<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Doesn’t help anymore. Either the stereo is set so they can hear it in California or they are on the phone, they’ll never hear you. <div><br></div><div>Kevin’s cars sound pretty decent, a bit harsh for my taste, but I would use similar if I needed a muffler now. </div><div><br></div><div>Larry<br><div><br><div id="AppleMailSignature" dir="ltr"><div>--</div><div><br></div><div>Larry B. Macy, Ph.D.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.294118);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.294118); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.231373);">Use two fingers, it sends a better message - Peace</span></div><div><br></div>Sent from my Magical iPad</div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Aug 10, 2018, at 8:04 AM, John Farley via Spridgets <<a href="mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="auto">Andy, I have been using a straight through glass pack I bought from JC Whitney about 10 years ago. No baffles, etc. It was inexpensive and works great. And I love the sound. Took the edge off, as you said, my 1275 - but not too much. </div></div><div dir="auto">John F.</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Fri, Aug 10, 2018 at 1:56 AM Andy Webster via Spridgets <<a href="mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div>Greetings,</div><div><br></div><div>I'm wondering if anyone uses a straight-through glass-pack muffler (hotdog) on their spridget?</div><div><br></div><div>I know it will be loud, and I want it to be quite loud.. since you're hard to see in a sprite in traffic (without using a little orange flag like we used to have on the sissy bar of our Dragstar bicycles in the '70s) I like to at least, be heard.</div><div><br></div><div>I'm really just looking to take the edge off of the open exhaust and mellow it a little... I cant remember the intricacies of exhaust back pressure, and whether it is desirable or not.. (a little , but not too much is good, iirc...and I"d also like to make an evacu-sump set-up soon, so definitely don't want much back pressure for that to work..).</div><div><br></div><div>There seems to be baffled and unbaffled hotdogs available, some with louvred internal but otherwise a straight through path, and others with an off-centre chamber to bounce the sound waves around a bit more.</div><div><br></div><div>Is anyone using such a muffler ? is it too loud? does it sound good?</div><div><br></div><div>Considering the noise levels that every 2nd Harley Davidson seems to get away with, I don't want to be that loud, or harsh on the ears.</div><div><br></div><div>cheers for input..</div><div><br></div><div>Andy</div><div style="font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"></div></div></div>------------------------<br>
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