DIY Exhausts??

[andya]

Been looking at this:

www.aa16.co.uk/a16exhaustparts.htm

With carbon cans at such a high price, whats to stop you buying all the bits and making them yourself? After all, they are just a perforated tube packed with sound deadening inside a carbon tube....aren't they??

I'm sure its too easy and there must be a good reason why this is a ridiculous suggestion, but I can't think of one.......

[t5mission]

Hi mate,

Alot of us do already. I know Senna3 has and I've done a couple of complete under seat systems for the scootershop DD bkes.

[Dave G]

I'm making up my own for my S2R using the original sleeves and A16 internals. Been interesting so far.

[Ian Harris]

Back in the early 1980's, a cash-strapped mate made a can for his CB125 from a cone made with a rolled up Duckham's oil-can and a load of coke can lids pot-riveted inside as baffles. It was certainly cheap and, considering the engine at the other end, made a mighty impressive noise, but I don't think it would cope with a 996's power pulses, so I'll stick with my Termis.

[philthy]

If you're interested I've got a pair of carbon outer sleeve sections and stainless clips & straps which I bought to do this very thing, but got a cheap set of termi's before I had the chance to make my own. I think I paid about £90 for them . I will let you know sizes etc f you might be interested ( At a significantly reduced price of course).

Phil

[Edited on 17-2-2006 by philthy]

[andya]

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