Just looking for options. I plan on keeping the mufflers and installing the V&H Tru duals head pipes soon. I like the look of my mufflers and want to keep them but looking for a bit more bravado!

Thanks

 

i just bought a 97 ultra ..it has screaming eagle slip on,s...they were kinda quiet ...i talked to the local dealer bout them ..baffels and extra holes that kinda stuff ..he said sometime during the production run of ???years the epa started jerkin with em ...so some changes were made ...dont know when mine were purchased and installed but the ones i have the baffels will come out ,,i took off the end cap then i could tell the baffel was loose i drove it halfway out with a wooden dowell then put it back ...might remove it and doctor it up a little later ..just lookin it over now...only had it 3 weeks.

 

Quick answer is no..you can't remove the baffles. But wait till you do the duals. They get alot louder. Some guys change them out cause they're too loud.

 

Try this website. They have removed the baffles and Cat.

http://www.cvoharley.com/smf/index.php?topic=27701.0


Maxx

 

No, they are welded in and have converters in each pipe. I drilled out the converters, added very little sound, don't waste your time. Go with the V&H pipes if you can.

Steve

 

I have some I bought in 2004 and the baffles were tack welded in. I broke the tack welds loose and they came out.

 

My indy removed the baffles from a pair of SEs. I think he used a blow torch.

 

How can I tell if my mufflers have cats in them?

 

I've always wondered what you could do to the stock pipes to make them a little louder. One of my friends took a 1" pipe and punched it back through the center of his '03 SE slip-ons to make the center hole in the baffle bigger. It made a big difference in the noise level.

 

If you have a 09 SE the CAT is in the header. Just remove the slip on and look into the end of the header and you will see a screen.
If it is a earlier bike then the CAT should be in the slip on.

Try this link. It has a picture of the CAT in the header.

http://www.cvoharley.com/smf/index.php?topic=27357.90

Maxx