t-5 silencers

[steven]

i got a little question.. if i take out the paking and spark arrester from the silencer would i lose or gain any power..? would it effect the way my motor runs? by the way im running a 421 cheetah cub, and awaiting for 38mm carbs.. and thanks for all replys!!!

 

 

here are some pics of wat im talking about..

 

 

Edited March 1, 2009 by steven

[gst_r]

i'm not an expert but in effect you will loss power...the silencer need to be repacked each certain time this is to make the correct back pressure....

[sheerider1026]

t5's on a 421 cub??? you are missing out man.. i tried my t5's on my 392 cub and it ran like shit, compared to what it runs like with cpi's.. sell those and get some cpi's or shearers.. trust me on this one man.. you are really missing out.. those pipes are holding that motor back something fierce..

[Titan up]

It will sound like total shit without any packing in there!! Raspy hollow sound IMO.

 

I've been told it would effect performance too. That perforated tube is not a spark arrestor.

[jbooker82]

The packing no only quiets it down but it also keeps exhaust gases from creating turbulance witch flows better.

 

josh

[05.Banshee.SE]

Sorry for an old bump, but I had some recent experience with this.

 

Without the packing, the thing was loud as hell, and sounded hollow. The best comparison when riding it, is it sounds like a fucking goat. Baa-baaaaa-baaaaaa-baaaaaaaa you get the picture. Some people said packing doesn't do anything performance wise, but I agree with the turbulence part of it. By keeping turbulence down, it rides a lot smoother. Without the packing, and turbulent/free flowing air, it felt a lot harder to stay on pipe. So in my opinion, yes it did lose performance.

 

With packing it almost sounds like a streetbike, I like that. Without it...you get the goat.