1 3/4 drag pipes
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1 3/4 drag pipes
Looking to purchase 1 3/4 chrome drag pipes . Question being who produces great drag pipes for a 1998 evo softail . I hear some have cheep chrome that flakes off . Is there a USA made product out there in drag pipes ?
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Do you think the Cycle shack ones are just as good and in chrome quality . I can get a vance and hines pro pipe my tuner saiid my bike should pull 85 HP for my 1340 with the pro pipe . I had the dyno pull with longshots at 81 hp . I know the HP will not be as good but the old school look of 1 3/4 drags with the S@S super E and the sound with single fire ignition it the closist I can get to a shovel head sound
Last edited by Jeff Fish; Jan 2, 2019 at 07:06 PM.
For Cycle Shack, you're looking at either used or whatever NOS is still in the system. They shut down a couple of years ago.
I'm with you on the look of straight pipes + S&S carb. I built my bobber that way. I'm sure some dyno testing would reveal that my pipes are costing me power, but that's ok.
I'm with you on the look of straight pipes + S&S carb. I built my bobber that way. I'm sure some dyno testing would reveal that my pipes are costing me power, but that's ok.
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Sounds like you have a decent build there... Why would you want to ruin it with a set of drag pipes.... If You want the sound of a Shovel then buy a Shovel.....
https://dai.ly/x59jk8q
https://dai.ly/x59jk8q
Last edited by 98hotrodfatboy; Jan 2, 2019 at 07:47 PM.
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in this video by S&S adding a thumb screw did help but still lost a considerable amount of power in the mid range.
https://redirect.viglink.com/?format...i.ly%2Fx59jk8q
https://redirect.viglink.com/?format...i.ly%2Fx59jk8q
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Sounds like you have a decent build there... Why would you want to ruin it with a set of drag pipes.... If You want the sound of a Shovel then buy a Shovel.....
https://dai.ly/x59jk8q
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Torque cone are just snake oil. Lollypops help a little but not enough to totally overcome the short comings of drag pipes.