Gutting the Goat Bladder..

rflnomad · 11-07-2007, 08:55 PM

Hey all.
After BlownDodge has wowed us with the silencer removal, I heard a few talk about the Goat Bladder. I have done the mod and this is my opinion.
1. The Gadget article is the instructions I used. Remove entire exhaust. Cut 'bladder' in marked area and remove honeycomb insert. Send to weld shop or reweld yourself if you have a welder.
Now that is the 5 minute version. It took me a couple of hours to take apart and and mod. I had it welded the next day. ( Hey, Im not in a rush!)
Sound? Hmmm. Not too much different. I see much more change from BlownDodge's mod.
Look at the Gadget page and look to see if you really want to do it.
Knowing what I know now, I might not. I would have liked to make a set of pipes to eliminate the bladder just for flow and looks but keeping a crossover.
If I had a extra Nomad, I would make it a project and build a set of jigs to tool them up. If I just had a bunch of money.....

dogdoc · 11-07-2007, 09:09 PM

If I had a bunch of money I would buy V&H pipes and be eleated with the sound- I did! then you clean all that goat bladder off and get TRUE DUALS! :-)

11-08-2007, 10:38 AM

yeah thats what I did just got new pipes and called it good...looks and sounds so much better than stock.

11-07-2007, 08:55 PM	#1
rflnomad Advanced Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: PSL, Fla; Posts: 596	Gutting the Goat Bladder.. Hey all. After BlownDodge has wowed us with the silencer removal, I heard a few talk about the Goat Bladder. I have done the mod and this is my opinion. 1. The Gadget article is the instructions I used. Remove entire exhaust. Cut 'bladder' in marked area and remove honeycomb insert. Send to weld shop or reweld yourself if you have a welder. Now that is the 5 minute version. It took me a couple of hours to take apart and and mod. I had it welded the next day. ( Hey, Im not in a rush!) Sound? Hmmm. Not too much different. I see much more change from BlownDodge's mod. Look at the Gadget page and look to see if you really want to do it. Knowing what I know now, I might not. I would have liked to make a set of pipes to eliminate the bladder just for flow and looks but keeping a crossover. If I had a extra Nomad, I would make it a project and build a set of jigs to tool them up. If I just had a bunch of money..... __________________ 2005 Kawasaki Nomad, Black & Silver. 2006 Kawasaki KLR650, Lime Green! 2006 Ford F150 SuperCrew, 2WD, 4.6L; white & gold 1965 Pontiac GTO, 389 4 Speed. Bluemist Slate Cruising the back roads, that is living! Member #000033. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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11-07-2007, 09:09 PM	#2
dogdoc Top Contributor Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 5,263	Gutting the Goat Bladder.. If I had a bunch of money I would buy V&H pipes and be eleated with the sound- I did! then you clean all that goat bladder off and get TRUE DUALS! :-)
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11-08-2007, 10:38 AM	#3
Guest Posts: n/a	Gutting the Goat Bladder.. yeah thats what I did just got new pipes and called it good...looks and sounds so much better than stock.
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