A reminder: FMF silencer packing

[strider80]

Well the last time I repacked the silencer before doing some jetting I only repacked the main portion of my TCII silencer and did not take out the spark arrestor. This time I took the whole thing apart and found about an ounce of thick black goo in trapped between the end cap and the spark arrestor. I was wondering why I was spooing so much despite the bike running great.

Reminders reinforced:
Don't jet by spoo, spoo could be trapped in the silencer giving you a false sense of jetting.

Always dissassemble the entire silencer if your bike has been running rich.

[2001kdx]

Could you, or anyone else with the TC2 do me a favor?
Take some sort of a measurement with a tape measure, because I am not sure If I have a TC2 or Q Silencer. The Q is supposed to be longer.

Anyway, good advice. I Clean the entire thing before I repack it. I repack every 3-4 months.

[strider80]

Just measured my TCII, the aluminum canister is 14" long.

[wanaride]

How do you take the spark arrestor out of the canister?? I've changed my packing many times but I've never done that.

[strider80]

You have to drill out the rivets holding on the endcap and spark arrestor.

[2001kdx]

My aluminum canister is 16.2 inches long. Guess I've got the "Q". Best silencer for woods riding, I dont care about eighths of a HP.

My Rev pipe has a 16" inch circumference, while others claim to have 14". Don't know why though...

[KDXer]

THE TORQUE PIPE IS 14" THE REV IS 16" FTR...

[strider80]

I thought the torque pipe was 11" in circumference and the desert was 14"?

From canyncarvr snipped from DRN:

"For the odd time (it has happened) that the MODEL numbers on the pipe are stamped incorrectly, keep this in mind: The KG30 (rev) is considerably larger in diameter at its largest point than the KG35 (torque) is. It's been awhile since I measured the two of mine, but as I recall, the CIRCUMFERENCE of the KG30 (rev) is 14", the KG35 (torque) is 11"."

[2001kdx]

nope, got to be 14 and 16. Go measure yours.

[strider80]

Mine is 14" and I am 99% sure it is a rev/desert. But I have been wrong before!

Edit: Every thread I find says 11 and 14. You may have a fatty that was available some time ago.