How To: Build your own Exhaust!

[d_adams]

Why not just buy perforated tubing in stainless?

 

[DrogeN Omen]

ya could do that if its available in your area...

i couldn't find any though so used the stainless steel mesh instead...

 

[wally]

cool, thanx for the response guys!

1 more quickie: i how dense do you need to stuff the packing? hoping to get to it this weekend if i can get all the materials required.

 

[DrogeN Omen]

depends how loud you want it...the more packing you use the louder it will be..

if you use mesh you need to make sure you tie the mesh to the pipes at each end securely with wire or the mesh and packing will just move to the back of the pipe and probs blow out the end.

speaking from experience... lol

 

[wally]

haha! that must be quite a sight!

thanx! i will keep that in mind! [up]

 

[wally]

hoping to get around doing my exhaust mod this weekend. saw a fellow Beuller in traffic yesterday - he bought the guy that services my bikes' Buell Lightning. he had the exhaust mod done and it sounded great!

have all my materials - perforated 50mm stainless exhaust tubes and 50mm elbow bends for tips (bought from local custom exhaust manufacturer), need to get some packing, then i am good to go!

 

[wally]

mmmm...turned out to be much tougher than i thought! was aiming to get it all done in about 3 hours.

nice try! 5 hours later and the exhaust is gutted. took me a while to get the right tools and get the exhaust off. the jigsaw move didn't work too well for me, so i had to gauge how far to go with the angle grinder...

welding in the pipes tonight, hope to get the pipe welded up tomorrow evening and then installed the next evening. meanwhile, the V8 is sucking my wallet dry.

 

[wally]

finally got the mod done - 1 week later! everything worked against me! tools not working correctly, too little time in the evenings..

anyway, decided to take exhaust in to Scorch Exhausts to get packed and welded up. i did the finishing, spraying and fitting.

boy, what a difference! does anybody elses backfire really loudly!?

need to get TPS reset done at HD in the week.

thanx for the help and great thread!

 

[DrogeN Omen]

yeah my bike backfires when down shifting.

got any pics or a youtube clip of it running?

here's mine
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CF4HvUm6sJk
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCjwspIkjbI

 

[wally]

i will try and take a video clip during the week.

here are some of the build shots:

then afterwards i had to give the Uly a long overdue wash! i don't think mine is as loud as yours, though it is difficult to gauge with the helmet on.

 

[wally]

here is a link to the start up this morning.

will have to a riding one later.

have to get new bolts holding chin fairing in place. out of the 5 on the sides there were only 2 left!

 

[DrogeN Omen]

nice mate. sounds awesome...

company i work for just added a South African Safari motorbike adventure tour to our list of trips.

http://www.compassexpeditions.com/home/africa.html

 

[wally]

cool! you joining them as well?

 

[DrogeN Omen]

naw im too poor at the moment to join take part in any rides...

hows your muffler going? you like the sound?

post a sound bite or vid of it...

 

[brightbuell]

Hey Wally can you take that orange and white rectangle sticker of your swingarm because its just a factory warning sticker and your swingarm looks soooo ,much cleaner with it off. Nice pipe by the way!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[kab]

would i be able to spray some pb blaster on the header and exhaust clamp where they meet? where mine join is pretty rusty. wasn't sure if it would be a problem.

 

[wally]

i know brightbuell - will spend some time over the holidays detailing her - life was just busy and tough the last year.

DrogeN, i dig it! when you accelerate you hear the grunt of the exhaust and it has a really loud back fire - which works great for riding in traffic!

 

[skidude]

I took adremel to the inside ring on the exhaust tip and drilled 2 small holes just inside of the exhaust on the left side and used a dremel amd connected the 2 holes to make 1 larger hole about the size of a quarter. The sound diffrence is unreal and it cost nothng and takes 10 minutes. If you look at a diagram of the buell exhaust this mod will make sense, It basically gives some of the gasses a direct path out of the exhaust. I lost no power on the low end and i had no engine light come on. If you are skeptical just try for yourself and you will hear he diffrence. will add some pics tom. for anyone that needs or wants to see it.

 

[skidude]

This mod works! and its super easy

 

[Route0766]

Hi SkiDude,
Do you have any Video to share?
Thanks