Anyone modified snowblower exhaust?

Darryl wrote: ...

Done all the time -- no problem as long as isn't ridiculously long or a whole lot of bends. One 90 or a couple 45's would be fine. If the sex works out right, I'll try to use street-els instead of 90s as they're a little longer in sweep...

If it's a 2 cycle changing the exhaust could affect performance.

to add to dpb's reply, if you want to go farther, just go up a pipe size. Remember, though, you may need to support what you add. The aluminum block won't like to support a foot or so of pipe and a couple of fittings, plus a muffler.

Maybe an extension, flexible pipe might work. moving the muffler and not designing good brackets could put excess strain on the head.

Since a snowblower is about waist high at the handles and about 2 feet wide at the best, where would you extend the exhaust to, that would not be still in front of you?

You could possibly get a way with an elbow to point the exhaust down. Check your engine, many these days don't have a threaded pipe outlet, but use an unthreaded hole with a gasket and the muffler attaches with two bolts, could make changes more difficult.

Can be done with no problem. Even a 90 degree elbow would help.

Consider flex tubing routed to you pants so you don't freeze your ass off out there.

Why not leave the muffler alone and fashion a 'tailpipe' out of sheet-metal ductwork to direct the exhaust away?