I got s&s slip-ons on my iron and they are loud and said to gain up to 8hp I love them.

 

There is only 1 way to make it sound mean and that is to make it mean

 

^...c'mon son^

Moving on...


If you want the sxreaming eagles IIs louder, you can add big city thunder monster baffles, but your neighbors will hate you for it.

 

LIKE

 

My wife has the V&H staggered short shots on her 883 and they are louder than my Rush 3.5 with 1.75 baffles.

Donny

 

I have the Sikpipes double barrel. To me sounds louder than my buddy's short shots on his dyna. And at idle, this thing sounds pretty deep and tough.

 

I have the patriot defender pipe on my iron & it sounds pretty good with the butterfly valve open all the way. It's also a pretty good performance pipe & for $345 it's hard to beat.

 

Sounding loud & mean is one thing, but running smooth and stable is another. You can throw the loudest exhaust on any bike, but without enhancing other factors (i.e. air & fuel) you might hear the loud bike followed by a deafening "BOOM" or "POP" which is annoying and harmful to your hearing.

Also, loud pipes might seem cool when you're young, but the non-stop ear ringing as you age isn't. I can't sleep in a quiet room anymore (tinnitus sux) so re-think how loud is "safe."

I recommend a decent 2-1 exhaust with upgraded intake and then get yourself a tuner, or dyno. As others have recommended to many forum members...invest in quality, or your bike's operation could be impacted in a negative manner.

Good luck!

 

I have side shots and they sound really mean. They give a different look as well.

 

The loud pipes isn't the issue when it come to the hearing, its the wind noise when rolling down the road at anything above 35 mph. I wear earplugs because of the wind not the pipes. I agree 100% in quality pipe and tune. I have short shots, they are loud yes, best performing no. Needed a new set of pipes when the baffle fell out of the rear pipe of my screaming eagle II's, and I was broke.