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#41
03-02-2015, 09:17 AM
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I've had my bike for about 7 months. Rode 13K on it already. Just started modding it. Change the tires my self for the most part. Changed the air intake on my own, obviously. I just started getting into motorcycles, so I'm doing everything one step at a time. Glad I didn't get a different pipe system with my intake because I didn't know I had to tune it. Would've been bad if I rode it without tuning I guess. Still haven't rode it with the new intake though. Too cold. Most of my 13K was in cold and wet so I'm tired of it. But will ride it around my neighborhood tomorrow night to know how the intake feels. I would love some pointers on what is the best exhaust to go with in terms of loudness and torque. After seeing the DK customs intakes I already kind of regret getting this vo2. Should I just go with the short shots and power fuel management I saw in an earlier post or does that not mix? Or xied?
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03-02-2015, 07:01 PM
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Honestly I don't have a budget. Typically I want the best of whatever I'm looking to get. But only if it'll benefit better than the cheaper choice. As in louder exhaust, better oil cooling, gears and whatever else is to offer. What's A/C? The air intake? I doubt I'll upgrade the engine to a 1250, altough I want to, I just think it'll be better to get a bigger bike later. But yeah I'm in the market right now for an upgraded exhaust but I don't want to rush into it. Because I don't know anything about motorcycles. Switching my air intake on my own was fun but the fuel management is what is stopping me from getting louder pipes.
#47
03-21-2015, 09:32 PM
There are only a few companies making true performance intakes anymore.
DK Custom
NRHS
Hammer
I don't know of any others.
Pushing blow-by back into the air cleaner is counter productive to performance. What comes out of the breathers is primarily exhaust and oil.
It is also hot. Engines perform better with cool dry air and gas...not hot oily air and gas.
Additionally the exhaust gas has a lower oxygen content, displacing oxygen on each combustion stroke. Another performance robber.
Oil will build up carbon deposits on the pistons, leading to pinging/tuning problems down the road.
It's just a bad idea...the only upside is you make the EPA happy.
You can see the dozens of different looks of the DK Custom Outlaw A/C's, we have the 587, 425 and 636v. Also at those links are dyno charts showing the bump in torque and HP, by just NOT venting the hot oily air into the intake.
Here is an example of each one...
587
425
636v
DK Custom
NRHS
Hammer
I don't know of any others.
Pushing blow-by back into the air cleaner is counter productive to performance. What comes out of the breathers is primarily exhaust and oil.
It is also hot. Engines perform better with cool dry air and gas...not hot oily air and gas.
Additionally the exhaust gas has a lower oxygen content, displacing oxygen on each combustion stroke. Another performance robber.
Oil will build up carbon deposits on the pistons, leading to pinging/tuning problems down the road.
It's just a bad idea...the only upside is you make the EPA happy.
You can see the dozens of different looks of the DK Custom Outlaw A/C's, we have the 587, 425 and 636v. Also at those links are dyno charts showing the bump in torque and HP, by just NOT venting the hot oily air into the intake.
Here is an example of each one...
587
425
636v
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