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Old 03-27-2008, 07:28 AM
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Default Re: Quieter muffler?

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Originally Posted by SeattleMike View Post
I'll give it a try next time I feel like getting creative!

Would wrapping my existing (stock) exhaust pipe and muffler with ceramic wool or fiberglass insulation quiet it down a bit?
That would definitely be worth experimenting with.

I tried to make a muffler when I was a kid and we filled a tobacco can full of steel wool and stuck it on the 2" stub of broken head pipe on my friends Indian 100cc dirt bike.....instant fire!

Do not use steel wool.
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