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Nov 24, 2008 | 07:13 PM

#11

2002fxdp

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From: NWI

dont know if you are doing it for looks, but i have no probs with heat off of mine.
if you had foward controls it might be diff

of course maybe you already have em on and its too hot.
then of course my opinion is then useless...LOL

Nov 24, 2008 | 11:26 PM

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rockon

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From: Conifer, CO

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2002fxdp

I have highway pegs too, but I doubt I'd ever notice heat at highway speeds. So you're running just the pipes themselves? I've seen a couple guys post that they've managed to singe their pant legs since they had no shields or wrap.

Nov 25, 2008 | 06:08 AM

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2002fxdp

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From: NWI

yea, no probs here in 2 years

Nov 25, 2008 | 06:40 AM

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SPECIAL ED

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From: Templeton California

Mine ran hot enough to burn a hole in my pants leg before I got it tuned on a dyno.That did more to cool it down than the wrap.

Nov 25, 2008 | 07:37 AM

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rounder

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From: Palm Harbor fl.

From what I have read around here the 96 runs hotter than the 88... Of course get your AFR down to 13.2:1 and the bike will have much cooler pipes.(the xied's do this, don't they?)

Nov 25, 2008 | 02:37 PM

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rockon

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From: Conifer, CO

Quote:

Originally Posted by rounder

From what I have read around here the 96 runs hotter than the 88... Of course get your AFR down to 13.2:1 and the bike will have much cooler pipes.(the xied's do this, don't they?)

I've got XIEDs on my bike...can't really say how much they dropped the temperature though. The bike seems to run better...

Nov 25, 2008 | 02:47 PM

#17

benwiggin2

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From: The wild, wild, west.

XIED"s cooled my bike down a lot. You gonna wrap the pipes or not?

Nov 26, 2008 | 08:03 PM

#18

rockon

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From: Conifer, CO

Quote:

Originally Posted by benwiggin2

XIED"s cooled my bike down a lot. You gonna wrap the pipes or not?

Yep, picked up some "graphite black" Thermo-Tec heat wrap at Auto Zone tonight. Don't know how close of a match that black is to rest of the bike, but I'm spraying over the wrap anyway, so...

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Nov 26, 2008 | 08:47 PM

#19

Bishop73

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From: New Braunfels, TX

I think the wrap is going to look good on your bike rockon. My wrap seems to be helping cool the pipes a lil bit, but nothing to write home about. I may have to look into the XIED's.