Screamin Eagle Slip on question
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Screamin Eagle Slip on question
I have a set of screamin eagle slip ons on my 09 Street Bob, I have bent one of the spoon tabs down in one pipe still tring to get the other one to budge, But my question is do I need to remap or anything after doing this? Dont want to hurt my engine and I heard the big twins run lean from the showroom floor?
nope man you are good... when i did mine a while back i used a round bar slammed it in there , then went up in size on the bar... feels weird doing it but it works... the longer the bar the better the leverage... be sure to have 2 people though one to hold the pipe the other the bar, if not you risk bending the whole pipe or the clamps on the slip on
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My Dumb A$$ tried to bend them down with the pipes on the bike I figured it was a lot easier then this. I got a good quarter size hole in one pipe but couldn't get the other to budge. Then I tried to take the baffles out, took out the tamper proof torques and still could not get the darn things out tried a bar and starting the bike and warming it up and some channel locks to pull on them, So I quit, hopefully the one having slightly more flow then the other is not harmful. Soon as I can afford it I am going to have my mech install some BCT baffels and be done with it. I am tired of turning wrenches on my brand spaking new bike and not getting anywhere, plus I feel like I am hurting it specialy when I have a bar up my pipe slamming on it as hard as I can with a hammer I am so lucky I didnt bend or brake something like the header. Thank God
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my dumb a$$ tried to bend them down with the pipes on the bike i figured it was a lot easier then this. I got a good quarter size hole in one pipe but couldn't get the other to budge. Then i tried to take the baffles out, took out the tamper proof torques and still could not get the darn things out tried a bar and starting the bike and warming it up and some channel locks to pull on them, so i quit, hopefully the one having slightly more flow then the other is not harmful. Soon as i can afford it i am going to have my mech install some bct baffels and be done with it. I am tired of turning wrenches on my brand spaking new bike and not getting anywhere, plus i feel like i am hurting it specialy when i have a bar up my pipe slamming on it as hard as i can with a hammer i am so lucky i didnt bend or brake something like the header. Thank god
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Did bending that spoon tab down make any difference in the sound?
any difference in performance?
any difference in performance?
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The bar I used was the handle for my jack, it bent the top of the tabs down so it looks like a spoon with a 50cent piece whole in the top of it, the bike sounds at least 2times louder then it did and it is getting louder the more I ride it as the packing starts to burn out since the pipes are brand new. Thanks For The Help
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Sounds twice as loud and getting louder, Love the sound, and no change in performance, at least not noticeable change.
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wow, that's quite a bit of difference, I was thinking of changing mine to
vance and hines slip ons, but if you gained that much without any
troubles with performance, i will try that too. I plan on getting the
screamin eagle air cleaner and remap someday and I think if I'm going to
bend them, I should do it before the remap is done.
vance and hines slip ons, but if you gained that much without any
troubles with performance, i will try that too. I plan on getting the
screamin eagle air cleaner and remap someday and I think if I'm going to
bend them, I should do it before the remap is done.