[Sudarshan]

Hello All .

When I restored my Landy I thought I was wiser then the designer ,so I carelessly put the scilencer muffler in a wrong place .

The result , well it got hit at Lavasa & 15 Aug at Lonavala .though it didnt come off but but bruiesed my ego .

So few days back I worked on it & put it in original position .

have a look

[ex670c]

Hi Sudarshan JEE,

I see limit Straps for you axle. Any particular reason for them?

Is it to prevent Shackle Inversion?

Normally Limit Straps are associated with Solid Axle Coil Spring vehicles.

Regards,

Arka

[SS-Traveller]

What was the thought behind shifting from the original location in the first place?

You do your own oxy-acetylene welding too? Great!

[SPIKE ARRESTOR]

Originally Posted by Sudarshan

When I restored my Landy I thought I was wiser then the designer ,so I carelessly put the scilencer muffler in a wrong place .

Kya Raju bhai? But well thought out gussets, you could have added 2 each sides to make it more sturdier. Overall very well done DIY job, you continue to impress me unlike others.

Spike

[svsantosh]

Sudharshan, Nice to see such a exhaustive DIY. Welding is way out of commoners league.

Please help me with a doubt - How big is the difference in doing your muffler up? You have reduced the chamber and in theory the back-pressure should reduce right? Is there a method behind this? Or the earlier BIGGER muffler? Or, does it not matter a lot when it comes to old diesel engines?

Arka - Snake Eyes Ps - Please help me on my question too, I want to do a mod with the silencer (for offroading purpose - no FFE!!), and am not sure I should alter the silencer position.

[Sudarshan]

Hello All.

@ Arka , thease axle straps are in series L R s from stone age , the purpose may be as

1 ) to limit the down travel thus not allowing the Damper to be pulled excessively & ripping it off . this is as per one Bawa ( not ours ) friend of mine ( & Behram too ) . I agree to it partially.

2) Or as you said , may be , but I am not too sure

3) I have thought another thing on this . This does both ,allows axle articulation & acts as an anti roll or something ( lets the axcle go up freely at one side & on the other side restricting too much down travel & also preventing lifting of vehicle from that side ) .

@ SS-Traveller , Frankly as I said above . Another reason is I bought a Mahindra muffeler that time ( economy factor ) it was some 2+ feet long & there was simply no place to put that any where , also I was lazy & underestimated the Landy Or my driving .So in conclusion I was a wise guy & just fell short of running over a Ripped off muffler

@ Spike , well you people are always wiser guiyes ( & we are bailaa's ,without horns ! )

@ Santosh , I will answer in detail ( shortly ) . let me tell you frankly upon what I can guess & understand (& Know from experiance).
1) In old engines ( diesel ) there is always a lot of smoke ,so the freeflow in a way helps at higher rpm's
2) petrols ( four stroke) are too sensitive about back pressure in exhaust .( for FE purpose ) so are two strokes .
3) I have experimented in my old jeep . I have removed the Baffels in the old muffeler BUT retained the muffeler . now the results
a) engine is smooth at higher rpms
b) became little more noiesy
c) effect on FE insignificant
d ) little shaky ( not smooth ) at idle .

Thanks all
Sudarshan