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Offline m4nesh

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baffles
« on: 03 February 2004, 15:45 »

Elo

Can anyone tell inform me what baffles are? Went down to the exhausts shop and the guizer there said that my baffles have collapsed said it needs seeing to and the damage will be ?45.  

Does this price sound reasonable and is is important. should i ask for a stainless middle box?

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Offline davidhawkins_78

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Re:baffles
« Reply #1 on: 03 February 2004, 15:52 »
A baffle(s) is a section(s) inside your exhaust that provides the noise dampening ...

Might effect the gas flow slightly if they're badly corroded, so in turn affect performance. Basically he's trying to say u need a new section of exhaust although it's not blowing.

If nothing seems to be wrong I'd say leave it !
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Re:baffles
« Reply #2 on: 03 February 2004, 15:59 »


I was thinking of getting it sorted because it makes a horrible rattling noise on take off..... :( and it s only ?45  :-\

Noise is just annoying
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« Reply #3 on: 03 February 2004, 16:05 »
Well if you got the money go for it !

If you can stretch to a bit more look for a second hand stainless system on somewhere like eBay.

?120 got me a full Magnex system with a nice phat 6x4 Inch oval !

Brrrroooooooooomm ..... Brrrroooooooooomm

Have a look at this http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2457272526&category=9889
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Offline m4nesh

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Re:baffles
« Reply #4 on: 03 February 2004, 20:09 »

you know what mate I might keep my eye on that...cheers for that ;D
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Offline modulater

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Re:baffles
« Reply #5 on: 03 February 2004, 22:46 »
Normally when they say baffles they mean the piece of pipe that has the holes in it inside the exhaust box and this allows the airflow to go through the pipe but the sound waves eminate outwards towards the sound deadening.

This normally rots with the moisture inside the box and has as you said collasped to that its no longer working as it should.
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Re:baffles
« Reply #6 on: 03 February 2004, 22:55 »
I always wondered how silencers worked
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Re:baffles
« Reply #7 on: 03 February 2004, 23:23 »
Heres a cut away pic I found on the net to show whats inside an exhaust box.




A:   This is the entry pipe into the silencer from the exhaust system, the void next to this is the expansion area of the silencer and is normally packed with sound deadening and this absorbs the sound waves/pulses.

B:   These are the "baffles".

C:   These are the outlet pipes, This is a silencer from a MGF and has two tail pipes.




Hope that helps.
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Offline m4nesh

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Re:baffles
« Reply #8 on: 04 February 2004, 16:09 »

cheers modulator

thanks for that.... ;D

Still thinking stainless steel or normal exhaust....waiting to see if i wind bid on ebay first

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Re:baffles
« Reply #9 on: 04 February 2004, 16:46 »
which section of the exhaust is it i've got some spare exhaust bits in the garage!
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