Newbie To KDX and Pipe Question not what you think

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Greetings all, I have been a thumper for a while. I rode a few friends 2-strokes and forgot how much I like them. A couple weeks later, here I am. I have a 2001 KDX220. Just rode it around the back yard a few times, but I am already loving the weight diff.

Anyway, I have been out of 2-strokes for a LONG time. This bike has the FMF Gnarly pipe and fmf silencer. To be honest, I dont need extra power, I like the exhaust to be quieter. I don't have the factory pipe and silencer, but they seem to on ebay frequently. I noticed that FMF sells a Q silencer. Will that quiet down the gnarly pipe, or do BOTH pieces need to be of the quiet variety. I noticed that alot of the noise seems to be coming from the expansion chamber but was not sure if a Q silencer would take care of that. GREAT site you have here and a THANKS to canandian dave for putting so much info in one spot.

--marc

 

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dmcc

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I had to send my FMF Gnarly pipe off to have a dent taken out, so I put my factory pipe back on temporarily. I am running a PC "factory sound" silencer. The factory pipe is quieter, even with an aftermarket silencer, but I don't think it is enough to really matter. Less "pinging" sounds, but my power was smoother with the FMF. Maybe you should look into getting a factory silencer and leaving the FMF in place. Mine ran great that way before I went to the PC, mostly for weight reduction.
Full factory is the most quiet, but also the heaviest.

 

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I've not tried the "Q" but have heard that it's really Quiet. The stock silencer/arrester is super quiet with almost no power loss. The FMF is much louder than the stockl pipe because it's single walled. This is easy to remedy--just get several different sized inner tubes and cut them into sections 2-3-4 " long. take the pipe off of the bike, lube the innertube sections with detergent solution and force them onto the pipe from both ends -overlapping each section about 1/2". Most of the noise comes from the fat midsection. You can run the covering down the headpipe portion quite a ways. If you go too far it will just "burn" off and smell really bad for a few hours. This will now be on par with the stock pipe for low dbs and the rubber protects the pipe from smaller hits. Clean the new rubber with armor-all and it looks really cool!

 

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wow thats a really neat trick. I would have thought that the expansion chamber would get so hot it would melt the rubber off. Anyone else try this trick??

--marc

 

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Being an old man and already having lost enough hearing to sucessfully claim to not hear the wife, I wear earplugs. I will give you my old pipe and silencer for the cost of postage if you want them. They are from a KDX220 as well and other than scratches, in great shape. I can't throw them away because they are perfectly good, but I will never use them again either. Just taking up space in an already crowded garage.

 

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mmersol

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Yes, I would like them. If you have a paypal account, I will pay you today. If not shoot me a pm with your address and I will drop a check in the mail today for the postage plus some extra for the time and hassle of getting it shipped.

Thanks!!!

--marc

 

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skipro3

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Marc,
You need to pay to send and receive PM's. Sign up for full membership, or e-mail me at jheitman@jps.net with your zipcode. I will box up and get a shipping charge back to you. Your support for this forum by becoming a paying member is enough compensation for my time and hassle.

 

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mmersol

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Done! Just paid with paypal, although it said 24 hours to update my status.

My email address is mmersol@lvcm.com

My zipcode is 89123 (las Vegas)


Thanks!!!!

--marc

 

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Originally posted by skipro3
Your support for this forum by becoming a paying member is enough compensation for my time and hassle.

Click to expand...

How cool is that? :worship:

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70 marlin

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I'll trade you a stock spark arrestor for the fmf one? maybe even some cash.