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By 803ERT
#4539
I'm sure somebody out there knows the answer.............for a fairly standard english 350 bullet...........what would be the correct 'tuned' length for a straight through exhaust pipe with no silencer fitted?
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By PeteF
#43003
350 in standard trim? Well, I don't know the answer but I suspect it will make no difference at all.
By 803ERT
#43014
Thanks papasmurf, I've had a look at your link and as you say a little bit too close to rocket science. (Werner von Braun I salute you). However, it did have a critical sentence in it: ''If a silencer is used, expansion will take place at this point, so the start of the chamber should occur at a 'tuned' tailpipe length.......''.
I.E. (as I read it) Take the silencer off and the down-pipe outlet is already at the tuned length...........and I think Tony Wilson-Jones knew what he was doing!?
Regards, John.
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By Leon Novello
#43025
It`s usually the two-stroke engines which need careful exhaust pipe tuning, as they depend on back pressure for timed exhaust extraction and inlet feed. Take the muffler off a two-stroke and it will barely run, if at all. Isn`t it illegal to remove the muffler from vehicles? You could also put the neighbours off-side and damage your hearing. Besides, I don`t think it will make any noticable difference to performance. A lot of fiddling about for nothing.

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