TECH: El Cheapo Lake Style Header Baffle.Lots O Pics

Thats really cool.
I'm wondering how many blue smoothies it took to get you thru the noise of the air hammer.
Great job!

 

Very very nice-didnt apear to be all that hard to do. Let us all know what it sounds like.

 

Now thats some cool shit!!!!. Why didn't I think of that??

Spoons

 

That's an awsome setup there! I like it better without the flange though, buts that's my opinion.

 

Great idea on the baffle and the use of the washers! Also congratulations on the Tech Win!! I can't wait to hear it in person.. I know we jammed chicken wire up the one we did, helped baffle it, but just not enought restance for a great sound..

 

Nice tech, good job!

 

Excellent tech....
Thanks for saving me some $$$$

 

I was looking for something like this. Nice!

 

Badass! I love this el cheapo tech stuff! Can't wait to find out how it sounds.

 

Cool.... I made baffles once by using a motorcycle baffle and welding it to the end cap of the headers.... It worked pretty good..

That way you cold pull the baffles out with the end cap..

 

Great post man - well done...I didn't want a flange on mine (was after the full race look), so made some 1/4" stainless pins that go all the way through the collector and baffle, and are held in with smaller pins that go through the big pins. The big pins wanted to egg the holes out because of vibration, so I scored some short 1/4"ID bronze bushings - problem solved. My collectors point downward, so I just pull the pins, and the baffles fall out, into my hands...It's somewhat quieter than open headers (people say it's loud - I dunno), and only added a couple hundredths to the ET (so I don't race with 'em)...I like yours...................

 

Hey MP33 thanks for the great write up. I was trying to figure a way to keep the lake pipes open and still quite it down some but the tapered pipes were the challenge (No like the straight ones, used Motorcycle inserts in them)

Cliff Ramsdell
'29 Model A, 239 flathead V-8, 3 speed
Mopartek@aol.com

 

Thanks for the comments guys. Looking at it now, next time I do it I think I will get the washers .25" smaller in diameter so the baffle slides up in the pipe farther. Although I like the suggestion of running them without flanges and turnouts. I'll call it "the 30mm"

 

Have you fired up the motor with the new baffles, how much did it quiet it down? I really like what you did, I like the military gun look (w.o flanges) but with turn outs it will be hidden with how you did it.

 

The engine is just a block for mock up purposes. The good mill will be going in after I tear the whole thing down for final welding and assembly. So hopefully in a month or so.

 

Great Idea, I was thinking about doing the same thing on my top secret fubar frankenstien project. Definately will be saving this post for future reference

 

That's the thread I was talking about......excellent tech!!!!!!

 

bitchen tech thread!!!

 

After the 180 mile round trip from Denison this past weekend I got to do this. Thanks for the great post.

 

Good tech.
Why not add a trianlge flange to the last washer and bolt them to the collector flange?
You could add turnouts to that and they would be completely hidden.
r

 

i agree, you do win...thats going in the memory file...it doesnt have to look preety because its not gonna be seen...but it does look neat and im sure it will work preety damn good.

 

Hey, I was reading your tech article(kick ass btw), wondering, how do they sound?

 

Sounds good. And when I got pulled over by the state cop he didn't say anything about it being to loud.

 

Heres how they look finished

 

Great job man, I saved this on my fav. threads....

 

Very similar to what i made for the stacks on my truck..
I love the lakes headers and had wondered how i'd baffle them if i built a set being the cone shape of the meg..
My stacks are just 3.5" round pipe.
I really like the way you did it..simple, easy and very functional.

Thanks!

Tony

 

Thank you, you taught an old dog a new trick.

 

HOMEMADE that kicks ass, great job. make more and sell em.

 

Great post, I am so gonna follow this and build some for mine. How long did it take to punch all the holes for the cores?

 

Not long, I used my air chisel to start the hole then used a nice sharp centerpunch to finish it.