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Built2Last Serious Thumper Offline Tempt Fate Posts: 1447 FTF Gender:	Installing new muffler 07/27/11 at 08:13:54 I just got a HD screamin eagle muffler, and I need to find an adapter that's 3 and 5/8 inches.. preferably chrome. Does anyone know where I'd even begin to look? These things are pretty hard to get lined up to the exhaust but at least they mount to the frame easy
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28649 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Installing new muffler Reply #1 - 07/27/11 at 09:55:22 Probably need a different diameter at each end... You can try local auto parts stores, but may end up having it fabbed at a muffler shop... it won't be chrome, but you can put a chrome cover over it...
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Arnold Serious Thumper Offline The dude abides... Posts: 896 Westchester, NY Gender:	Re: Installing new muffler Reply #2 - 07/27/11 at 10:15:21 I have a screamin eagle on mine too and I wrapped some kind of metal stripe around the pipe to fill the gap and a heavy duty HD clamp and it's been tight for a while now.
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Re: Installing new muffler
Reply #3 - 07/27/11 at 11:17:16

Serowbot wrote on 07/27/11 at 09:55:22:

Probably need a different diameter at each end...
You can try local auto parts stores, but may end up having it fabbed at a muffler shop... it won't be chrome, but you can put a chrome cover over it...

Where can I order the chrome cover? Do you think I could just take the exhaust and muffler to a muffler shop and have them look at it? Think this piece with cost much? Maybe I should just drill some holes in it...

Oh yeah, Serowbot what kind of muffler are you using and did you have any trouble with lining up the exhaust and muffler and making it fit with the heat guard by the rear brake lever?

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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28649 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Installing new muffler Reply #4 - 07/27/11 at 11:36:00 http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p5197.m570.l1313&_nkw=chrome+ex... Mine's a tab mount Harley shorty... I hacked 90% of the stock muffler mount off, 'cause I know I don't ever want to go back to the stocker...
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Reply #5 - 07/27/11 at 13:12:00

Ok, I think I'm down to 2 options here to get this to align right, once I find and adapter. The stock heat guard by the rear brake lever is gonna have to come off, and I'm either gonna exhaust tape the exhaust (they claim it gives ya more horsies) or just throw on a heat guard that is only mounted to the exhaust.

I really want to exhaust tape her, anyone know if I'll actually get more power benefits and not burn my leg? I do wear 12 eyelet boots... Undecided

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EJID Serious Thumper Offline Work to ride and ride to work. Posts: 1536 Pocatello, ID Gender:	Re: Installing new muffler Reply #6 - 07/27/11 at 13:29:56 The HP difference from wrapping the header is so small that you will not notice it, but if that's what you want to do to feel like you are going faster, pony up
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Built2Last Serious Thumper Offline Tempt Fate Posts: 1447 FTF Gender:	Re: Installing new muffler Reply #7 - 07/27/11 at 13:35:33 EJID wrote on 07/27/11 at 13:29:56: The HP difference from wrapping the header is so small that you will not notice it, but if that's what you want to do to feel like you are going faster, pony up So it's basically like an extra horse leg.. do you know if it will keep me from being burned though?
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CalisOsin Senior Member Offline Rather die, than live down on my knees. Posts: 297 Orange County, Ca Gender:	Re: Installing new muffler Reply #8 - 07/27/11 at 14:21:04 it will still get hot, so if you rest your leg on it for a while you'll have issues. But if you just tap it occasionally you won't get burned.
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babyhog Serious Thumper Offline Find a Cure for Breast Cancer! NOW!! Posts: 3802 WV Gender:	Re: Installing new muffler Reply #9 - 07/28/11 at 09:31:46 Maybe one of these posts will give you some ideas/possibilities: http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1274566701 http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1297382296 Have you searched for others? Hang in there, you'll get it!
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Built2Last Serious Thumper Offline Tempt Fate Posts: 1447 FTF Gender:	Re: Installing new muffler Reply #10 - 07/28/11 at 14:49:43 Thanks babyhog, I think that first link is gonna be helpful. The issue though is the heat guard by the foot rest holding in the header pipe too tight, I don't know if anyone had to modify the heat guards or not..
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Built2Last Serious Thumper Offline Tempt Fate Posts: 1447 FTF Gender:	Re: Installing new muffler Reply #11 - 07/29/11 at 17:42:52 Ok so I finally got the muffler on.. But I the muffler seal didn't seal these lil slits and I have air coming out... any ideas on how to fix this or do I have to take the whole thing apart again and reseal it?
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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Installing new muffler Reply #12 - 07/29/11 at 19:04:05 Its a direct fit on a Harley right.
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Built2Last Serious Thumper Offline Tempt Fate Posts: 1447 FTF Gender:	Re: Installing new muffler Reply #13 - 07/29/11 at 19:28:00 bill67 wrote on 07/29/11 at 19:04:05: Its a direct fit on a Harley right. Hurr...
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Re: Installing new muffler
Reply #14 - 07/29/11 at 21:12:36

If the leak(s) is at the slit... I have a recommendation: use an adapter without a slit. This is how BCB muffler achieves a super tight fit.

Get an adopter with internal diamater that will barely accomodate the headerpipe+muffler connector gasket. The adopter will need to be stretched where it meet the headerpipe+gasket or it will not work. green in the picture is where the gasket will sit.

I had to use a mallet to pound the BCB pipe over the gastket (which is semi-soft).

Cheapcycle parts gasket (called muffler connector):

http://www.cheapcycleparts.com/products/552877-suzuki-14771-46e00-hard-parts-...

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