Gut Factory Muffler

[Offroad]

Quote:Great sound, less filing!!! I also drive a Ford FX4. Cheers.
I've had 3 FX4's since 2000, they are so expensive, my 2007 might have to last a while.

I was looking for a gmail name that would be easy for me to remember, offroadfx4 was available, now it makes an easy user name to remember too!
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I wish you were closer so you could take my CB11 out for a ride. Like you, I think I'm a connesour of good motorcycle sound. The Staintune slip on is straight through with no baffles at all. It doesn't quiet the bike much but it deepens the tone a bit and it sounds bitchin'.

Here's a little test you can run. Take your muffler off completely and ride your bike. It will run fine and then you'll know the loudest it can be. It is still being muffled by the catalytic converter so it will be quieter than you think. If you gut your can completely so only the cut off megaphone with no end cap remains your bike will be a bit higher pitched and slightly quieter from every direction but behind. The Staintune works like the cherry bomb mufflers that were popular on hot rods and muscle cars in the 60's. Straight through, zero back pressure, and a perforated inner tube that kills the highest frequencies to give the exhaust a more pleasing (to most ears) tone without making it much quieter.

The catalytic converter does much the same thing. Keep us posted. I like the look of that Kirker pipe too.

Chip
I do wish I could hear a Staintune in person, maybe if I make it to the NC rally I can.

I thought about doing the removing the muffler test, but I thought maybe there is something to this "megaphone" shape that amplifies the sound, like a trumpet or other musical horn?

In fact when I had my Honda 50 45 years ago, I took off the muffler to make it louder, then my father fabricated a "funnel" or megaphone out of a piece of aluminum which made it louder still....I'm sure my neighbors love me ;-)

I am worried about changing the tone for the worst, that is what's stopping from cutting the front baffle out right now....I'm thinking it's like you said, it lowers the tone?

I used to have "cherry bombs" on my first car....a 1967 Falcon with a 289...fooled many people at the light when that Falcon could "bark" the rear tires going to 2nd :-)