exhaust packing

[lowkhalbalr]

the fiberglass in my slip on is like gone:/ i was gonna use steel wool and thought, what would happen if i left it empty? besides the fact thats its gonna be much louder.

 

[Awk08]

supposedly performs better with packing, and i've heard to never use steel wool, as it rusts and breaks up, pieces can be sucked back into the motor during the pipe scavenging

 

[Oregondunes]

if you wanna pack it with wool, use stainless steel wool. wont rust and last a bit longer then other fine fibers.

If you look around, there is a maker that has a packing that is in a kevlar boot of sorts. I cant remember the name, but it's an insert, not just loose fiber packing.

 

[xJust_Causex]

Ive been using steel wool and haven't had any problems yet, most of it has enough unburned oil on it that I think it will plug up before it rusts out, at least on my blasty

 

[OConnor Racing]

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[tjsdaname]

I usually use FMF packing in all my exhausts, but I Just recently packed one of my 450r's exhaust with steel wool, and so far it's working out well....

but I would go with what ken ^^^ posted

 

[lowkhalbalr]

05-0001 FLY Motorcycle Exhaust Muffler Silencer Packing - eBay (item 400151186492 end time Feb-01-11 16:28:02 PST)

^^^thankyou^^^

thanks for the responses. sorry it took me so long to reply, just got off a 36:/

 

[km200]

Ya the fmf packing is great I got a bag of it for like 20$buck enough to pack it like 3 or 4 times I perfer packin myself gives a bit more backpressure!

 

[blasterbogger]

Thinking of packing my kx 85 silencer with some insulation would it work..

 

[sheeblast]

most likely it will just burn. you need packing because it is fire retardant

 

[blasterbogger]

alright man thanks.. how long youll think it will last.

 

[sheeblast]

the fiberglass house insulation? no where near as long as exhaust packing. i know i bought some exhaust packing, i wonder if i still have it.

 

[Demo4o1]

old thread but hey, i repacked my turbinecore2 with steel wool a few weeks ago and i havent given it a good WOT yet til today. heres what happened. idk if some packing got sucked back in the motor but when i had it at WOT there was a few hiccups. NEVER happened before. then whe ni slowed down the idle was higher than usual then there was ALOT of smoke from the tail and smell of something burning. so i so i killed the motor and the silencer was just smoking! the damn steel wool caught on fire! lol i blew in the pipe and i could hear the fire crackling. lol. SO. STEEL WOOL IS A NO GO! for me atleast. mind u guys this was the 1ST TIME i had it @ WOT since i repacked it

 

[specialized7]

yea Im not sure what mine is packed with but it stinks like hell

 

[Kgibson]

old thread but hey, i repacked my turbinecore2 with steel wool a few weeks ago and i havent given it a good WOT yet til today. heres what happened. idk if some packing got sucked back in the motor but when i had it at WOT there was a few hiccups. NEVER happened before. then whe ni slowed down the idle was higher than usual then there was ALOT of smoke from the tail and smell of something burning. so i so i killed the motor and the silencer was just smoking! the damn steel wool caught on fire! lol i blew in the pipe and i could hear the fire crackling. lol. SO. STEEL WOOL IS A NO GO! for me atleast. mind u guys this was the 1ST TIME i had it @ WOT since i repacked it

Id do a leakdown, kinda sounds like a seal issue also

 

[Demo4o1]

no this JUST happened while i was riding. it never did that. then after the packing cooled i started it back up and it was fine no smoke. the packing was definitely on fire. lol bc like i said when i blew in the pipe i heard the crackling. im gonna have to repack it with 3 wool or w/e it was. tryna save $ from buying the FMF fiberglass hehe

 

[Kgibson]

o good..........

 

[Demo4o1]

yea if it was the crank seal i'd been pissed! lol but i know its the packing maybe i didnt pack enough idk. tmrw im gonna take it apart and inspect. (love ur sig btw I:I)

 

[00blaster200]

05-0001 FLY Motorcycle Exhaust Muffler Silencer Packing - eBay (item 400151186492 end time Feb-01-11 16:28:02 PST)

same stuff i used. worked fine.

 

[dirtyblaster]

no this JUST happened while i was riding. it never did that. then after the packing cooled i started it back up and it was fine no smoke. the packing was definitely on fire. lol bc like i said when i blew in the pipe i heard the crackling. im gonna have to repack it with 3 wool or w/e it was. tryna save $ from buying the FMF fiberglass hehe

you probably used cheap low quality steel wool so thats what you get... stainless and course wool works best... fine chit goes into flames