How to Build a 1984 Club Car Golf Cart Muffler

The 1984 Club Car Golf Cart runs on an electric or gas engine and requires a muffler to quiet and distribute the sound waves from the engine. Golfing is a quiet sport where the slightest noise can affect a golf swing and the direction of the ball. Building a muffler requires materials that are heat-resistant. An exhaust pipe gets hot regardless of the engine size, making it necessary for muffler materials to have the capability to endure high temperatures. The last thing a golfer wants is to have the score of their game affected by the loud sounds coming from their golf cart.

Things You'll Need

  • High temperature fiberglass
  • Heavy gauge wire screen
  • 3-by-12-inch black steel nipple
  • 1/2-by-6-inch black steel nipple
  • Pipe coupling
  • Rubber mallet
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Instructions

    • 1

      Wrap fiberglass around heavy wire screen making a tube rolled tighter than 1 inch.

    • 2

      Insert the rolled tube into a 3-by-12-inch black steel nipple.

    • 3

      Screw on a smaller 1/2-by-6-inch black steel nipple using a reduction coupling, which threads into the 3-by-12-inch steel nipple and the ½-by-6-inch nipple creating a tight fit.

    • 4

      Slide the end of the pipe without the ½-inch nipple into the exhaust pipe coming from the engine of the golf cart.

    • 5

      Tap the 3-inch muffler into the exhaust pipe with a rubber mallet. Do not tap the muffler into the exhaust pipe so hard it splits or cracks.