vroom1776 wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:09:Woh. Where'd you find that little gem? And of course, How does it sound? perform?
Every once in a while I woud put "fishtail muffler" into Ebay. A bit over a week ago this one showed up, single, listed for Harley twins possibily to use as a spare. As Harleys use mufflers in pairs, this singleton only received one bid -- mine.
One of my gripes with stock is the BIG backside totally blocked off 'cept for a tiny pipe in the middle. This one has no such fakery. When I got it I looked down the outlet and saw daylight from the inlet. The inlet enters, bends down with perforations, the outlet is straight nearly to the front with perforations.
The header/muffler meets at a slight angle. Being lazy I got a tube of exhaust sealer to bridge any gaps, clamped together with a standard 1.75" automotive muffler clamp. A pair of large hose clamps secure the muffler to the stock muffler support. No leaks that I can detect. Yet. If it survives a month I'll cover the connection with the JC Whitney cover.
The stock muffler has been said to make the Savage "sound like a lawnmower." This is quite a bit louder than stock, not as loud as some bikes I've heard. Should not get harrassed. It is missing the high pitch brappy sounds of a little bike, good deep boomp-boomp-boomp.
Performance? It runs. Quite nicely. I'm not very picky on performance. I think my carb may have been re-jetted by the previous owner. as the old muffler was rather sooty.
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