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Old 4th May 2011, 10:34 AM   #1 (permalink)
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muffler size

I am trying to calculate the length of the muffler I can use. One of the Burns mufflers is about 17 inches long. Is this about the right size guys are using? Thanks.
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Old 4th May 2011, 01:41 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Re: muffler size

As any young lady will tell you - its not the length but the volume !
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Old 4th May 2011, 02:54 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Re: muffler size

Check this out. I have heard one of these on a GTD. It sounded very good and not TOO loud.

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Old 5th May 2011, 09:52 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Re: muffler size

Is nobody willing to give me a measurement on the length of their muffler?
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Old 5th May 2011, 10:27 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Re: muffler size

My Superformance GT40 mufflers are 23" long overall, the body is 4" in diameter and 16" long. The inlet is 2" long and the outlet 5" long.
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Old 5th May 2011, 11:55 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Re: muffler size

Thanks Alan, this is helpfull. I am having some mufflers custom made and I was not sure how long to make them. Thanks again I appreciate your time. Jim Fletcher
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Re: muffler size

Jim --

FWIW here's a picture. The stainless billet tips are wraped in protective tape.

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Re: muffler size

Hi Jim,

as Frank stated, it's all about volume. I had my silencers custom built (stainless steel with a three chamber internal design). The overall length is 18”, and a 6.5 x 8.5” race-track cross-section. The overall length is dictated by the position of the collectors. I’d used commercially available 4-1 collectors, which were not that compact in overall length and consequently limited the maximum silencer I could achieve.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com<img src=" /><o:p></o:p>
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Old 25th July 2011, 05:05 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Re: muffler size

Hi Andy

where did you get that exhaust system ?

best regards
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