I currently have the hooker fourbidden exhaust on my nighttrain.&nbsp\\;Hooker dosent make heat shield for it, and i dont want to wrap the pipes,&nbsp\\;and if im on a parade ride, or sitting at a light for to long the pipes get painfully hot (the heat comming off of them feels like im sitting on an oven burner), and they&nbsp\\;heat up the air cleaner to the point that it burns the hair off my leg through my jeans.&nbsp\\;These pipes make big power and sound awesome! and i want to change the exhaust, but i dont want to loose any power (preferably gain power).&nbsp\\;Ive been looking at the Vance and&nbsp\\;Hines Black&nbsp\\;Sideshots (with the power chamber). Does anyone know how much&nbsp\\;of a power gain you can get from these? also any other recamendations of&nbsp\\;powerful exhaust systems (preferably in Black).
Thanks for your help

 

You are not likely going to get an increase in power with the V&amp\\;H. 2 into 1 will get you more with Thunder Header and D&amp\\;D leading the way. I believe you can get T Headers in black.

 

i've been told the v&amp\\;h black pipes are doing poorly on the dyno. been told that people are buying them for the sound/looks. i don't blame em becaues they do sound and look great, but if your wanting performance the 2 into 1 v&amp\\;h pro pipe all the way..

 

I have the V&amp\\;H Pro Pipe and love it....don't recall the exact figures off hand but had a very nice increase in power which was confirmed on the dyno after installing Pro Pipe and jet kit.&nbsp\\; Other option I just read about was having pipes coated...Jet-Hot Coating is the name of the company....just read about them in a recent issue of Hot Bike.&nbsp\\; Didn't know they were doing bike exhaust but I had a set of headers coated for my Mustang and heat was significantly reduced.&nbsp\\;

 

thunderheader

 

I love my Bassani Road Rage, plus I haven't seen anyone else with it yet. The sound is VERY comparable to a Thunderheader in my opinion.
If you wanna keep your fourbidden try getting them jet-coated. Thats supposed to knock the heat way down.

 

Im not to fond of the thunderheader's looks.... but thats just me

 

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Do your pipes scrape the ground on hard right turns?

 

Price range? Rinehart make pipes that are hard to beat. Performance and looks IMO

 

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