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| Davisnub | | Set |  | | Reg. Date | : | 13/08/2020 | | Posts | : | 45 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 27 Aug 2020 - 00:36 Post title : For Those With Drilled Baffles Question... | | | Did you ultimately decide to keep the cat or eliminate it? Elbows or modified cat or crossover? I currently have a Thunderbird setup with stock pipes without the cat but was curious on feedback on sound/performance on some combinations with the drilled baffle
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| rayglo | | Jupiter | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 27/10/2012 | | Posts | : | 1,746 | | Location | : | east brunswick, nj, United States |
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| | Posted : 27 Aug 2020 - 04:06 Post title : Re: For Those With Drilled Baffles Question... (Re: Davisnub) | | | Baffling question. I guess drill hole size and placement is key. Got to do your homework before the point of no return is reached
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| large | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 22/08/2009 | | Posts | : | 168 | | Location | : | North Tazewell, virgina, United States |
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| | Posted : 09 Sep 2020 - 17:31 Post title : Re: For Those With Drilled Baffles Question... (Re: Davisnub) | | | I started with a few small holes but it was still to quite so I drilled a 1 3/8" hole with a step bit. I cut the cat open and gutted it and welded stainless pipes inside. It has a nice deep sound. Then I bought long tors I don't like their sound to raspy I put my drilled pipes back on. Mine is a 2010 with the bbkit and custom tune.
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| Leethal | | Zeus | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 24/01/2011 | | Posts | : | 6,515 | | Location | : | Australia |
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| | Posted : 09 Sep 2020 - 22:36 Post title : Re: For Those With Drilled Baffles Question... (Re: Davisnub) | | | What does it have now connecting the headers to the mufflers?
| Experience is something you get just after you needed it 
1600,Foran Razorbacks, Meerkat bypass, Dyno tune, real headlight,plenty of chrome,switchblade pegs, Nitron R3 shocks & Ikon progressive fork springs etc. Scorpion Western Low handlebars. PH adjustable fork caps.
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| Davisnub | | Set | | | Reg. Date | : | 13/08/2020 | | Posts | : | 45 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 10 Sep 2020 - 07:49 Post title : Re: For Those With Drilled Baffles Question... (Re: Leethal) | | |
large wrote:
I started with a few small holes but it was still to quite so I drilled a 1 3/8" hole with a step bit. I cut the cat open and gutted it and welded stainless pipes inside. It has a nice deep sound. Then I bought long tors I don't like their sound to raspy I put my drilled pipes back on. Mine is a 2010 with the bbkit and custom tune. |
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got a picture of your pipes? would you say the drilled pipes have a deeper sound?
Leethal wrote:
What does it have now connecting the headers to the mufflers? |
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buddy had improvised elbows that connect the headers to the stock muffler
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| Leethal | | Zeus | | | | Reg. Date | : | 24/01/2011 | | Posts | : | 6,515 | | Location | : | Australia |
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| | Posted : 10 Sep 2020 - 21:43 Post title : Re: For Those With Drilled Baffles Question... (Re: Davisnub) | | | Ok, if you make the stock pipes free flowing you may find that the exhaust note becomes unpleasant, that's been the case with many who tried elbows with TORS or similar mufflers. A proper bypass such as the Meerkat gives a better sound.
| Experience is something you get just after you needed it
1600,Foran Razorbacks, Meerkat bypass, Dyno tune, real headlight,plenty of chrome,switchblade pegs, Nitron R3 shocks & Ikon progressive fork springs etc. Scorpion Western Low handlebars. PH adjustable fork caps.
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| Weimer369 | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 03/09/2015 | | Posts | : | 65 | | Location | : | Canada |
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| | Posted : 13 Sep 2020 - 02:53 Post title : Re: For Those With Drilled Baffles Question... (Re: Davisnub) | | | I started with TORS and it was barely a noticeable difference from stock, got rid of the CAT and had TORS with the elbows...it was alot louder than stock but a harsh sound and quite a bit of popping. Ended up drilling out the baffles on the stockers and installed them with the elbows and the sound was way better. It was just as loud as the TORS with elbows but the sound was alot deeper and better, and there didnt seem to be as much popping and the bike performed the same. ended up selling the TORS...
| 2014 Thunderbird Storm / Vance & Hines / K&N High flow air filter / Mustang Solo Seat
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