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Old 03-22-2006, 03:51 PM
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Muffler Mength Myth

Ok, I did a search but it came up inconclusive. I'm going to be running a Dynomax Bullet and can't decide on 17" or 23". Whats the difference in sound besides the 17" being $10 less. Anyone run either or? Thanks!
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if thats that glasspack one its either crazy loud or crazy friggin loud.

I'de go with the longest one.
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longer = quieter

Glasspacks are gonna be loud on an engine making any real power regardless, but longer ones will quiet it down a bit more. Of course, anything with glasspacks on it won't be breathing really well anyway....
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The length is meaningless once the exhaust has enough speed to make the perforated core useless for absorbing sound. Once you reach X-rpm (2600 is the best I've gotten).. the muffler will dampen noise like open/straight pipe does (without the awful straight pipe noise for whatever reason).
The larger 'muffler' will quiet better 'grannying' around though.
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Hmm... I don't know about that. My Hooker Aerochamber gets pretty loud when you floor it, but not anywhere near as loud as when I had straight pipes on it (which, incidentally, happens to be the reason I bought a new muffler).
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The Hooker muffler is also not a straight piece of perforated tube stuffed in a larger case and a little insulation packed in so it can still be called a muffler.

Bullets have a fairly basic design... flow.
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