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Maintenance & Technical => KX500 Original => Topic started by: ebers17 on May 08, 2005, 02:22:33 PM

Title: Lightest Silencer
Post by: ebers17 on May 08, 2005, 02:22:33 PM: I just pulled off my stock silencer, and i couldnt believe how heavy it was!! Is there a big weight difference in any of the other silencers like fmf, or maybe cutting the stock one down an inch or so. i ride in the woods, would that help? maybe while i'm at it, cut down the three inches and add a sparky, is that still gonna be heavy though? I just need some direction to go here - seth
Title: Lightest Silencer
Post by: GDubb on May 08, 2005, 05:08:29 PM: How old is the silencer packing? I know they can get pretty heavy when its time to repack them because of all the oil and gunk that is absorbed by the packing. I can still remember the first time I repacked a silencer... it was a night and day difference in how much it weighed before and after. Shortening the silencer is supposed to give you more low-end grunt, but you'd probably have to shorten it quite a bit to get a significant weight savings, I think. I dont have any experience with sparkys, so someone else will have to help you there. Hope this helps.

-G
Title: Lightest Silencer
Post by: GDubb on May 08, 2005, 05:11:21 PM: Oh yeah... there is a pretty good difference in weight between stock and aftermarket silencers. Not to mention the sound and performance gains are pretty noticeable too.

-G
Title: Lightest Silencer
Post by: Brett on May 08, 2005, 09:58:51 PM: Sadly mine only has an aftermarket silencer and undented std expansion chamber. As soon as i drop it im am going to use the excuse too hard to straighten to buy meself an aftermarket expansion chamber. I haven't ever seen a std silencer but im sure if straightthrough like everyone ive seen i reckon changing just the silencer would make f**kall difference. (apart from noise)
Title: Lightest Silencer
Post by: Timbowe on May 10, 2005, 07:39:51 PM: The power core 2 on mine is pretty much the same as the standard. To look at and to hold on to [weight]. Sounds the same too.
Title: Lightest Silencer
Post by: ebers17 on May 10, 2005, 10:41:55 PM: Gdubb, thanks, i feel like the biggest dummy not thinking of checking the packing. I just got to it the other day and its soaked pretty good with gunk and stuff. I'll change it today, thanks! Seth
Title: Lightest Silencer
Post by: Timbowe on May 11, 2005, 03:21:26 PM: What sort of oil are you using for it to be spooooging up in your pipe? Not a good look. Maybe try a better quality oil?
Title: Lightest Silencer
Post by: GDubb on May 12, 2005, 03:52:17 PM: The first time I ever changed the packing was on my RMX250, and the only reason I thought to check it was for the same reason.... it weighed a ton.