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Old Apr 2, 2008 | 09:46 PM
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S5 rebuild question

Hey, one quick question.
The metal piece in the 13B exhaust ports nicknamed the "airplane." I was wondering if you can remove it, because i know its only there to quiet the exhaust and i also know its fairly restrictive.
If it can be removed, how would i go about doing such a feat?
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Old Apr 2, 2008 | 10:01 PM
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Old Apr 3, 2008 | 12:08 AM
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It's called a diffuser. It can be cut out (most of it) with a torch, or the entire port sleeve can be removed (more difficult) and replaced with a sleeve from a Turbo engine, which doesn't use the diffuser.
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Old Apr 3, 2008 | 09:08 AM
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It's not restrictive.

It can be ground out with a die grinder and stone, or cut out with a torch/plasma cutter. Or you can replace the sleeves with TII exhaust sleeves.

This will increase sound volume significantly.
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