This has been bothering me - need feedback.

But, comes down to "Does anyone periodically clean the inside of their exhaust pipes?"

Couple reasons for asking:

1. My 05 had the valve seal problem - assume that a more than average amount of oil may have been getting in the exhaust

2. Everytime I take off my slip on's I clean a couple inches inside of the header pipe and it's always black

3. Cleaning the black crap off the end of the exhaust


In other words, if at some time you were running rich or had other issues - does this merit cleaning the inside of the pipes?


Thanks,

 

Oh yes...yes...yes....I do it along with cleaning the insides of my tires (ya know that dirty,nasty OLD air)......I bet I get a good 10-12 hp AND torq. from it...no really...I'm dead serious

 

I can't even read your posts while your avatar is wiggling at me. No really. If it hadn't scrolled off the screen I would still be mesmerized.

 

You may have crossed the realm of normal cleaning and entered the twilight zone with that one. However it is your bike and you can do what you want.
Ron

 

Actually, yes I do give the inside of the fatcat an occasional cleaning. Just a little brake-clean on a rag and I wipe out out. When I had reverse slash slip-ons, I would polish the inside of them since they were very visable.

Steve

 

Gives a new meaning to "suck,bang, blow" LOL

 

Was more interested for folks who ran rich or had the valve seal / something else wrong and possibly carboned up the inside of the exhaust - i.e after fixing the problem would it make sense to clean the exhaust. Plus, on more restrictive exahust, wonder if this carbon/oil could clog up something?

 

If you pushed a lot of oil through the exhaust, you might , and I repeat might, have a little carbon buildup in the baffle, but nothing that would have much of an impact to performance. I wouldn't worry about it.

 

Actually cleaning the inside of the end of the muffler is not such a bad idea. It allows you to see from time to time how much carbon build up you have and how dark it is running. Its a good way to keep an eye on how well the engine is running in regards to fuel mixture (too lean, or too rich).

That's my 2 cents!!