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Finally after who knows how long, I finished the KC Cyclone under hood lights!
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Both the plunger switch and the master override work as intended.
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And the patch I made for the hood louver covers finally fell out. So, I get to fix that now.
 
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jjvw said:
Finally after who knows how long, I finished the KC Cyclone under hood lights!
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Both the plunger switch and the master override work as intended.
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And the patch I made for the hood louver covers finally fell out. So, I get to fix that now.
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This has been a clever project to watch! Like your approach and the flexibility of the idea/final product.

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I'm looking for a switch option for my underhood light as I regularly keep the hood up in the garage while working on projects for days/weeks/(months...). I was looking at something like this:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CMX55T1G/?tag=wranglerorg-20

But I may steal your button install as you can easily heatshrink the connectors and it's up and out of direct 'splash' water. Appreciate the share!
 
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FarFire70 said:
This has been a clever project to watch! Like your approach and the flexibility of the idea/final product.

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I'm looking for a switch option for my underhood light as I regularly keep the hood up in the garage while working on projects for days/weeks/(months...). I was looking at something like this:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CMX55T1G/?tag=wranglerorg-20

But I may steal your button install as you can easily heatshrink the connectors and it's up and out of direct 'splash' water. Appreciate the share!
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It's been so long since I decided on the switching that I had to remind myself why there is both a hood controlled plunger switch and a manual toggle switch.

The idea is that I am supposed to use the manual toggle when I want light. But if I forget to turn off the lights before closing the hood, they will eventually kill the battery. The plunger switch is there in case I forget to turn off the lights before I leave.
 
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I got a spare SPod switch and a couple led cubes laying around. I like this idea. Did the windstar filter housing for cowl air intake and it really helped get cooler air into the supercharger. Nice idea.
 
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AMS417 said:
I got a spare SPod switch and a couple led cubes laying around. I like this idea.
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Blaine had a neat thought about using a time delay relay for the under hood lights. Once I find a momentary push button switch that fits where I put the rocker switch in the hood, I will make the change.
 
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...Did the windstar filter housing for cowl air intake and it really helped get cooler air into the supercharger. Nice idea.
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I have to believe it is doing something beneficial, along with increasing the size of the pipe from the cowl into the canister. My only mild regret is that I couldn't easily reconfigure mine to pull from the headlight which would get rid is the S shaped saxophone pathway. But I also have no idea if it matters.
 
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I have to believe it is doing something beneficial, along with increasing the size of the pipe from the cowl into the canister. My only mild regret is that I couldn't easily reconfigure mine to pull from the headlight which would get rid is the S shaped saxophone pathway. But I also have no idea if it matters.
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Well, "Cowl Intake" sounds much cooler than "Headlight Intake," so there is that...

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What follows of the latest chapter of my stupid muffler journey.

Way back in time when the Savvy midarm went in, I struggled to find a muffler that would fit with the new rear control arms. For a while, I had a Thrush Hush stuffed next to the transfer case.
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This is a nice quiet muffler and I miss it. The problem is that I could never stop it from rattling.

Sometime later, I emptied out the Walker third cat I installed as part of the previous attempt. To make a muffler, I stuffed it with stainless steel scrubby pads contained in a small stainless basket.
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This worked very well for a few years until the recently added supercharger blew it all out the tailpipe. This was the moment I re-aquainted myself with how awful and annoying a straight pipe sounds.

I needed a quick fix. For the moment, this will be the biggest glass pack resonator I dared squeeze in there.
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The resonator is bareble. But it is loud enough that I still can't hear the supercharger like before. I wanted to find out if I can reduce the sound some more.
 
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jjvw said:
What follows of the latest chapter of my stupid muffler journey.

Way back in time when the Savvy midarm went in, I struggled to find a muffler that would fit with the new rear control arms. For a while, I had a Thrush Hush stuffed next to the transfer case.
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This is a nice quiet muffler and I miss it. The problem is that I could never stop it from rattling.

Sometime later, I emptied out the Walker third cat I installed as part of the previous attempt. To make a muffler, I stuffed it with stainless steel scrubby pads contained in a small stainless basket.
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This worked very well for a few years until the recently added supercharger blew it all out the tailpipe. This was the moment I re-aquainted myself with how awful and annoying a straight pipe sounds.

I needed a quick fix. For the moment, this will be a the biggest glass pack resonator I dared squeeze in there.
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The resonator is bareble. But it is loud enough the I still can't hear the supercharger like before. I wanted to find out if I can reduce the sound some more.
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Are you still looking for other muffler options?
 
The new resonator is a straight pass through.
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I bought a piece of galvanized duct and cut it into this impossible shape.
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Added some bends to dampen and hopefully swirl some more air into the glass pack shell.
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This goes into the resonator.
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There is a very noticeable decrease in sound after the baffles went in. This exhaust is not as quiet as the scrubby pads. But I can hear the supercharger again. And the overall growl and raspiness of the engine is much better for a long term compared to the pass through.
 
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Are you still looking for other muffler options?
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If this rear stretch ever happens, it will include a real muffler and a much better reworking of the pipe. Until then, I have not found any good solution to fitting a muffler that will make the engine noise quiet again.
 
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jjvw said:
If this rear stretch ever happens, it will include a real muffler and a much better reworking of the pipe. Until then, I have not found any good solution to fitting a muffler that will make the engine noise quiet again.
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https://www.summitracing.com/parts/flo-12518304

For future reference, this is what I run. It does a very good job quieting down the big Hemi, and I’ve always been very happy with the tone (you can hear it for yourself in a few weeks 🙂).

This is the 18” version, which fits nicely with my wheelbase, but it also comes in a shorter, 12” version.
 
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I’m in the same boat after the mid arm, I love everything but my exhaust. Sounds okay at idle, but in the upper rpm’s it’s annoying and on deceleration it pops.

I forget what muffler I went with, it fits great but that’s all it does, I did dump it after the skid for now. It’s on my things to revisit.
 
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