stack pipe

[Jim Martin]

so what was the final result with this...

did it make the machine quieter ??

seeing how the stack is a muffler. (or can be a muffler).could one remove the silencer and just pipe it to the muffler in the stack.........

 

[John Watson]

Good question Jim, I don't remember seeing a follow up post after seeing the pictures. Was that Damian's rig??

Logically in a residential area I think it would appear to be quieter by exhausting over our heads compared to dumping it under the truck. In a real congested area it still going to echo..

 

[-JB-]

WHO CARES!



It looks cool as hell!

 

[Mikey P]

IMO it wasn't worth the hassle or expense.

 

[Jim Martin]

Damn.I was afraid of that

 

[Ron Lippold]

I think he said he had 1500 in it I think it looks cool Les has a silencer that I think will work on that with that set up

 

[Mikey P]

The Noise on theses units come from the blower them selves, not the exhaust.

 

[Jim Martin]

so then what would be the best way to shut it up

mine seems like it is generating the most noise from around the silencer area.......

 

[-JB-]

Get a fake stack!

It still won't be any quieter, but, it looks cool as hell!

 

[Mikey P]

See the 1/4 steel elbow pipe joining the Blower to the Silencer?


Figure out how to encase that in a sound deadening material with out it causing it to corrode from trapped moisture and you're half there.

Until then get some of these..

http://www.bigearinc.com/index.cfm?fa=main.products&prod_id=16


I got some at the Bike show and love em.

 

[Greenie]

A 30 dB reduction is pretty significant.

Hope they come with a homing beacon, don't want to lose $65 ear plugs.

Are they comfy?
How about conversational tones, can you hear your tech screaming at you to turn off the truck cause there is a cat stuck in the 2.5" hose?

 

[Mikey P]

They work too good.


After a few hours you want to take them out to get back to reality.

 

[Lee Stockwell]

Walt Bush had a stack put on his, about $500 if I remember right. He said it did a great job.

Haven't seen Walt around lately??