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From what there is, the Vance & Hines Pro Pipe doesn't look too bad...
Vance & Hines website shows it on the Fat Bob...
Might lean towards a 2 into 1, but the stock head pipe does have a crossover tube. I'm only looking at a Stage 1 at this point anyway, so Meh, maybe good enough to go with something like the Vance & Hines Slash Cut Slip Ons. Would be cheaper and easier to install...
I don't know... Keep going back a forth. If I had to give one the edge in the looks department... I might lean towards the Pro Pipe (depending on what day it is and the mood). My Heritage color is Twisted Cherry. I'm definitely leaning towards chrome.
Sound-wise... I'd say the Slash Cut's sound better in the V&H videos...
The Pro Pipe sounds quieter (almost too much so) in the video than the Slash Cuts. IMM - as note before - the Slash Cuts sound better. I just wonder if the Slash Cuts would be too loud. I'm not looking for something too loud. My Nightster already takes care of that department (as much I want it too anyway) with it's Side Shots. Has anybody heard both (with standard baffles) in person?
I think the Pro Pipe sounds quiet in the videos because it has a deeper tone than most videos can capture. In person they have a deep mellow-ish note that can turn into a roar with the right amount of throttle. Slash cuts have a medium tone with more crackle. For a twin pipe exhaust, the Eliminator 300's and Cobra Neighbor Haters had the best tone with nice medium volume IMO. Fun around town, and still mellow enough to tour with.
I think the Pro Pipe sounds quiet in the videos because it has a deeper tone than most videos can capture. In person they have a deep mellow-ish note that can turn into a roar with the right amount of throttle. Slash cuts have a medium tone with more crackle. For a twin pipe exhaust, the Eliminator 300's and Cobra Neighbor Haters had the best tone with nice medium volume IMO. Fun around town, and still mellow enough to tour with.
Are you saying that the Slash Cuts may be too loud to tour with? How do the rank in order in terms of noise/volume?
Are the slash cuts with or without the CAT?. I had the slash cuts on my 13 Fatboy with the quiet baffles and I considered them too loud and harsh for extended use. My riding tends to be longer distances and wind and exhaust noises are fatiguing to me.
Part B of the question is, if without the CAT is a full stage 1 required, tuner and air cleaner to make them run right?
Are you saying that the Slash Cuts may be too loud to tour with? How do the rank in order in terms of noise/volume?
Id rate the V&H slash cuts as a bit sharper and louder than the Eliminators or Neighbor Haters. They have more of a deep rumble. The Pro Pipe is the deepest and can certainly be loud on request, but also can rumble nicely at cruise and tour. Some people are bothered more by low frequency sound than others so its hard to completely guess how youll feel.
Havent heard the S&S slash cuts in person so they may have the look AND sound you like.
for V&H, if short shots are one one end of the spectrum and Eliminators are on the other end, Id put their slash cuts in the middle.
That black pro pipe looks badass on the new heritage imo. You will always get more power from a 2-1. From what I have heard the m8 likes the longer pipes, and the noise is behind you.
I was in the same boat for my sport glide. But it turns out that V&H makes a bracket that will relocate your saddlebag support mount and allow you to run damn near any exhaust that will fit your M8. I know revzilla stocks it and most H-D dealers should be able to get it.
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