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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Sardis, BC, Canada
Posts: 25,977
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Fun with TurboT's Gio Beast
T left me alone with his quad, and I got bored.
I chopped the hideous (and heavy) stock muffler off of the pipe, flush with the end of the muffler. The muffler corrects the angle of the pipe, so a flush cut was the best move for future consideration (more on that later). I intend to experiment with a Gio muffler that is intended for a 125 Pit Bike. That sounds kinda small, but the pipe diameter actually matches the Beast. I have experience with the Pit Bike muffler, and it's a hot rod piece. Here's the side view of the chopped pipe. I kind of like it this way, but it would likely start the carb and filter on fire. ![]() It's deceiving from that angle. Here's the pipe from the rear. ![]() Here's the future consideration I spoke of. T might want a Monster muffler installed eventually, and here's a mock-up of one I had laying around. ![]() I entertained the thought of just attaching the muffler to the chopped pipe and calling it a day, but it'll likely hit the tire on suspension compression, and there's nothing to attach it to. ![]() Dig that stinger look. ![]() I decided to weld in a piece of pipe to connect the chopped pipe and the Pit bike muffler. I attached the muffler to the rear rack mount via the supplied clamp. That welding blanket is made by Levis. ![]() Here's the rear view. It looks straight. Sorta. ![]() I'll fire it up tomorrow and find out just how obnoxious it is. Stay tuned.
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