any ideas what this is?

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12 March 2012, 12:42 AM

houlty1

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any ideas what this is?

i found this bolted between 2 parts of my exhaust and i have no idea what it is or what it does?
any ideas?

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12 March 2012, 01:03 AM

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well,its the gasket as we all know, id say those weird bits is a noise generator type thingy to give it a type of certain note,werid,probably fitted in japan LOL

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12 March 2012, 01:04 AM

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its an aftermarket vortex genorator.

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12 March 2012, 02:21 AM

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Its an MI-6 issue tracking device.

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12 March 2012, 06:54 AM

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It does the same job as a playing card against your spokes on ya bike

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12 March 2012, 08:39 AM

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Looks like a guide vane (like you have in jet engines) to clean up the airflow. At a guess after the turbo the gasses are all spinning and flowing in a mess. This will straighten them out so they flow better through the exhaust....