Dean
Member
Feelinalright,
Congrats on a great build!
I wonder though, if it would've been cheaper and easier to build the muffler more like a simplified version of a commercial muffler, like what you'd buy for your car.
The copper pipe stuck in the "drinking-hole-end" is good for a start, but on the other end, just drill the hole for the header pipe, but offset it towards the opposite side of the can.
Stick both pipes in as far as you can (leaving some of the copper tube sticking out the other end). If the header pipe bottoms on the end of the can, pull it out about 1" (25mm).
Weld or otherwise seal the pipes to the can.
You'll want to muffle it with something. Wrap some fiberglass, or any kind of heat resistant material that has some thickness to it, around the can (don't forget the ends) and then either wrap some tape around the material to help hold it on, or wrap some sheet metal (maybe parts from another can or two?) around the material and seal the seams.
voila, one muffler.
If you wanted to get fancy, you could drill a few small relief holes in the side of each pipe and make sure they look at each other, when the muffler's assembled.
I'm not totally sure that one is any simpler or cheaper to build than yours, but I'm thinking it might be a bit quieter.
...that and you get to drink more red bull before you get started on the project (weee!).
Anyway, nice to see ingenuity reigning supreme.
Dean
Congrats on a great build!
I wonder though, if it would've been cheaper and easier to build the muffler more like a simplified version of a commercial muffler, like what you'd buy for your car.
The copper pipe stuck in the "drinking-hole-end" is good for a start, but on the other end, just drill the hole for the header pipe, but offset it towards the opposite side of the can.
Stick both pipes in as far as you can (leaving some of the copper tube sticking out the other end). If the header pipe bottoms on the end of the can, pull it out about 1" (25mm).
Weld or otherwise seal the pipes to the can.
You'll want to muffle it with something. Wrap some fiberglass, or any kind of heat resistant material that has some thickness to it, around the can (don't forget the ends) and then either wrap some tape around the material to help hold it on, or wrap some sheet metal (maybe parts from another can or two?) around the material and seal the seams.
voila, one muffler.
If you wanted to get fancy, you could drill a few small relief holes in the side of each pipe and make sure they look at each other, when the muffler's assembled.
I'm not totally sure that one is any simpler or cheaper to build than yours, but I'm thinking it might be a bit quieter.
...that and you get to drink more red bull before you get started on the project (weee!).
Anyway, nice to see ingenuity reigning supreme.
Dean