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re baffling (gutting) original pipes or not?
Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 10:39 pm
by Trex
G'day everyone! i got my first trx 2 months ago (blue '99') and cant get enough of it. As my wife (finance minister) and i have just had our first baby (boy) 8 weeks ago, im unable to convince her to let me get a set of staintunes.... has anyone had any success in re baffling the original cans. im looking for that sweet sound for a fraction of the cost. any advice would be greatly appreciated.
stratto
Re: re baffling (gutting) original pipes or not?
Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 11:01 pm
by lars
Check this topic:
http://trx850.motomaniac.net/forum/view ... 375#p32375
I have done it, it's not the greatest sound you can get out of a TRX. it is a bit of hollow sound. I left the hole wide open, you look straight in the can's
Re: re baffling (gutting) original pipes or not?
Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 11:57 am
by petebucket
Hi Trex.. had budget constraints myself.. If you follow the instructions in( BAFFLECTOMY) you can't go wrong.
I chose to use stainless sink strainers as inserts...looks ok I think.
Not the best sound you're gonna get...but it sounds like a Rex..not a wet fart.
Staintunes $1200.00....Sink strainers $4.00
The surgeon and the finished cans .....
Re: re baffling (gutting) original pipes or not?
Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 9:07 pm
by ekoja
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... 0292111818
These may be the answer,
(I am not the seller by the way.)
I have no idea how they would sound, but for $100??????????
Re: re baffling (gutting) original pipes or not?
Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2008 6:48 am
by Quan-Time
sink strainers !!! i love it..
The wife however...
Re: re baffling (gutting) original pipes or not?
Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 7:08 am
by idl1975
Trex wrote:G'day everyone! i got my first trx 2 months ago (blue '99') and cant get enough of it. As my wife (finance minister) and i have just had our first baby (boy) 8 weeks ago, im unable to convince her to let me get a set of staintunes.... has anyone had any success in re baffling the original cans. im looking for that sweet sound for a fraction of the cost. any advice would be greatly appreciated.
stratto
Well, if you have any MIG welding experience and can borrow a hand riveter and a dremel, you could make your own cans. You won't get a rolled tip, but you shouldn't need a lathe to make up any of the parts. I'm sure you could get a result at least as good as the OEM cans you used to see on ZX-7Rs.
A mate of mine made one out of an old washing machine for his FZR. And that was definitely loud enough! Use scrap steel and ally and paint it with high-temperature paint from your local auto parts store. THe result will probably be lighter than the TRX cans, plus you'll have intact original cans.
Re: re baffling (gutting) original pipes or not?
Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 2:13 pm
by petebucket
Don't get me wrong....Staintunes are on the menu
This is a bit of fun for now....