Wombat pipe on 100B+

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JPark
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Wombat pipe on 100B+

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Is it possible to fit a later style 94 pipe on a 100B+ in place of the Flamethrower, and would there be any advantage? I'm more concerned with noise than peak power. I'm willing to do some bracket surgery if needed. I suspect that the 94a pipe would be thicker wall and heavier.
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Re: Wombat pipe on 100B+

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JPark,
The 125 exhaust nut won't fit a 100 cylinder. However if your handy with a hacksaw and a welder or oxy/ace unit I think you could make it work. I can tell you that the 100 and 125 flamethrower pipes are the same other than the tubing leading up to the cylinder.

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Re: Wombat pipe on 100B+

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You may have better luck with a 96 DS pipe with the head nut size. If you want to see the inside of one of these pipe check out my video.
https://youtu.be/5hWvdRAGw3E
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Re: Wombat pipe on 100B+

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Watched the video. What is the purpose of the mesh liner in the pipe?

The DS pipe looks like a fit to the cylinder and the rest can be made to work. Is it quieter?
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Re: Wombat pipe on 100B+

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The mesh on the inside is there to provide "damping" of vibration of the steel walls of the pipe for noise reduction. Often called "oil canning" - the vibrating walls of the pipe were significant contributors of noise output. The mesh was relatively low cost, relatively easy to add at production time and worked well. Nifty.
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