muffler divin

Anomalovaho · Post by **Anomalovaho** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 11:45 pm

howdy ..it's me matt...ummm... i want to take my muffler on my r1100s and take the cataylic converter off and than i want to ..well pretty much take the baffles out of it . so any suggestions, if i do all this will it run the same ? any suggestions? i can't afford a new muffler and just want to modify the stock one. thanks for your time if anyone has any suggestions. matt oh yeah

http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2007/ ... etfighter/

another question.....what kind of pipes are these?????????

horse27 · Post by **horse27** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 8:31 am

Loads of stuff on here about fitting a Y-piece, Matt ... which will get rid of your cat. Few different makes and they come up for sale here and on eBay all the time ...

I run the same thing - standard cans with a y-piece and K&N filter ... works fine on standard set up as far as I can tell and sounds a lot better wothout being too loud - makes the bike more responsive (so it 'feels' faster).

As for the link, no idea ... and quite frankly. no no NO!!!

You bleeding yanks!

Cheers, H.

r550s · Post by **r550s** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 9:24 am

oooh, there is an old thread somewhere (so keep looking) from someone who took a can opener to his stock silencer, did the business, and welded it back up. There are pictures too! I remember that his overall opinion was - it worked fine, but it was a hell of a lot of work. Depends what you'd call a lot of work - I'd do it! Plus, you'd get a silencer that was A; decently fitted & mounted (unlike some aftermarket items) & B: stamped road legal (ahem). Hopefully the chap who did it is still on this this forum & can help you find the thread. It'd take a bit more skill to make your own y-piece - you'd have to tack the flanges & tailpipe of the OE collector into a frame/jig, then chop out the big box and weld in some bends and a Y.

horse27 · Post by **horse27** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 9:57 am

You get quite a few standard cans up on eBay ... maybe get a pair and work with them in case 'something' goes wrong

I am doing the same with a pair of standard Triumph cans at the moment.

Got a brand new pair for £25 on Ebay - now cutting the originals ... like r550s says they will be 'road legal' too ... of a sort.