Reducing exhaust noise from my 185s

[CrkdLtr]

I have an 82 185s that I just recently got running effectively and am getting ready to strip it and rebuild it for Hunting purposes next season. The muffler on it currently is a rusted out SS which is extremely loud. I did not want to drop $150 - $200 on a Cobra exhaust and was curious if there's a OEM styled muffler off a modern bike that I could clamp or weld on to the current exhaust pipe?

Thanks for any information or suggestions.

[harryredtrike]

i dont know of one off a modern but if you can find a stock 185s muffler,they are really quiet.also cabellas has a stealth muffler thats supposed to work well

[Frankencelery]

There was a thread some time back about using a Ford FO-4 tractor muffler and some people had some success with it. I've got good mufflers on my machines right now, but sometime I'm going to try it. I prefer quiet machines too!

http://www.3wheelerworld.com/showthread.php?104637-exhaust-alternative-for-trikes&highlight=muffler

[CrkdLtr]

There was a thread some time back about using a Ford FO-4 tractor muffler and some people had some success with it. I've got good mufflers on my machines right now, but sometime I'm going to try it. I prefer quiet machines too!

http://www.3wheelerworld.com/showthread.php?104637-exhaust-alternative-for-trikes&highlight=muffler

Wow, that is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks for the link. I'll have to call TSC today and post my results of this later this weekend if they have it in stock. Woot!

[Frankencelery]

Now that I think of it, I do need a muffler for my YTM225DX. It's got a Cobra on it now, and I haven't been particularly happy with how loud it is. Maybe I should see if one of these will work! Keep us posted on how this works, and I will do the same if I end up trying it.

[CrkdLtr]

Well I bought one from the local TSC. I went to Auto Zone and grabbed a 1.5" Exhaust pipe clamp. I was surprised the SS exhaust just slid off the pipe, I thought it was all one piece. I'm not sure what the outer diameter of the exhaust pipe is but the tractor muffler had a 1.5" diameter inlet which was much larger than the header pipe. I used some steel fixing band to hang it from the frame temporarily and tightened the clamp down as much as I could. I still have some exhaust leak but the exhaust noise is much quieter. I hear more engine noise than I do exhaust noise. I'll try to do a video shortly.

[CrkdLtr]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xcyiXmHi8g

[BrianDye]

I have the stocker on my 83 185s and its SO quiet...kinda pisses me off LOL, cus I had an 86 (I think) Fourtrax and that thing sounded like a damn dragstrip comin down the road haha