I bought my 2009 Street Glide last year and it has the full system D&D Fat Cat 2-1 with wrapped perforated baffle and stage 3 (103ci, port/polished heads, Woods cams, PV5, intake, ect). I also have the ghost pipe and like the look of the dual exhaust vs the single. This thing sounds BAD@SS but I need to quiet it down for a couple different reasons. I called Leonard at D&D and he said the quiet baffle would bring the dbs down just a little but my Woods cams would make the bike sluggish from 2200-2800rpms and that just won't do. For some reason the Woods doesn't like their quiet baffle. So, here I sit with my OCD going crazy trying to figure out what to do. I'd love to find someone to trade a higher flow system that is quieter but I'm not going to get my hopes up. Options or comments are appreciated because I've done lots of thread searching and getting more and more confused with each post.

 

If your interests is for a quieter high flowing exhaust system your probably better off just biting the bullet and buying the exhaust you want and sell the current D&D exhaust to offset the costs. I went from a Thunderheader on a softail to a D&D Boss Cat on my Streetglide both of which bark very easily...

 

The problem is that I don't know what I want. I've read Supertrapp, V&H, ect, ect, ect. I think I'm just going to have to wait for a bike night and make some fellas fire up their scoots for me.

 

Agreed.... Everyone's ears are different. It just sounds like you got the spring/ summer riding itch. If it ain't broken then don't try and fix it....

 

It hard to find a bike with your mods to try to listen to another exhaust. I've been needing to switch to a good 2-1 for my 120R for a year now and dreading how loud it was going to be. I finally found a good deal on a D&D Boarzilla with standard baffle to replace my V&H dresser dual/ 4" Rinehart combo I've been running. To my surprise the D&D was a lot more quiet than the true dual combo I was running! When I really get on it it's a little louder but at idle and cruising its noticeably quieter.

I guess what I'm saying is until it's on your bike its hard to tell what it will sound like with your mods.

Either way you should have no issues selling your current set up in the classifieds. I would try the quiet baffle before spending a ton on a new set up, but it look great on your bike to me so It would be worth a shot. I think I would change cams before I would get rid of an exhaust that I love, IMHO?

 

I don't think I'm going to mess with a cam swap. What a pain in the butt that is and not something I want to do unless I have to. I'm going to pick up a used quiet baffle and see if that truly does create a flat spot and if it does I'll turn around and sell it. Don't get me wrong, the D&D sounds great and I LOVE it but need to quiet it down some. Thanks for the input, fellas.

 

I found a quiet baffle pretty cheap and going to give it a try. If it doesn't work with my cams it will be up for sale quickly.

 

Vance and Hines pro pipe is what you want. Great power and great base. I love the D&D (just hit the loud baffle for my build) and won't change it ever but the V&H won't be any where near as pitched like the fat cat.

 

An after market header with out a cat and stock pair of cans from late model FL. These are some of the best mufflers with balance flow and quiet with a good tone on catless header. You can a pair of these take offs for $50 on eBay

 

I also have the D&D 2-1 with wrapped baffle like you do. After my motor work I am in the 120/120 club and I love my pipe. Yes it can be loud if your grab a handful but when cruising I thinks its fine.

You may want to consider 2 options. You like the look of two pipes so my first option would be the Vance and Hines Head pipe with the Kuryakyn Crusher Mellow mufflers. That combination has be proven to produce very good power. Equal to that of a 2-1 system. The other option would be to contact Jamie at Fuel Moto. He has many systems that he has helped produce and done the R&D on. He would be an excellent source and will match the pipe/mufflers to your motor. That would remove your guess work.

You really want to buy the exhaust that fits your combination. That is very important. Don't just buy to buy. Don't replace you 2-1 until you find a suitable replacement. Too many people overlook the exhaust as an integral part of the system.