Exhaust Packing.

[Ceebl]

A while ago I made a homemade stubby can and it is great, trouble is it keeps eating exhaust packing, meaning after a month it sounds tinny hollow and drops power from 3-5krpm, iv replaced the packing twice and it keeps eating it, are there different grades of exhaust wadding or is there somethin wrong with my sk1? anyone recommend a good brand of exhaust wadding?
Does it matter how much you put in? if i completely packed the can as tight as i could get it would it last longer? mayb i need more than one roll?
SOOO MANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS! thanks guys :confused:
Chris

[yorkie_chris]

On mine I wrapped it in wire wool tightly, wire around that. Then wrap it in the fibreglass... get the woven stuff, the chopped fluffy stuff is useless. Then wrap it in a load of clingfilm.

[Ceebl]

Thanks y_c I'm gona get the stuff n do it this week if I get the time :) can't wait to get my thump back

[speedplay]

Then wrap it in a load of clingfilm.


Why clingfilm?!

Wont it melt in there or am I missing something?

[yorkie_chris]

It's a Rictus trick. Apparently it shrinks down and holds the packing tight. Worked a treat on my fuel stubby I had, that lasted maybe 8k after a repack before I swapped it for a full M4 and it still sounded good and boomy, not harsh at that.

[Steve_God]

On mine I wrapped it in wire wool tightly, wire around that. Then wrap it in the fibreglass... get the woven stuff, the chopped fluffy stuff is useless. Then wrap it in a load of clingfilm.

Am I right in thinking that the "wire around that" just to hold it in place around the pipe before putting the sleave back on?

[Ceebl]

Exhaust is packed and back on, job well done! Thanks for the help y_c