Richardemsley
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now I saw my first carbon fibre mod the other day and it sounds great but it didn't perform. anyone had any dealings with them and can enlighten me on the subject as I would have no faith in it purely on a structural basis?!?
After the 3rd shot a very loud bang and my face was covered with hot gases and shards of carbon [...] the shop phoned to warn me not to use it as the manufacturer had recalled them
Strange - carbon wrapped barrels work absolutely fine.
it does have its limitations though back in my racing days carbon was used for everything from frames ,wheels exausts but after testing and using on race tracks and roads it cant do everything wheels broke ,splintered and collapsed exhausts used on big twins would break within a few races ,the resonance from a big twin engine was too great for carbon . engine cases would only last a few hundred miles because of the stresses. i would think a moderator would be similar to a carbon can with the exeption a carbon race can has baffle wadding to cut down on the pressure and suppress the noise . now a mod which has no baffle wadding and just cones to slow down the gases the carbon must be under massive pressure and the resonence from the gas wave going through it i wouldnt want to be behind one with all that back pressure ,atb wayne.no reason why carbon fibre could not be used as a material for moderator.
One could argue that it would have several advantages over some metals.
however as with Carbon composite framed bikes....poor design and material choice will make any product weak.
If they can make safety tubs for F1 cars and heat shield shrouds out it then they can do most things.
But that does not hold water because one can get around it. Maths is your friend.modern aerospace alloys are far more reliable and trustworthy than composites and the important question is obviously would you bet your sight against that statement?
the shop phoned to warn me not to use it as the manufacturer had recalled them,
Not a mention on there web site about a recall, how many people have bought these mods I wonder and do they know about this???
Is it up to the dealers of these mods to get in touch with the buyers as they have there details from there FAC??