DIY Exhausts??
 

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.......

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.

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

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.

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]

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