The Logical Method of Upgrading Exhaust, Intake and Fuel Management
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Here's the update: I did the pipes last Thursday and after I got home I put the V&H FuelPak in. The next day my V&H Drak VO2 air intake conversion came in and I put it on.
The install was pretty easy on all three sides of it. The pipes took three of us but one friend is just a natural with things mechanical and he managed 99% of the takedown and install while we cheered and handed him tools. I did the FP and the intake. Not too bad, really. Just didn't rush it. Things went very smoothly. Getting the FP in under the ECM module was rough. At one point I wanted to jump up and down on it until I could hear plastic shattering to get it in on top of the battery and under the frame.
But I carefully plotted every fraction of an inch of space and somehow they all totaled to enough room that it looked like a factory install.
Sound? Loud and ground shaking. Performance? Better throttle response and quicker up the gears. I believe it may have picked up 6 to 10 HP but more than that my MPG increased, it sounds awesome and it all looks very sweet. I'll do some pix next time I check in and thanks again for the group wisdom here!
The install was pretty easy on all three sides of it. The pipes took three of us but one friend is just a natural with things mechanical and he managed 99% of the takedown and install while we cheered and handed him tools. I did the FP and the intake. Not too bad, really. Just didn't rush it. Things went very smoothly. Getting the FP in under the ECM module was rough. At one point I wanted to jump up and down on it until I could hear plastic shattering to get it in on top of the battery and under the frame.
But I carefully plotted every fraction of an inch of space and somehow they all totaled to enough room that it looked like a factory install.Sound? Loud and ground shaking. Performance? Better throttle response and quicker up the gears. I believe it may have picked up 6 to 10 HP but more than that my MPG increased, it sounds awesome and it all looks very sweet. I'll do some pix next time I check in and thanks again for the group wisdom here!
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I was fortunate enough to be able to get all 3 at once. My heavy breather was lightly used at around $180 and got my ThunderMax fuel tuner also lightly used for a killer deal at $420, which normally they run about $900. My D&D fat Cat was from Dr. VTwin, which used to be on the forum, but I think are no longer in business for $720 shipped.
You need to decide where you want the bike to be in the end....
Top power pipes are:
D&D, RB Racing, Vance & Hines Pro Pipe & Thunder Header would be my goto.
Tuners:
Thundermax(will be run on all my future bikes!), TTS, Power Vision by Power Commander. All those are available to autotune.
Intakes:
They are all pretty much the same, so find one that suites your taste.
If I couldn't get all 3 at once exhaust would be the first to change cause stock SUCKS azzzz then tuner along w/ intake.
Good luck in your choices and congrats on the scoot.
You need to decide where you want the bike to be in the end....
Top power pipes are:
D&D, RB Racing, Vance & Hines Pro Pipe & Thunder Header would be my goto.
Tuners:
Thundermax(will be run on all my future bikes!), TTS, Power Vision by Power Commander. All those are available to autotune.
Intakes:
They are all pretty much the same, so find one that suites your taste.
If I couldn't get all 3 at once exhaust would be the first to change cause stock SUCKS azzzz then tuner along w/ intake.
Good luck in your choices and congrats on the scoot.
Last edited by HD Bobber; May 27, 2015 at 10:12 PM.
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