looking for a good performing exhaust for a 1996 softail custom. bike has a big bore kit, mikuni carb, big sucker, getting head work and woods 8 cam. I use to have a thunderheader and I did not like it.

so looking for looks, sound and overall performance.

 

You already had one of the best....
Looks...How bout some Long Shots....

 

Supertrapp 2-1. I wasn't aware that they made big bore kits for an evo?

 

yes revolution performance makes big bore kits for evo's

 

Surely you are joking. There are more big bore and stroker kits than I can count.

Back to the OP, the sky is the limit for exhausts. Bang for the buck, keep the stock headers and crossover pipe and go with a set of slip ons. Sound is subjective and what sounds great to one guy is obnoxious to another. That being said, Rush and Cycle Shack are two popular choices for slip ons.

Avoid straight drag pipes. They make lots of noise and usually produce very little low end streetable power and torque.

I like the Rhineharts on my dad's Road King, but most Rhinehart products are made for touring bikes. Even though his Road King is a twin cam, his bike actually sounds pretty good. Still not as good as my Evo though haha.

 

I was. ^. That was more of a prodding to get the op to tell us what's done to the motor

 

You want performance, this is it.

https://www.rbracing-rsr.com/lsr21/softail.html

 

Vance 2 into 1 pro pipe. I love that pipe!

 

Funny you should mention these exhaust as I was just looking at them last night

for those interested , bike has 10.5:1 pistons , getting headwork, new intake, valves, lifters, springs. woods-8 cam, big breather, and mikuni carb

 

Rb racing is one of the better pipes. I have one but by what I hear is the supertrapp is a better choice because you can tune it to your build and produce the most amount of hp/tq. As for the 8 cam it really likes 10.8:1, I know cause I have one of those too. Don't forget to post a dyno when completed