Peter Cowan/Lexy Cameron wrote:

Hello Paul C.
I've got three manifolds and none is like yours. It does look
like the original outlet has been blocked off and the current one
added. Bet it doesn't have any internal baffles. With no baffles
and low volume, I'd bet it does little muffling. Aside from the
reduced power of these short systems, I'd pay a little weight
penalty for the simplicity and ruggedness IF one did a half
decent muffling job but I think you need the bigger, baffled
cannister to accomplish that.  Tracy is right about the weight
but it is the weight difference between the two approaches that
is of interest.
Peter

 
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