Vance and Hines vs. Python?
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Vance and Hines vs. Python?
I am looking at getting Vance and Hines Big Radius 2 into 2 or Python Throwbacks for my 2012 Fat Bob. Any comments on which set is better performance wise and which set would give me a louder, deeper sound?
I have the V&H Big Radius 2-2 on my `11 FXDC, normal V&H baffling. When I first installed, while accelerating at 3/4 to full throttle they were quite loud, but not very deep, they had a definite crack when sprinting!
However they have mellowed somewhat,at least at idle, now that I have aprox 4000 miles on them (and SERT is now on the bike too). At idle they sound terrific to me, tho I still would not use the term "deep", that nice HD loping idle is present tho, love that and the nice raspy sound they make during gear changes. They sound the same under hard acceleration tho, that has not changed, at least not to my 50 yr old ears.
I bought these for looks mostly, I prefer the scalloped ends over the slash cut Pythons. I did want a deeper sound back then and tried Hard Kore baffles for a couple hundred miles but they sounded awful, so I ditched those before my tune. I love the sound of my bike now.
I noticed a bit more kick in the pants after I first installed them, with no tune or A/C change, nothing major, just at the threshold of "something is different here" when the throttle is mashed... well you know what I mean.
I have no experience with Pythons so I do not know how they would compare performance-wise, but given the Venom's similar shape and length, could they be much different? Unless perhaps the baffling is more restrictive than the Big Radius??
David
However they have mellowed somewhat,at least at idle, now that I have aprox 4000 miles on them (and SERT is now on the bike too). At idle they sound terrific to me, tho I still would not use the term "deep", that nice HD loping idle is present tho, love that and the nice raspy sound they make during gear changes. They sound the same under hard acceleration tho, that has not changed, at least not to my 50 yr old ears.
I bought these for looks mostly, I prefer the scalloped ends over the slash cut Pythons. I did want a deeper sound back then and tried Hard Kore baffles for a couple hundred miles but they sounded awful, so I ditched those before my tune. I love the sound of my bike now.
I noticed a bit more kick in the pants after I first installed them, with no tune or A/C change, nothing major, just at the threshold of "something is different here" when the throttle is mashed... well you know what I mean.
I have no experience with Pythons so I do not know how they would compare performance-wise, but given the Venom's similar shape and length, could they be much different? Unless perhaps the baffling is more restrictive than the Big Radius??
David
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