Why, or make that how is it that the KDX stock muffler never needs repacking? All the other mufflers on the other bikes need to be repacked every so many hours. Is this a good design or does it hinder the bike in some way? If it is not a bad design, why aren't more mufflers made this way?
This is just something that has been bugging me a little.
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Weight.... pure and simple!
A can that big and heavy has plenty of room to hide noise so no repacking is needed...there is no packing!
The high performance silencers are much lighter and smaller and use the packing for sound deadning......
A can that big and heavy has plenty of room to hide noise so no repacking is needed...there is no packing!
The high performance silencers are much lighter and smaller and use the packing for sound deadning......
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"People ate cows a thousand years ago for the same reason we eat them now. Cause they are easy to catch.We're not savages,we're just lazy. A cheetah could taste like chocolate heroin. But will never know. Those bastards are fast!!! "
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I still remember blowig out a glass pack muffler on an old Ford Galaxy 500 that we had souped up in high school. Cruising down hwy 61 at about 70 and having that thing come apart scared the crap out of us. Had to pick up the girlfriends after that and they were not too impressed driving around in that car that night.
So, how much of a weight savings is there in replacing the stock muffler with a lighter one?
Mark
So, how much of a weight savings is there in replacing the stock muffler with a lighter one?
Mark
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Two stroke silencers are a critical part of the 2-stroke cycle. Without going deep into the 2-stroke exhaust theory, the silencer needs the packing to do it's job at the end of the stinger efficiently (as designed). The lack of packing will affect the performance in a negative way.
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