[AmosM823]

Towards the back of my truck welded onto the exhuast pipe right above the axel there is a bracket with a black cylinder attached to that. WTF is it??

 

[ryan]

i think its a balance weight.

 

[AmosM823]

For what??

 

[ryan]

exhaust vibrations, i think thats what i read somewhere

 

[NHDIRT]

I also was wondering about this. I replaced the stock exhaust and ripped it apart, I would go with the balance thing cause it was just rubber.

 

[novakane]

does it have any wires attached to it?

listen, this is what i want you to do... snip the red one.

 

[AmosM823]

Hahaha no wires. Just looks like a black soda can thats bolted to a bracket thats welded to my exhaust. I'll get a picture up in a second.

Sorry crappy cell phone pic, but you get the idea.

 

[RBOWWOW]

Hot Dog cooker...like on snowmobiles?

 

[blackout08]

Yep, Ryan is right... thats the counter balance weight.

 

[4xer]

I've been told by many people in the know that it helps dapen vibrations in the truck, since its on the exaust i would think in nissans testing they found a weird vibration w/ the exaust and that stoped it!

 

[AmosM823]

Works for me lol. I just saw it today and had noo idea what it could possibly be for.

 

[Higgs Boson]

vibration reduction. has nothing to do with balance, lol.

 

[Donahue57]

It's also great for reducing vibrations from your garage floor, mine has been there for 2-3 years. Actually it sits right next to my stock exhaust and my Banks tailpipe. It's not welded on it bolts on unless they changed things since 05.

 

[tholmes]

Yeah, I kept mine off when I installed my exhaust, but I wonder if it would lessen the sound at all if I put it back on. Sounds like an experiment for the summer.

 

[08nismo4x4]

unbolt it off the stock system and see what happens.

 

[08nismofrme]

Be careful!!! Nissan might say it will void the warranty if you remove it LMAO

 

[kavonalair]

It will reduce vibration.