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Title: CS 400 Muffler mod.
Post by: trail twister on October 25, 2017, 07:47:05 am
A search didn't come up with any thing about modding the muffler of a CS400.

Any one have pictures of what they did and be able to explain the steps?


:D      Al
Title: Re: CS 400 Muffler mod.
Post by: Cut4fun . on October 25, 2017, 09:47:47 am
@mountainlake
Title: Re: CS 400 Muffler mod.
Post by: Termitebuffet on October 26, 2017, 08:49:19 pm
I ain't got no pics , but the cat has to come out ...

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Title: Re: CS 400 Muffler mod.
Post by: mountainlake on October 27, 2017, 05:31:38 am
 
,  Same here, get rid of the cat and open up the exit.  Steve
Title: Re: CS 400 Muffler mod.
Post by: Jaymo on October 29, 2017, 03:16:37 pm
Do you have to cut the muffler open, or can you use a spade bit to drill out the cat honeycomb material and then use a drill or hole saw for the outlet?
Title: Re: CS 400 Muffler mod.
Post by: Fishnuts2 on October 30, 2017, 08:25:07 am
You won't be able to cut that cat material with a spade bit for sure as that stuff is very hard.  I used a 1 inch steel cutting hole saw to bore through the inlet and cat.  I ruined the cutter and still had to knock out some of the cat with chisels and hammer.  Oddly, the 400 has a restricting plate in the inlet, whereas my 310 and 352 have the same muffler and cat but no restriction on the inlet side.  All three of them are straight through to the front portion of the muffler now.  Catless!
Title: Re: CS 400 Muffler mod.
Post by: trail twister on October 30, 2017, 08:30:53 am
To me one picture is worth a thousand words.

Show us what you did.


:D  Al
Title: Re: CS 400 Muffler mod.
Post by: Jaymo on October 30, 2017, 07:14:57 pm
You won't be able to cut that cat material with a spade bit for sure as that stuff is very hard.  I used a 1 inch steel cutting hole saw to bore through the inlet and cat.  I ruined the cutter and still had to knock out some of the cat with chisels and hammer.  Oddly, the 400 has a restricting plate in the inlet, whereas my 310 and 352 have the same muffler and cat but no restriction on the inlet side.  All three of them are straight through to the front portion of the muffler now.  Catless!

I suppose a carbide grit hole saw could handle it with no problems?

What diameter hole saw?
I thought about using a hammer and a star drill  to break most of it up, and then use the hole saw.
Dunno.
Title: Re: CS 400 Muffler mod.
Post by: Fishnuts2 on October 30, 2017, 09:00:02 pm
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First one shown is the muffler from my CS-400.  Second muffler is from a CS-310 or CS-352.  Why the 400 has that restrictor plate is beyond me.  A ONE INCH hole saw fits pretty well in the tube for the cat material, and in the case of the 400 it cut the restrictor to line up with the rest of the tube. You should be able to guess what part gets drilled out of the muffler from here on out.  I opened up the front deflector plate a little bit too.

Mainly, my saws run a lot cooler now, and not much louder which is a benefit in my opinion.
Title: Re: CS 400 Muffler mod.
Post by: Termitebuffet on October 30, 2017, 09:10:55 pm
I can't find a picture but im 90% sure I cut it apart cut cat loose then ..reassemble. ..

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Title: Re: CS 400 Muffler mod.
Post by: trail twister on October 30, 2017, 09:27:09 pm
Found pictures else where.

Used a 7/8 hole saw to remove some of ther cat.

Opening under the deflector


Opening up the deflector.


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