Thats OK cause I am deaf in one ear already, actually it sounds great, originally I went straight pipe and it was to loud, NOW IT ACTUALLY SOUNDS LIKE A TRACTOR NOT A LAWN MOWER, improved power and better economy as well, would do it all over on the next tractor only I would do it sooner,
B7800 with exhaust stack, and muffler removed
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Leejohn
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Great job! What do we call your kubota now? Kubota Hog.......
Actually I call it "MY TRACTOR", cause if I would have built it I would have built it MY WAY. This thing is now so much more tractor than I started with, do not get me wrong it was a good tractor to start with, but that is all, a good one to start with and start improving.......:thumbsup:
Leejohn
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I also have a 7800, how much more power do you think you got. Less fuel would be great too.
It does not seem to bog down as much when you go into a pile of dirt with the bucket, this is a hard one to answer, but it is a noticeable difference. If I were to buy another Kubota tomorrow I would do the exhaust and air filter modification right a away, I feel they are well worth it. Also something to consider is taking all the heat from the muffler out from under the hood.... Check the thread on the breather http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/customization/305508-modified-air-intake-air-filter.html...
With the exhaust mod w/harley muffler and air filter mod w/precleaner I did an all day job for a neighbor (laying cold asphalt driveway) I ran it steady for 10 hours and used exactly 5 gallons of diesel. 2 hours per gallon seems pretty good to me.... The tractor runs fine with the mods and does seem to have gained quite a bit in the horsepower department.
dieselcrawler
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I forgot about this thread... started at the first page, was at the end of my post (#6) before I realized it was me writing it!
Good to hear the results, the warranty has expired on my tractor, so now I'm all for modifications! Better fuel economy and a tad more power would be nice... I wear ear plugs no matter what, so it might be straight pipe!
Good to hear the results, the warranty has expired on my tractor, so now I'm all for modifications! Better fuel economy and a tad more power would be nice... I wear ear plugs no matter what, so it might be straight pipe!