[raveer2000]

Okay I know some of you have heard about doing this. I hear you can get a tractor muffler in stainless steel for around $30-$45 that sounds and performs as good as an HMF.

If this is true why am I going to spend all that $$$ on an HMF when I can get comperable at the local tractor supply.

I hear that they are all just glasspacks anyway. They just don't look as good as the HMF. You still have to do all of the jetting but that is a big difference in price between the two.

A little help would be great on this subject.

 

[raveer2000]

As you know, I have been known to fabricate things.

I think that in my shop I could make the necessary mounting brackets. The size of the muffler would more than likely be the same as the factory one or smaller. I would just cut it off and weld the new one to the factory midpipe. Do you think it is true about the performance comperable to the HMF. I hear of the AC people doing this all the time. Maybe they know something we don't

 

[raveer2000]

The hmf pipe doesn't just slip on right were the old pipe comes off?

Does it come with a new mid pipe? These are things that I don't know. I was just going to cut off the factory one and weld the tractor one in it's place.

 

[raveer2000]

What do you think about using the stock mid pipe? And no smart answers like you got on HL

Is that where the performance gains are? Or would it help having just a better free flowing muffler?

 

[raveer2000]

Maybe i'll give it a try. If it doesn't work. Then I'll have an excuse to buy the HMF.

also I looked at some of the other posts about the HMF. The carbs settings. I already have the DJ170 main in it. Don't have the rest of the kit. should I get it before fooling W/ the muffler?

 

[raveer2000]

But the needle isn't adjustable stock. Do you think I'll need that adjusted?

 

[raveer2000]

Let me see how the 170 works, I'll let you know.
Thanks.