Neil, I picked up two 3 foot lengths of the perf tube about 13-14 years ago at a metal scrap yard. Yup, I have been procrastinating about making a muffler for that long. The 6" tubing for the can I got last fall at another scrap yard. The 2" tubing were off cuts from a steam line install in a lab I worked in.... it all adds up. The stock wbx muffler is a baffle type unit, I think. I wasn't certain that a flow through with packing, like I made, would be quiet enough, but it is. Probably the heavy guage components helps absorb some of the sound/vibrations. alistair
On 2013-02-04, at 8:49 PM, neil n wrote: > Perforated SS pipe? Sounds like an exotic piece of "scrap" to have > kicking around. ;^) > > Nice work Alistair! > > Though I didn't make a muffler, I did some more exhaust fabrication > recently. Suffice it say, I really appreciated what you've done! > > Is the stock WBX muffler of a similar design? > > Neil. > > On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 6:36 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: >> This last weekend I finally realised a dream of a lifetime :) Yes, I installed my homemade muffler in my van. Pics and a wee video with sound here: >> >> http://shufti.wordpress.com/2013/02/04/vanagon-home-made-muffler-installed/ >> >> alistair > |
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