thanks for the kind words homie...yeh the only reason I even got that chrome thunderheader was cus I got it for 200 off a friend after I ripped a chunk off my old black one in a corner... but soon enough it will be black again lol. but I might keep it chrome, not sure yet, I kinda like the chrome pipe surprisingly. cus I hate chrome lol

 

Well shoot teach me oh wise one lol. I want chain and was getting ready to spend some change on one

 

lol just figure out the gearing you wanna run and look on ebay for a front sprocket then the rear sprocket then a chain lol... that's what I did, then aftermarket gaskets from a local shop. once you get the inner primary and outer primary off though its kinda of a bitch to bust off the lock nuts that hold the pulley but if you use a little heat and a impact it comes right off. everything else is pretty easy man. when you decide to do it pm me and I can help you through the process too if need be.

 

Not to be an idiot since I'm semi new to biked but how do i figure out the chain thing? I don't thibk I'm going to change it any different then what stock belt gives me just in chain

 

that isn't a idiot question at all man. my buddy actually had already done a couple chain conversions for some of our other friends so he looked up the gearing ration from a fxdx for me because the fxdx's are geared down from the street bobs and I wanted some more snap out of my bike, so I run stock fxdx gearing. I wrote it all down somewhere, I will go look for it and let you know what gearing I am running. and the chain is super torque too, I love it!

 

Gotcha im not a big gear head so ill understand some of it. But the reason i want chain ia i plan someday hopefully s9oner rather then later to drop a 120 block engine in the bike amd gice it some intense power amd i feel chain is better suited for that then belt

 

yeh my motor is just a stock 96 because im poor lol... soon it will have some new cams and a new tuner (once I get my tax refund lol)... but IMO the chain can handle a lot more than a belt can, and I know that can be argued both ways.... but once a chain does it initial stretch it will not stretch anymore so it will capable of holding more power than a belt that almost constantly stretches. like I said that is just my opinion though and I am not always right, trust me I get proven wrong all the time lol.. but personally I like the chain a lot more, my bike is a lot more responsive and there is no hesitation from the time I locked the throttle to the time I feel the bike pick up.... I definatly feel the power come on quicker than when I had my belt... being that I come from racing dirtbikes the easiest way for me to explain it is to say its like going from a carberueted 450 to a fuel injected 450... its a whole new ballfield

 

im pretty sure big al cut and shortened buddys t header for him and the coating on it is just a ceramic coating from a shop in nor cal if Im not mistaken but I could be wrong with that info

 

What you just said makes sense to me. I just don't see how a belt is suitable for big power i mean i understand for some plug and play it may be fine. Oh trust me I'm poor to i won't have that engine till like for years from now. I'm a broke bum here too but it'll be worth it since i plan on keeping my bike for life anyways

 

Yeah, I think you're right. I don't have a close up of Buddy's, but here's one of Kade Gates' bike with a Big Al's logo on it. Those headers look like brushed stainless to me.