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Silencer- distance from body.
James - 12/10/04 at 03:59 PM

1. Has anybody found a problem with too much heat coming through the side panels from the exhaust silencer?

2. How far from the body have people mounted the silencer?

Thanks in advance,

James


theconrodkid - 12/10/04 at 04:08 PM

mine is about 2 inches from the bod and it did get quite hot,put a sheild round it now


Fozzie - 12/10/04 at 09:40 PM

James,

Mine is about 1 3/8" from the body, and no, never had a problem with heat.

HTH fozzie


James - 13/10/04 at 09:59 AM

So, on the basis of you two then, heat into cabin is inversely proportional to silencer distance!

The closer I put it to the car the cooler it gets!

Cheers,

James


theconrodkid - 13/10/04 at 10:53 AM

i am sure there is a complicated sceientefic reason for this and that someone with a sceientefic mind will pop his head above the parapit and explaine all,or could it be fozzies is double skinned and mine isnt
edditied cos this keyboard is in a foreign language and all the letters have worn off

[Edited on 13/10/04 by theconrodkid]


Fozzie - 13/10/04 at 10:54 AM

Tee-hee
Unlike conrod, I have never tried it without the heatshield!
Seriously tho, the gap between the silencer and bodywork is enough for it not to affect the ally or cause undue heat to it. The airflow seems sufficient.

fozzie


Fozzie - 13/10/04 at 10:56 AM

Double skinned???????????
Most definately NOT!

fozzie


theconrodkid - 13/10/04 at 11:12 AM

must have had double vision then