steel wool in headers?

[coupe68]

So, I haven't been having the greatest luck with mufflers, and I am pretty much broke at this point....my friend gave me what I think may be a good idea. I have a 1974 cb450, and he said drill a coat hanger size hole at the end of each header, shove steel wool in the headers, and then put a small nail in the drilled hole to keep the steel wool in place. If I don't like it, I could always take the nail out and the wool would blow right out. What do you guys think? Is this a good way to get past the inspection lanes and maybe to use for a little while until I get money for mufflers? Thanks!

 

[teazer]

Steel wool burns. What mufflers are on it now?

 

[MotorbikeBruno]

Maybe I read/heard wrong...but I heard steel wool can catch on fire... They make some really cheap inserts that you can use a screw/nut to hold in place near the end. Heres a link to a couple on ebay. I used a set on my bike (can't find the ones I bought) and it cut the sound in half and gave me some decent backpressure, so the bike runs better too.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vance-Hines-Quiet-Baffle-Competition-Series-Slip-On-2-Into-1-Exhaust-/251004570928?hash=item3a7109cd30&item=251004570928&pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr#ht_735wt_906

http://www.ebay.com/itm/EXHAUST-BAFFLE-universal-view-details-sizes-etc-/310384316360?hash=item484458cfc8&item=310384316360&pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&vxp=mtr#ht_500wt_1413

http://www.ebay.com/itm/3-CHOPPER-EXHAUST-BAFFLE-INSERTS-1-5-INCH-NEW-/250948203586?hash=item3a6dadb442&item=250948203586&pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr#ht_2594wt_1164

 

[Frog]

Don't use steel wool, you can get muffler wadding which is designed for this purpose, much safer.