Muffler and Pipe

[cowboy]

Went to the IH dealer today to order a underslung muffler and pipe for my '64. And he had them in stock

Muffler was only $20

Wanted $75 for the pipe WOW does that sound right Had to tell him to hold off on the pipe.

Wanted to do WKPoor's solution for setting the carb with an oxgen sensor and my pipe is too rusted to weld to.

[Bigdog]

Yeah, they ain't cheap!

[RedNed]

Yes Cowboy, the pipe is that much . I just paid about $30 dollars for a little tail pipe for my 350u. I really have to start to learn fabrication.Stop being a Sally parts changer.

[Buzzard Wing]

Yo Cowboy....

That is a bit cheaper than the quote I got, $77 from Carter and Grunewald.

Mine was the wrong manifold and pipe (from a numbered lo boy nearest I can tell)
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/Bu ... CN3424.jpg

So I am cobbling one together using a crummy one off ebay (too short) and a bushing in the manifold:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/Bu ... 642ebe.jpg

It will have to do for now, cause I have spent a bit more that expected on the Cub.

The original muffler has a 'diverter' on the tip to send the exhaust down. The replacement does not. I should take a picture of the one I have now.

[John *.?-!.* cub owner]

What about making a saddle to clamp on the pipe, and weld your fitting to that. Kind iof similiar to how they tap water lines for ice makers.

[cowboy]

Thanks Guys I guess when you have a oddball size like that they can get what they want. I was just suprised thats all I thought the muffler would be more and the pipe less.

John I guess that I could braze a fitting on it and if i junk it I needed another one anyways that way too I woulnn't have it on my new pipe when I can afford it. Shouldn't have spent so much on e-pay

[Marion(57 Loboy)]

RedNed, once you understand and learn the fabrication, then you'll understand why they cost 75$$
There's the marketing aspect also which is another reason they're high I'll bet. There's more of a markup per unit when the production and/or expected sales numbers are low.

Just my 2cents......hey!!! school wasn't a total waste!!.....I remember that from economics class!!

[WKPoor]

Hey Cowboy, I haven't rigged mine yet but since I posted on the idea guys at work are showing me advertizements for anilyzers that do just that. Anyhow its been suggested that the sensor that comes with the kit allows a much wider range to read mixture. Some are wondering if a carb can adjust close enough using a standard O2 sensor. The article I read on the net a while back suggested it would work though. Sure will be interesting to see. Could open up a hole new tuning realm.

[Matt Kirsch]

I wonder what a muffler shop would charge to mandrel-bend a custom pipe like that. Places like Midas custom-bend pipes all the time for cars/trucks that you can't get parts for anymore, and the prices are downright reasonable. They did a cat-back exhaust on my friend's '92 Dakota for something like $300, installed.

Would be cool to do it in stainless

[Bigdog]

Most of them do not carry pipe or dies that small any more.

[cowboy]

WK my brother said he had the stuff to do it for me. I would have to belive an O2 sensor would be better than checking plug color listing to the rpm and smelling the exhust. Not to mension that you could check it over the whole rpm range and with differnt loads. Its such a great idea thank you for letting us all know know about it

Mat I like that stainless I could do that my self if I can find some 1 3/8" pipe and bends and weld it up. One of the cubs on e-bay last month looked like bent up some 1" water pipe and rigged it up

[Matt Kirsch]

Maybe a custom motorcycle shop?