Vance & Hines Shortshots Staggered
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Vance & Hines Shortshots Staggered
So now that I just ordered a set of V&H Shortshots Staggered(chrome) for my '09 Street Bob, what do y'all think of them? Someone on here have some pics of these pipes installed on their Dyna? How do they perform? How do they sound? Thanks!
Last edited by Shag67; Nov 22, 2009 at 03:54 PM. Reason: adding in that they are staggered
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I have these on my 07 Street bob and they are loud. Some say that they reduce the torque a bit, but I have nothing to compare it to as these were installed when I bought my bike. Did I mention that they are loud.
FWIW, I like em. I am keeping my eyes open for a set of bigshots.
FWIW, I like em. I am keeping my eyes open for a set of bigshots.
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From: Cameron, NC
As far as the losing torque thing goes, I put mine on with a SE Stage 1 Air cleaner and a PC V. I definitely noticed my torque increase especially in the 30-70 mph range. It seems as if most people here are doing the stage 1 thing with new pipes so I would say that you won't really lose anything. (You just may not get as much performance vs other types of pipes.)
Oh yeah, and they are loud, really loud but everyone I know tells me that my pipes sound awesome, so I don't worry
Oh yeah, and they are loud, really loud but everyone I know tells me that my pipes sound awesome, so I don't worry
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Got them on my 06 FXDI. They were loud, but had a tinny tone to them. I installed Big City Thunder baffles. Now these things bark with a loud, deep tone. Gave up a little low end torque for the sound, but got what I wanted.
EDIT Hell, mine are so loud, they have lessened my ability to read English. Sorry, mine are Big Shot Staggereds.
EDIT Hell, mine are so loud, they have lessened my ability to read English. Sorry, mine are Big Shot Staggereds.
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Isn't that the Big Shots Staggered in your pic?... I just seen the Edit.
I have a new set of the Big Shots coming for my 10 FXCD
Isn't that the Big Shots Staggered in your pic?... I just seen the Edit.
I have a new set of the Big Shots coming for my 10 FXCD
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Cool, sounds good so far. Thanks for the feedback. I'm buying them to replace my Bub Jug Huggers. They're pretty loud, but the chrome peeled off of the tips and I got pissed off at Bub's over trying to get them replaced under warranty, then I scraped them up pretty badly on the Dragon so I removed the heat shields and wrapped them in header wrap and then the dang header wrap started changing color from black to white... making the bike look kinda ragged out. The rest of the bike is perfect but the pipes make it look trashy now. I won't buy another product from Bub's after they tried to jerk me around about the peeling chrome thing. They should somehow make it impossible to chug a few beers and have access to ebay. My wife's gonna **** when she sees ANOTHER set of pipes show up at the door. 
I'm gonna keep my ratty old Jug Huggers and swap back to them for whenever I make a trip the the Dragon and use the V&H for day-to-day riding.
I'm gonna keep my ratty old Jug Huggers and swap back to them for whenever I make a trip the the Dragon and use the V&H for day-to-day riding.
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From: Baumholder, Ger
Get em you wont be disapointed. You obviously wont see the same performance out of them that you would thunderheader but meh they look better. Def do some sort of fuel management and a big sucker, when i first put them on i did the pipes and cleaner and road it the same day to a shop to have the pc put on. When i got it back it just felt better, maybe it was a mental thing dunno.