ? tight or loose? thanks y'all.
I have NEVER heard of baffle wrap. Do you mean EXHAUST wrap?? Exhaust wrap has no affect on the sound of your exhaust, the main point of exhaust wrap is temperature control. Keeps the heat moving away from the engine - cooler engine = better performance. Also helps you to not burn your leg when you have shorty pipes that are right by your leg like on a bobber or chopper type bike. And they look cool as hell too.
You also wanna have it wrapped as tight as you can get it, usually held on by those clamps with the screws in 'em. And they need to be overlapped a certain way depending on how big/wide the wrap is that you buy. It'll specify the overlap on the package. At least it should ...
Some exhaust wrap needs to be dampened before installation. It smokes and smells bad for the first couple of rides. Lots of reports of rusting and metal failure from using heat wrap. I would use it...on a drag CAR.
the baffle wrap bcknblkbirdis refering too, wraps around the
baffle that fits inside the muffler.
hi bcknblkbird,
the baffle wrap will quiet down the exhaust noise
a bit, without affecting the performance, just wrap it around the baffle fairly tightly and stuff it in the muffler.
pete
new owner of
08 gen2 hayabusa
former owner
1981 xs1100 RH (aus) (5N5)
zrx carbs
18mm float height
145 main jets
38 pilots
slide needle shimmed .5mm washer
fitted with v/stax and uni pod filters
Yep, it will quiet the niose alittle bit. Kind of knocks the rough edge off of the noise instead of making things alot more quiet.
I know some are going to say I am crazy but if you want to save a few bucks, use plain old fiberglass house insulation. Works fine but you need to change it about every year.
Mike Giroir
79 XS-1100 Special
Once you un-can a can of worms, the only way to re-can them is with a bigger can.
So we are talking about muffler packing then? JC Whitney sells it for something like $15 for enough to do 2 average sized muffs.
Nathan
KD9ARL
μολὼν λαβέ
1978 XS1100E K&N Filter
#45 pilot Jet, #137.5 Main Jet
OEM Exhaust
ATK Fork Brace LED Dash lights
Ammeter, Oil Pressure, Oil Temp, and Volt Meters Green Monster Coils SS Brake Lines
Vision 550 Auto Tensioner
In any moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.
Yeah, I used the SS wool packing when I packed my 4 int 1 Kerker way back in the beginning of the okieSPECIAL. I think I reused it in the muffler I traded to treeves.
Greg
Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
80 SG Ol' Okie;79 engine & carbs w/pods, 45 pilots, 140 mains, Custom Mac 4 into 2 exhaust, ACCT,XS850 final drive,110/90/19 front tire,TKat fork brace, XS750 140 MPH speedometer, Vetter IV fairing, aftermarket hard bags and trunk, LG high back seat, XJ rear shocks.
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