RE: Drilling holes in aftermarket muff

From: Jim Azeltine (jazeltine@westaff.com)
Date: Fri Mar 06 1998 - 12:15:34 EST


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>> Most after market performance mufflers run hot...real hot...
>> some of them evenrequire a heat shield.=20

The muffler guy told me that it is the transverse baffle plates the trap =
the heat. you can see the discoloration on the exterior of the stock =
muffler. The Magnaflow I have does not have this...
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From: Michael Z-Sykes
Sent: Friday, March 06, 1998 6:41 AM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: Re: DML: Drilling holes in aftermarket mufflers. Was: Hole in =
stock muffler -Reply

I remember reading something in my flowmaster manual that says that
the muffler doesn;t need a hole in it because of the way it works. Most
after market performance mufflers run hot...real hot...some of them even
require a heat shield. If that is the case, then the water should be
evaporated of the muffler achieves prime operating temperature. I have
never had a problem with water in my flowmaster, and it doesn;t have a
hole either. Ususally I just do a burnout or stomp on her a few times =
and
it'll blow out any condensation and evaporated water that is hangin' out
in there. Give your muffler some time to break in and do it;s thing, and =
let
the truck get nice and warm, and go stomp some stangs'...then chalk it
up to "I was just blowin' the crap out of my muffler officer" ;)
-mike sykes
88 V6

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