[rockfordrider]

Has anyone gutted a 08 mufflers? After reading many posts I thought I would try it. Cut out the back plates with a air saw and woooo it doesnt look anything like all te posts. for one there is 5 tubes around the main tube and the wall maybe 10 inches in lookes to be welded all the way around. Am I screwed or what. and isnt the main pipe one unit connected at the front too? darn it i wanted to have the stock look just gutted would suck if i have to cut it all off and install the scorpion tips.

 

[rockfordrider]

ok so I think I might have answered on question. Took off the top can shined a bright light from front to back and it does appear it is not one tube. thank goodness hope the bottom is the same. wondering If i should just insert a long air chisel and blast that middle plate out?

 

[pynikal]

at this point id try anything.

 

[APAIRADEEZ]

Ah To bad I thought you were trying to talk yourself into buying some new pipes:joke:

 

[pynikal]

Ah To bad I thought you were trying to talk yourself into buying some new pipes:joke:

that would work as well.

 

[APAIRADEEZ]

If you srewed the pooch, I got some stock pipes. they got about 15 miles on them.

 

[Calif Roadrunner]

I took the back baffle out.once you cut the flat piece out get something like a broom stick and put in the pipe and move it around. Took me about five min and it comes out.

 

[Blakester71]

yah know, there is a how to on here explaining on the procedures of defaffling the stock pipes.
I've tried the search a few times and it's kicked my a$$ every time. But it is out there.

 

[rynosback]

ok so I think I might have answered on question. Took off the top can shined a bright light from front to back and it does appear it is not one tube. thank goodness hope the bottom is the same. wondering If i should just insert a long air chisel and blast that middle plate out?

I think they are both set up this way. There are a couple of local guys that have them gutted.

 

[Robert May]

Been there done that the mid year 08 and up exhaust is different. Oh an the miss I talk about in the link was taken care of my an ATRE.

http://www.m109riders.com/forums/showthread.php?t=96442

Drive by video

 

[windycityrider]

if you need another set of stock pipes, let me know. i have a set off a 2008 LE sitting in my garage now. less than 800 miles on them. in perfect condition. i'm not too far from you either.

just PM if interested.

hope you get things worked out. :bigthumbsup:

 

[rockfordrider]

thanks

You guys rock. thanks for the offers at this point the cans are still in good shape, Im going to try an air chisel today to try and drive the center wall out. wish me luck

mine are way different than thoes shown in the pic and different thsn any of the threads. I have been reading the threads for a month or two trying to decide if i wanted to try this on my own. broom stick no way i could lift the bike up, well at least rip it of the framebefor the center wall would even budge.

wish my camera could get a close up of this, It looks like a gatlin gun with the five tubes around the main tube with one main center wall

 

[rockfordrider]

thanks robert I deffintly hane the same set up very nice write up. wonder why I could never find this. I did many searches. I dont see a primary wall in mine but maybe it is there. What do you think about the air chisel idea. neighbor has one about 3 foot long.

 

[RICKZ48]

I also have a brand new set of stock pipes 0 miles, I live in Woodstock, Il. Close enough to Rockford you can pick them up. I don't think I'll be using them.

 

[rockfordrider]

Thanks guys Guess what found an eaiser way AIR CHISEL 3FT everthing in there on the late o8 is welded,welded,welded but this did the trick. thanks again robert I was about to cut them off and run shorties even though I didnt wan exhaust blowing back to the bags.

 

[Screamnyellozonker]

OK so now ya gotta post A VID and SOUND OFF MARINE.

 

[V42A9]

OK so now ya gotta post A VID and SOUND OFF MARINE.

:agree::agree: Now you have to do a step by step.

 

[Robert May]

:agree::agree: Now you have to do a step by step.

Yea put everything back in there and do it over :joke: Glad it worked out for you.