The Red97 deflector thread

[Red97]

This aint Sawhawgz, and I know your reading comprehension is better Bro.

Hmmm, guess I read into that wrong.

My sorry.

 

[Red97]

266/268/272 need betterer am mufflers

Hard sell with 10$ options.

Seems everyone wants 084 cans...

 

[Czed]

Hard sell with 10$ options.

Seems everyone wants 084 cans...

Favoritism

 

[Dub11]

Hard sell with 10$ options.

Seems everyone wants 084 cans...

Well big cans are always better.........

 

[RI Chevy]

I don't think there are any left. The 084 mufflers are in high demand.

 

[Red97]

Favoritism

Supply and demand...

 

[mdavlee]

Only one I would attempt would be 084....

It’s a pain to make them. Best I did was around 4 hours for one. That’s bending 3 sides with 2 flanges and 2 deflectors on there in the stock spot and the flywheel side deflector. There’s 5 or 6 angles and bends best I remember.

 

[NCFarmboy]

I got about 6 hrs. and 4 trys on a deflector for my 665/861.
Shep

 

[Deets066]

I got about 6 hrs. and 4 trys on a deflector for my 665/861.
Shep

 

[Red97]

It’s a pain to make them. Best I did was around 4 hours for one. That’s bending 3 sides with 2 flanges and 2 deflectors on there in the stock spot and the flywheel side deflector. There’s 5 or 6 angles and bends best I remember.

I'm talking about making a die to stamp out the can 90% original looking. Then it would be just adding holes.

I am going to look into sourcing a nice 084 muffler for die design.

I got about 6 hrs. and 4 trys on a deflector for my 665/861.
Shep

I sure hope that wasn't with one of my deflectors....

 

[mdavlee]

I'm talking about making a die to stamp out the can 90% original looking. Then it would be just adding holes.

I am going to look into sourcing a nice 084 muffler for die design.




I sure hope that wasn't with one of my deflectors....

That would be way better. I built them from scratch with flat sheet metal and bent the top, clutch side, and part of the bottom.

 

[Red97]

Found a NOS 084 muffler....

Guess it's getting real.

Any front covers interchange with the 084? Or do I gotta make them too?

 

[Dub11]

Found a NOS 084 muffler....

Guess it's getting real.

Any front covers interchange with the 084? Or do I gotta make them too?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/FOR-STIHL-...191177?hash=item521c5d3e89:g:zhgAAOSw5cNYSFDD

 

[mdavlee]

Found a NOS 084 muffler....

Guess it's getting real.

Any front covers interchange with the 084? Or do I gotta make them too?

Got to make it too

 

[Red97]

Got to make it too

Damn.

 

[mdavlee]

Damn.

Keeping them flat with the 10 gauge flanges was the hardest part of welding a cover onto them.

 

[Red97]

Keeping them flat with the 10 gauge flanges was the hardest part of welding a cover onto them.

Yeh, that actually opens up possibilities.

While making matched pairs.

All the same but slightly different...

This gonna be fun.

 

[drf256]

I am going to work on 2 new designs...

Love to hear thoughts on sizing.

What hits, what fits?

Thank you
Joe

I’d love an assymetric opening on the front, where the top is narrower to the muffler body than the lower portion.

On the Stihls I do, I find myself having to crush the upper portion in a bit to clear the brake. Sometimes the brake will self clearance itself by melting, but I hate that.

 

[drf256]

Here’s a new large on a 460. I went a bit low on it, as the 460 casting has that square bank as opposed to the angled/curved 044.

It needs some quality BFH time.

 

[drf256]