Silencer Insert For Area P

[Jim M.]

 I have the full Area P exhaust on my '08 and while I like the performance, the drone while on the highway is obnoxious. The pitch is just enough to get on my nerves after a while. It's not too bad with ear plugs in, but they eventually get uncomfortable. Is there a silencer insert which will fit to tone it down a little?

[Spanky]

Yes there is. I don't remember the cost, but give them a call. It is a two piece unit, and they recommend you just use the outer piece. If you use both, it is almost stock quite, but power is gutted.

[Pokey]

Huh........that is really strange, mine doesn't appear to be any louder than the stock bazooka was at cruising speeds.

[Son of Pappy]

I have one, it is nothing more than a stepped down piece of pipe with a screw spotwelded on to secure in place.  If I can find it it's yours for the simple price of shipping.  IMO you would be wasting your money.

[Jim M.]

Huh........that is really strange, mine doesn't appear to be any louder than the stock bazooka was at cruising speeds.

It's not so much the loudness as it is the pitch of the tone.

[Jim M.]

I have one, it is nothing more than a stepped down piece of pipe with a screw spotwelded on to secure in place.  If I can find it it's yours for the simple price of shipping.  IMO you would be wasting your money.

If you find it, PM me and I'll pay for shipping. I figure it's at least worth a try. It sounds like something similar that I have on my dirt bike.

[Son of Pappy]

Will do, send me a PM after next week to remind me, I'm in Colorado at the moment, when I return I will be packing up and then 5 days at an ST/DS rally in Stevenson

[Pokey]

It's not so much the loudness as it is the pitch of the tone.

Haven't noticed that either, hope you get things to your liking.

[chi-gpz1100]

I'd recommend better earplugs.  After trying a number of different brands, I eventually found something that fit well (with slight modification), and bought a box of 100 pairs.  That was 4 years ago.. Still have a bunch left.  I can last all day with them.  I do take them out at lunch breaks and other extended stops.

Ear plugs will better protect your hearing from wind buffeting and other noise than an exhaust silencer will.

[maxtog]

Ear plugs will better protect your hearing from wind buffeting and other noise than an exhaust silencer will.

Very true.  I now wear ear tiny, sealing earphones (with music even) and it is just so much better.  But not changing the muffler to something louder also helps; and for other people as well.

[VirginiaJim]

I'd recommend better earplugs.  After trying a number of different brands, I eventually found something that fit well (with slight modification), and bought a box of 100 pairs.  That was 4 years ago.. Still have a bunch left.  I can last all day with them.  I do take them out at lunch breaks and other extended stops.

Ear plugs will better protect your hearing from wind buffeting and other noise than an exhaust silencer will.

Do you have the brand?

[Pokey]

Very true.  I now wear ear tiny, sealing earphones (with music even) and it is just so much better.  But not changing the muffler to something louder also helps; and for other people as well.

Doesnt help me one bit.

[chi-gpz1100]

Do you have the brand?

They're florescent green and look like mini tampons.   I didn't have the brand at the time of posting.

Moldex 6800 -- apparently 200 pairs, not 100



http://www.moldex.com/hearing-protection/foam-earplugs/pura-fit.php

Because I have shorter ear canals, I trim off about 1/4 - 3/8" from the rounded end.  Proper insertion makes all the difference too.  Gotta pull down on the ear lobe to straighten the ear canal, insert, then allow plug to expand before letting go of the lobe.   First few times it's a strange sensation as though the world is closing in, but you get used to it.