345 Muffler Mod. Pics.I

[YUKON 659]

345 Muffler Mod. Pics.

I just wanted to post a picture of the muffler mod. I did to my sons' 345. Hope it works!!!!!

Jeff

 

[YUKON 659]

Another try

 

[jokers]

Hey Jeff, good to see you back. The muffler looks really slick, how are you holding the screen in? Russ

 

[Gypo Logger]

Nice job on the Muffler there Jeff. It would be interesting to find out if the original exhaust vent was blocked off, whether it would be faster.
John

 

[kdhotsaw2]

Nice muffler job

Hello jeff,
Thats a very professional looking job. Nice work.
Ken

 

[YUKON 659]

Russ, kinda got tied up with the holidays and had a lot going on at work. Anyhow, what I did was make a "flange" (for lack of better words) out of steel that was about 1/16" thick with 2 bosses (that were 1/8 high) and tapped them. I machined the center of the flange a little larger than the slot I put in the muffler. I put 2 screw clearance holes through the muffler and the screen and I "sandwiched" the screen between the flange and the inside of the muffler. I guess those machinig skills paid off again. I wanted to take a picture of the flange before I mounted it but was in too much of a hurry.
John, I thought the reason for the muffler mods. was to let more exhaust out, why do you think it would cut faster if the stock vent was blocked?

Jeff

 

[YUKON 659]

Ken I appreciate the compliment but, I could never have done it without the information and the pictures you "saw builders" post. Now if I could just learn how to do that d@mn internal work I think I'll stick to the mufflers!!!!

Jeff

 

[rahtreelimbs]

Yukon 659

Real nice job! I've done something similar. I use a large flat washer and mill out the slot size that I want, leaving about a 1/4" around the slot. I then made a slot in the muffler the same size. I sandwich the screen between the washer and the screen and mig weld the washer onto the muffler. This works great provided the muffler has enough flat area to do this. I prefer welding only because screws can come loose! I need to get a digital camera to post some of my own pics.

 

[YUKON 659]

Here's a picture of the "flange" I made for the 345 muffler mod., it's not the best picture but it gives you the idea.

Jeff

 

[Toneman]

Nice work Jeff!
Looks great.
How does the saw work with the muffler mods?

 

[YUKON 659]

Toneman, the saw hasn't been used much since I did the muffler. The little that I ran the saw myself, I definitlely noticed an improvement...more responsive and a little more power. I would say the work was well worth it !!!!

Jeff