OEM Exhaust Mod-Cutting the Stock muffler open

[continuecrushing]

So, @manic and I've seen the "oem exhaust mod" mentioned here a few times, and its relatively popular among the BMW crowd-so why not try it ourselves?

The MAIN purpose of this is to try and free up some sound-any power we gain would just be icing on the cake (and once we have a final version of this mod done, we can do a before/after on the dyno to see if we get any free hp!).

Here's a quick teaser of us cutting it open!

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AX7IVXaQbA"]FRS Muffler Cut Open-Teaser for OEM Muffler Mod - YouTube[/ame]

Stay tuned for progress!

[continuecrushing]

reserved for updates

[Manic]

*Hype intensifies*

[MrDinkleman]

hmmm... Interesting application for a motorcycle helmet. I usually just throw away my outdated, but not crash-tested, helmets. Maybe I'll just keep them from now on for this kind of use.

[continuecrushing]

Originally Posted by MrDinkleman

hmmm... Interesting application for a motorcycle helmet. I usually just throw away my outdated, but not crash-tested, helmets. Maybe I'll just keep them from now on for this kind of use.

haha, right? Our tech was like, "uh you know I have safety glasses or the welding mask you can use..."

[Manic]

Like the noble native americans, we use every part of the modbargains.

[Sportsguy83]

There's a similar thread I remember from back in the day.

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=41620


Curious to see your final mod

[Manic]

Originally Posted by Sportsguy83

There's a similar thread I remember from back in the day.

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=41620


Curious to see your final mod

Yep, that was our inspiration.

[MrDinkleman]

Originally Posted by continuecrushing

haha, right? Our tech was like, "uh you know I have safety glasses or the welding mask you can use..."

But it's a hard hat, hearing protection, eye protection, and welding shield (if you use the tinted visor) all in one. And instead of looking goofy in all that safety equipment, you look cool.

[MuseChaser]

Originally Posted by MrDinkleman

But it's a hard hat, hearing protection, eye protection, and welding shield (if you use the tinted visor) all in one. And instead of looking goofy in all that safety equipment, you look cool.

If your bike helmet is tinted dark enough to be safe when welding, it sure as heck is NOT safe for riding.

[Manic]

There was definitely plenty of enthusiasm. When we realized that we couldn't reach the pipes we wanted to cut with the saws-all, we got a little carried away and opened it like a Christmas present. Should still be easy enough to weld shut.

[Manic]

Originally Posted by Norville Rogers

Yes just plate it shut and see what it's like.

Not sure you are going to out engineer Subaru/Toyota tho

Well, performance gains would definitely be minimal if any. The primary restriction is still the headers. This should however produce more sound theoretically. Now the decision is whether we try to seal the holes we've exposed or leave them be. I think to actually get a significantly better sound, the holes would have to be sealed and muffler packing placed into the side chambers.

The primary goal is to keep the exhaust gases in that central chamber while minimizing the amount of additional welding. That way, at least we reduce the amount of baffling the gases have to go through.

[NyC Zn6]

Is this an i'm just bored and i have a grinder+motorcycle helmet let me hack up my oem muffler thread ....if so subbed.

[MrDinkleman]

Originally Posted by MuseChaser

If your bike helmet is tinted dark enough to be safe when welding, it sure as heck is NOT safe for riding.

Yeah, but shields can just be swapped. But, I don't know if I would use a helmet for riding that is probably pitted and burned from welding and grinding sparks and scraped up from being thrown around in a shop. That's why I would use an old outdated helmet instead of a $600 usable one...