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Which is the best standard looking exhaust?
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 1:29 pm
by ArmandTanzarian
I've just returned from a 500 mile round trip to the Dutch Lions / YSA run to Rotterdam which was brilliant (apart from torrential rain all the way back to calais) and discovered that my Ancillotti exhaust is not as durable as I'd hoped.
Which is the best performing, standard looking exhaust? The Ancillotti worked very well but clearly has quality issues!
Re: Which is the best standard looking exhaust?
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 2:19 pm
by J1MS
So how much per mile did that work out at... a Taxi is about a pound a mile, that could be cheaper...
You could weld a larger flat plate to the exhaust, thats where the original bracket fixes, then weld a new slightly thicker bracket to this... it spreads the load a little and over a greater area so it dosnt crack as quickly then Well worth fixing.... Prefer the Indian Big bore 38mm myself, but they break fairly quickly it seems these days, as there not as well made now as in the past...
Re: Which is the best standard looking exhaust?
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 3:17 pm
by ArmandTanzarian
J1MS wrote:So how much per mile did that work out at... a Taxi is about a pound a mile, that could be cheaper...
You could weld a larger flat plate to the exhaust, thats where the original bracket fixes, then weld a new slightly thicker bracket to this... it spreads the load a little and over a greater area so it dosnt crack as quickly then Well worth fixing.... Prefer the Indian Big bore 38mm myself, but they break fairly quickly it seems these days, as there not as well made now as in the past...
In fairness its been on there for a year or two but I've aready had to weld it once. Now the downpipe has snapped too.
Re: Which is the best standard looking exhaust?
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 3:28 pm
by ArmandTanzarian
To expand the question a bit. I don't want a conventional expansion chamber because I want the looks to remain vaguely standard but what are the various "snail" pipes like? I assume that they're mostly hidden from view.
I want a low-end power set-up so the JL3 snail appeals but what are they like?
Re: Which is the best standard looking exhaust?
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 7:50 pm
by Muttley McLadd
Re: Which is the best standard looking exhaust?
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 8:49 pm
by Dimitrios_231
I'll report you in a few days.
I gave my exhaust flange to be matched with the cylinder.
It is the road version (JL3).
It will replace the Sito Ancillotti.
Some pics from other scooters.
Re: Which is the best standard looking exhaust?
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 11:27 pm
by Knowledge
I've just had to weld-up the main bracket on a re-made Ancilotti. The metal that the bracket was made from was like lead: far too soft. I was shocked that such items are sold (or am I?)
I've welded a new bracket on, which I removed from one of Scooter restorations "kit" exhausts. I also welded on two support brackets on the tail-pipe, as the original had come off.
I have had good reports from Ian Frankland about the new big bore exhausts from AF. The tail-pipe is 25mm instead of 19mm, and it put 500rpm on the top-end. Nice.
Re: Which is the best standard looking exhaust?
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 6:26 am
by cezeta
Dimitrios_231 wrote:I'll report you in a few days.
I gave my exhaust flange to be matched with the cylinder.
It is the road version (JL3).
It will replace the Sito Ancillotti.
Some pics from other scooters.
those bushes on the shark fin bracket are rock hard and make the pipe shake to bits. buy the rubber ones from kegra and put heat proof cylicone on the slip joint.
rotate the silencer so it points to the right or fit a piece of rad hose to the end pipe or you will have a filthy scooter in two miles.
replace the end can bolts with ones double the length and put cylicone on the threads or the end can shakes apart.
Re: Which is the best standard looking exhaust?
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 1:57 pm
by Dimitrios_231
Thanks for the input.
Re: Which is the best standard looking exhaust?
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 2:36 pm
by J1MS
I have just reworked a Honda205 barrel that I recently did for a mate to run on a Clubman now being fitted with one of these curly JL3's... I gave it a little more exhaust Timing and squared the port a little to help with the Expansion Chamber.... I like these as they hide themself away underneath the scooter then it dosnt detract from the lines of the classic look... A little less Bling with a little more Zing.....
