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Johnnyrock31

Parking Attendant
Posts: 9

posted April 16, 2006 02:35 PM

Exhaust Packing

I hope someone could help me. This guy told me that if I pour water down the muffler that the packing will burn up and it will give you a louder sound and more horsepower. Is this true? Will this damage the bike at all? Its sounds dangerous to do.

longy00000

Novice Class
Posts: 44

posted April 17, 2006 01:59 AM

Sounds bloody stupid to me. The packing is designed to withstand very hot temps so dont know why water would burn it.....surely it would cool it if anything and then just turn to steam? If you want a louder sound then buy a race can for it and get one with a removable baffle so you can quieten it down again at will by either reinserting or removing baffle at will. Loads of companies make them now.

frEEk

Administrator
ummm... yeah
Posts: 9660

posted April 17, 2006 10:27 AM

more HP thru less packing? pure bullshit.
if it is a CF pipe, then that will definitely damage the can,or at least accelerate discolouration.
as to it being louder, sure it will be louder but not a nice sounding louder. besides, do you really hate your neighbours that much? i assume this is an aftermarket system so it is bound to be on the loud side already. if you do have a stock system, just get an aftermarket slip-on. not sure if stock cans even use the same type of packing as AM systems anyway?

bovinespongiformencephalo

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Posts: 1060

posted April 18, 2006 07:36 AM

It works better if you use turn signal fluid.

Simple Simon

Novice Class
Posts: 94

posted April 18, 2006 06:03 PM

Doesn't sound too bright of an idea to me either. If it would burn the packing out why would you want to do it? Mufflers that have the packing burned out sound like crap. Stock cans do not use packing at all. They have internal baffles instead of packing. That is why you don't have to repack a stock muffler and one reason to keep the stock pipe also.
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