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Opinions on minimum distance between tank and exhaust.
Posted: Sun Feb 02, 2014 5:27 pm
by hanvyj
Hi, I have an aftermarket exhaust and a badly planned large fuel tank. I managed to squeeze the tank in but there is a very low clearance (few mm) between the muffler and the tank.
Surprisingly I couldn't find much on Google. What do people think too close is?
Re: Opinions on minimum distance between tank and exhaust.
Posted: Sun Feb 02, 2014 10:44 pm
by beero
I would want the exhaust so that it could never rub a hole in the tank even if an exhaust mount failed.
Re: Opinions on minimum distance between tank and exhaust.
Posted: Sun Feb 02, 2014 11:22 pm
by hanvyj
It would have to have two mounts to fail, and I believe it would drop down and increase the distance, rather than rub against the tank.
Re: Opinions on minimum distance between tank and exhaust.
Posted: Sun Feb 02, 2014 11:27 pm
by bmcecosse
I would want a good couple of inches - at least. Re-route the exhaust!
Re: Opinions on minimum distance between tank and exhaust.
Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2014 11:16 am
by hanvyj
I could replace the back-box with a straight through, that would give it a few inches of space I reckon.
Might increase the noise a lot though :|
Re: Opinions on minimum distance between tank and exhaust.
Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2014 1:38 pm
by Matt Tomkins
Re: Opinions on minimum distance between tank and exhaust.
Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2014 2:27 pm
by hanvyj
The frustrating thing is this was custom, and not particularly cheap. It will be cheaper replacing a pipe & backbox than buying a different petrol tank though...
I'm thinking a mild steel cherry bomb might fit further back, that'll only be £40 and I'd get the nicer mild steel sound and I can just replace the backbox when it rusts through/burns all the glass.
