Exhaust
07-25-06, 07:32 PM
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Exhaust
Does anyone know what the purpose of this piece is on the front side of the muffler? See attached picture.
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07-25-06, 07:35 PM
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Here is another picture of the piece.
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07-25-06, 08:48 PM
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Looks like a counter weight to reduce exhaust vibration and resonance.
07-25-06, 08:50 PM
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I removed that piece and I believe it is a counterweight. There is a another piece not too far away, looks like an inverted flower pot and that is a damper that helps dissipate the sound of the exhaust system...that is also got ditched on my RX...gotta remove that excess weight.
07-25-06, 08:55 PM
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I thought it was a counter weight because it did nothing else. Thanks for the input.
07-26-06, 05:41 AM
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They are harmonic balancers ... They are intended remove a drone sound from the exhaust.
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07-26-06, 10:03 AM
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They are harmonic balancers ... They are intended remove a drone sound from the exhaust.
I have that blessed droning on my exhaust
07-26-06, 07:28 PM
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is it just a bolt on and off...cuz that'd be easy for me to take off...
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Mine fell off today. Did not know what it was until reading this thread! Thank you all.
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