Ducati 1000 DS custom build

utopia · 24-01-2023, 10:31 AM

While I admire all of your work and I do appreciate that the exhaust is not being built with performance efficiency at the top of the list, I must say that I've never been a fan of this type of exhaust.
On top of Darren's comments about long systems working better on these engines, the flow characteristics from having a short header leading to a weird shaped box containing weird shaped baffles and an exit through stubby tailpipes, none of which align with the natural flow direction must be awful.
However as usual, it is all being built faultlessly and I'll repeat .. I do understand that performance is not the major requirement here.
It still makes me whince a bit though.

24-01-2023, 10:31 AM	#11
utopia No turn left unstoned Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: leicester Bike: M750 Posts: 4,546	While I admire all of your work and I do appreciate that the exhaust is not being built with performance efficiency at the top of the list, I must say that I've never been a fan of this type of exhaust. On top of Darren's comments about long systems working better on these engines, the flow characteristics from having a short header leading to a weird shaped box containing weird shaped baffles and an exit through stubby tailpipes, none of which align with the natural flow direction must be awful. However as usual, it is all being built faultlessly and I'll repeat .. I do understand that performance is not the major requirement here. It still makes me whince a bit though.