Splitter Muffler Mod - Peace in the Valley!

[angelo c]

those tiny Honda Generators are stone silent. I wonder what kind of mufflers they have, boy they are working. Yes its a small displacement generator but a silent one.

 

[Split this!]

Great looking job! This different muffler doesn't cause any back pressure issues on the engine does it? I would love to redo mine, my splitter is home made, and when I mounted the engine, the exhaust ended up in a not so desirable place, I not only get the noise, but a little fumes also! This type of set up would do wonders for me. Now just hope I could get those exaust bolts out!!

 

[oneoldbanjo]

This different muffler doesn't cause any back pressure issues on the engine does it?

I have not noticed any decline in the power of the engine - it still splits anything I throw at it and doesn't seem to labor in operation. The muffler I used was from a Quad that had a 250cc engine and probably made twice the horsepower of the engine on my splitter. I felt that if I had half the horsepower I probably had half the exhaust volume - so I was not concerned about this muffler making more back pressure. The replacement muffler is probably 3 times the size of the original muffler and I attribute a lot of the sound reduction to the interior volume and baffling in the larger muffler and not to any greater restriction. The engine doesn't seem to have noticed any changes.

 

[Split this!]

Sounds like there shouldn't be any issues, I think I may try to do something along those lines to my splitter, which also has a Honda motor on it. Thanks for the idea!