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Ron
Posted on Sunday, March 16, 2003 - 08:38 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

The following is simply a spring time tip for those of you with pipes that are due a re pack.
I just repacked the muffler on my wifes Road King which has a White Bros E pipe on it. I used some stainless steel wool (medium wire) that I tracked down on the internet. I used it because I have a Borla header and muffler which is packed with stainless steel and have never had a system I liked the sound of better. The result was very similar with the pipe I re packed. No harsh bark, only a very deep rumble - even with the wick wide open.
So if you have a muffler you can re pack and find it a little hard on the ears (ya some of us old farts while still enjoying the rush have grown to appreciate "mellow";) try using stailess steel wool. The stuff I got came in a 5" wide roll and all I did was spiral wrap it around the core and stuff it back in the pipe. It sounds much better than the fiber glass pack and should last much longer.
Ron
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Blake
Posted on Monday, March 17, 2003 - 12:19 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I'm interested. Where do you get the stainless packing? Have I heard of ceramic filament packing too that is supposed to be even more durable?
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Henrik
Posted on Monday, March 17, 2003 - 08:30 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Ceramic packing: careful what you put in there. I repacked my race muffler with a sheet of ceramic packing one time. It dissintegrated and blew out in 120 miles of street riding and one 15 min. track session :0

Some muffler manufacturers claim to use an endless strand type ceramic packing, which should be less prone to blowing out.

Henrik
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Court
Posted on Monday, March 17, 2003 - 09:05 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Henrik:

Try packing that baby with black powder (available at any muzzle loading supply outlet).

The life cycle is significanly diminished, but like so many things in life, during that short time it will provide a memorable experience.

:)
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Sarodude
Posted on Monday, March 17, 2003 - 10:18 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Blake-

Did you see this post? Not sure about the backpressure comment but the packing material sure sounds interesting, obtainable, and hopefully affordable.

-Saro
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Djkaplan
Posted on Monday, March 17, 2003 - 02:52 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I had bad luck with SS wool I used to pack some Eagle sidemount header mufflers on my Camaro. The SS corroded to a point where it made getting the slip-in mufflers impossible to get out of the sidepipes. I don't thing they use the best SS for stainless steel wool.

I'd stick with the rock wool.
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