Baffle help
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Baffle help
I originally blew out one of my baffles several wks ago "took a turn to low and scraped the pipes" . One is still in "cant get it out to save my life. my question is do i need to have it rejeted? and is this bad not to have some kind of baffle?
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Bassani. Well i didnt know it could hurt the engine. Any suggestions on removing the last baffle? It has the screw on the bottom "this is how the last one came out, turned to sharp cut the srew off then latter on that day it blasted out" . removed the srew on this one last night. cant get it out.
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The guys are correct. Not good for the power plant to run like that. First, your motor is running 'unbalanced' power pulse wise. Second, it is really not a good thing to run w/o any baffles. I do run drag pipes on my shovel, but I took a 4" baffle, cut it in half, and run 1/2 in each pipe. You want some back pressure to run properly. I know, drag racers run 'open', but you are not turnin' the kind of R's, nor are you 'cammed' to accomplish that. You'll make more noise, but in reality, be putting out less power, w/o baffles.
Most times, it is a carbon build up at the end of the pipe, that causes the prob getting out a baffle. You could also have a 'booger' on the pipe (knocked outta round). I use a die grinder, with a segmented sanding disc pad to reach up into the pipe, and de-carbon the pipe. You could accomplish the same, using the sanding pad and a 3/8" VS drill, just takes a bit longer than a die grinder, is all.
Good luck, Sir.
Oh, yea, know it may sound con-fussing, but I have had to use a slide hammer, to get them out, too.
Most times, it is a carbon build up at the end of the pipe, that causes the prob getting out a baffle. You could also have a 'booger' on the pipe (knocked outta round). I use a die grinder, with a segmented sanding disc pad to reach up into the pipe, and de-carbon the pipe. You could accomplish the same, using the sanding pad and a 3/8" VS drill, just takes a bit longer than a die grinder, is all.
Good luck, Sir.
Oh, yea, know it may sound con-fussing, but I have had to use a slide hammer, to get them out, too.
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