What's Inside These Pipes?!! UPDATED

[t-man403]

Just had to look, so now what?!!  



I'm thinking I can do a re-wrap with Rockwool.

[al v]

And now you know...

You can rewrap that. Just need some intact fiberglass wrap.

[Motorider]

That sure looks like it would cause a lot of back pressure!

[YoungPUP]

Holy Crap! It ran that way!!!

[Cotton Mouth]

That's where all my hair went, wow! 

[fudgie]

You have a lot of mice! 

[tank_post142]

there is a straight through tube with louvers cut into it. this wrap is around the outside of the tube and deadens the sound with very little restriction.

[t-man403]

there is a straight through tube with louvers cut into it. this wrap is around the outside of the tube and deadens the sound with very little restriction.

That is correct.

I just couldn't figure out how they got all of it in there as it just fit back in with half of it cut off. I think that maybe they used that much to help reduce the heat on the chrome and perhaps prevent bluing or burning a leg.

I have picked up some new packing and will get it fixed up this weekend.

[t-man403]

Well I'm glad I took a look at why the right side had a different sound than the left.

I pulled the right side apart and found the wrap had been compromised. 



This is what the pipe looked like with the baffle pulled out.  ???



I got it out using a coat hanger .......... modified! 
Residential insulation! 



I wrapped the baffles with this, using masking tape to secure it so I could insert the baffles back into the pipes.



Now the pipes sound the same! 

[Michvalk]

Masking tape could catch fire!

[t-man403]

I highly doubt it as there is no air space between the outer pipe and the wrapping. Even if it did, there is nothing to damage.