So, How loud is the Screamin' Eagle?
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RE: So, How loud is the Screamin' Eagle?
ORIGINAL: virtualmike13
I have a portable sound power meter with digital numeric output that shows loudness in dB. I would be willing to mail it to anyone in the HD forum interested in getting a real sound power number in dB for their mufflers with the understanding that the results are posted to HD forum. The meter is battery powered and will be cheap to mail.
Link to unit I have:
http://www.amazon.com/Scosche-SOUNDL...003&sr=8-2
We could post the results in the HD forum and keep passing it around to members to get real sound power readings. After taking your sound power reading you would mail it to the next person in the chain.
Wouldn't it be nice to know how loud an SE II is to a current SE or stock muffler?
Or how a Big City Thunder compares to Rush?
Anyone interested?
I have a portable sound power meter with digital numeric output that shows loudness in dB. I would be willing to mail it to anyone in the HD forum interested in getting a real sound power number in dB for their mufflers with the understanding that the results are posted to HD forum. The meter is battery powered and will be cheap to mail.
Link to unit I have:
http://www.amazon.com/Scosche-SOUNDL...003&sr=8-2
We could post the results in the HD forum and keep passing it around to members to get real sound power readings. After taking your sound power reading you would mail it to the next person in the chain.
Wouldn't it be nice to know how loud an SE II is to a current SE or stock muffler?
Or how a Big City Thunder compares to Rush?
Anyone interested?
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Measured vs Ear loudness
Regarding measured sound power vs perceived loudness-
There are two sound power scales, dbA and dbC.
The dbA is power measured using a model of the human ear so low and high frequencies are weighted like people hear them.
The dbC is raw power with no sound frequency weighting.
The meter I have is dbC, raw power.
Even so, a meter reading could be more useful than someone saying "my mufflers are an 8".
Fow what it's worth:
2002 FXD with tapered stock mufflers = 98 dB
2002 FXD with Cycle Shack mufflers = 107 dB
Loudness reference
Thunder 110 dB
Jet engine 140 dB
There are two sound power scales, dbA and dbC.
The dbA is power measured using a model of the human ear so low and high frequencies are weighted like people hear them.
The dbC is raw power with no sound frequency weighting.
The meter I have is dbC, raw power.
Even so, a meter reading could be more useful than someone saying "my mufflers are an 8".
Fow what it's worth:
2002 FXD with tapered stock mufflers = 98 dB
2002 FXD with Cycle Shack mufflers = 107 dB
Loudness reference
Thunder 110 dB
Jet engine 140 dB
Road Master
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From: Port Coquitlam B.C.
RE: So, How loud is the Screamin' Eagle?
ORIGINAL: virtualmike13
I have a portable sound power meter with digital numeric output that shows loudness in dB. I would be willing to mail it to anyone in the HD forum interested in getting a real sound power number in dB for their mufflers with the understanding that the results are posted to HD forum. The meter is battery powered and will be cheap to mail.
Link to unit I have:
http://www.amazon.com/Scosche-SOUNDL...003&sr=8-2
We could post the results in the HD forum and keep passing it around to members to get real sound power readings. After taking your sound power reading you would mail it to the next person in the chain.
Wouldn't it be nice to know how loud an SE II is to a current SE or stock muffler?
Or how a Big City Thunder compares to Rush?
Anyone interested?
I have a portable sound power meter with digital numeric output that shows loudness in dB. I would be willing to mail it to anyone in the HD forum interested in getting a real sound power number in dB for their mufflers with the understanding that the results are posted to HD forum. The meter is battery powered and will be cheap to mail.
Link to unit I have:
http://www.amazon.com/Scosche-SOUNDL...003&sr=8-2
We could post the results in the HD forum and keep passing it around to members to get real sound power readings. After taking your sound power reading you would mail it to the next person in the chain.
Wouldn't it be nice to know how loud an SE II is to a current SE or stock muffler?
Or how a Big City Thunder compares to Rush?
Anyone interested?
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RE: So, How loud is the Screamin' Eagle?
COULD ANY ONE TELL? IF IT WORTH PUTTING THE SCREAMING EAGLE SLIP ONS ON TO MY FAT BOB? TO GET A DEEPER SOUND.
HERE IN BELGOIM NO ONE CAN TELL ME HOW THAY SOUND? AND EVN IF I NEED TO INSTALL AFUEL PACK WITH THEM,,
tHANKS FOR ANY ADVICE OF YOU GUYS OVERTHERE
HERE IN BELGOIM NO ONE CAN TELL ME HOW THAY SOUND? AND EVN IF I NEED TO INSTALL AFUEL PACK WITH THEM,,
tHANKS FOR ANY ADVICE OF YOU GUYS OVERTHERE
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From: Dubai, UAE
RE: So, How loud is the Screamin' Eagle?
Ok,
So there was a Santana Concert last night... the HOGs did a drive to the concert arena... I had the chance to listen to a number of different exhausts and to my surprise, I FOUND THE EXHAUST I WANT!!!
The V&H Big Radius 2-1!!! WOWWWWWW... thats the sound I am looking for... There was another guy with a V&H 2-2 big Radius but that was toooo lound and annoying to me, specially that I was riding behind him in the formation...
So, I found the BR 2-1 on the EasternPc eBay store... would any of you recommend any other store? (International shipping)....
So there was a Santana Concert last night... the HOGs did a drive to the concert arena... I had the chance to listen to a number of different exhausts and to my surprise, I FOUND THE EXHAUST I WANT!!!
The V&H Big Radius 2-1!!! WOWWWWWW... thats the sound I am looking for... There was another guy with a V&H 2-2 big Radius but that was toooo lound and annoying to me, specially that I was riding behind him in the formation...
So, I found the BR 2-1 on the EasternPc eBay store... would any of you recommend any other store? (International shipping)....
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RE: So, How loud is the Screamin' Eagle?
Looks like you found the pipes you want. On your 1-10 scale I give the SE slipons a 1 or 2. I wish mine were a little louder. It is nice to NOT attract the attention of every traffic cop within a 1/4 mile every time I twist the throttle. I had that problem with Bubs.
Virtualmike I would be in on your offer to measure DB's of my pipes.
Virtualmike I would be in on your offer to measure DB's of my pipes.
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From: Eastern Massachusetts
RE: So, How loud is the Screamin' Eagle?
ORIGINAL: blueshadow
COULD ANY ONE TELL? IF IT WORTH PUTTING THE SCREAMING EAGLE SLIP ONS ON TO MY FAT BOB? TO GET A DEEPER SOUND.
HERE IN BELGOIM NO ONE CAN TELL ME HOW THAY SOUND? AND EVN IF I NEED TO INSTALL AFUEL PACK WITH THEM,,
COULD ANY ONE TELL? IF IT WORTH PUTTING THE SCREAMING EAGLE SLIP ONS ON TO MY FAT BOB? TO GET A DEEPER SOUND.
HERE IN BELGOIM NO ONE CAN TELL ME HOW THAY SOUND? AND EVN IF I NEED TO INSTALL AFUEL PACK WITH THEM,,
No fuel pack is required if the slip-ons are the only change you make.
Are they worth it? Only you can decide.
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