Hello - I've got the quiet baffles installed in the V&H staggered Big Shots on my Night Train. Well, they were quiet a few years ago, but have slowly gotten louder and I am sure due to the packing disintegrating.

V&H tech support says this is likely the case as well and recommends re-wrapping the baffles. Does anyone have any recommendations on high temp baffle material that will quiet the system down again? Not to stock levels, but I need to take the edge off when I am riding on longer trips two-up or cruising by the local law enforcement officials who have been starting to make a lot of noise about pipes around here.

Thanks!

 

Maybe someone will chime in with a simpler fix, but last time I wrapped my pipes I had to find an inset fireplace mfr/installer who used a high heat type fiber wrap... he gave me what I needed.

 

Your best bet is to go with the Co you got the baffles from. If that is not an option hit up a motocross dealer. Back when I raced I would repack the mufflers on the bikes. If I remember the stuff comes in a roll but not sure anymore. Good luck.

 

http://www.mcmaster.com/#ceramic-fabric/=9np3w9

Ceramic or silica material will last a long time.

 

i got the exhaust packing from ebay, was not much and works high heat so it has not burned out. my baffles came with no wrap but i added it and got deeper tone. i use painters tape to hold it together and after it warms up the tape is burn away.

 

Thanks - I check that out. I have an e-mail into V&H to see if they sell it. Didn't see it on their site. Also found this baffle wrapping on e-bay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/10-x-...item1e5f97edcf

 

yep that the one i got. works great

 

My suggestion is to use Google to find a mechanical insulation distributor in your area. This would be a company that sells insulation and associated materials for use on pipe, tanks, and equipment. Tell them you are looking for a high temperature blanket type insulation and they might be able to help you. Does anyone know how hot the fiber blanket inside a muffler actually reaches? I work in the mechanical insulation industry so that is why this occurred to me.

G'day,

Vinish

 

400 to 600 inside mine but hotter closer to the engine.

 

Armorup,

Did this several times in the past. Look around your area for a local shop that fabricates custom mufflers and exhaust systems for cars. They will most likely have some sort of packing material which is nothing more than strips of spun fiberglass. Pull your baffles out, remove the old material, re-wrap them and use a thin gauge metal wire to hold the material in-place.