I think HD improved the sound of SE Street Cannons
#1
12-12-2018, 11:39 AM
I think HD improved the sound of SE Street Cannons
I recently installed SE Street Cannons on my ‘17 M8 EG Ultra Limited. I bought these from Surdyke at the end of September ‘18. The have the slash tips. Everything is stock except the SC slip ons. No download. One thing I noticed was that they no longer have the Screaming Eagle emblem, as it’s replaced by a painted logo.
At the first start up I noticed that they sounded much better than the Street Cannons I had installed on my traded in ‘17 M8 Road King. At idle they have a slightly more pronounced rumble without the muted sound of the OEMs. When I crack the throttle, they really bark...much more so than the OEMs and more so than I remember the SCs sounded on my Road King.
When cruising at 3,000 RPMs they have a nice, but not too loud, rumble that I can feel in my back. When I open the throttle, they really bark! It’s hard to describe the sound, but they sound like the Vance and Hines that I have on my TriGlide.
Yesterday, when I was riding with some Patriot Guard buddies, they immediately noticed how good they sound.
I have a K&N air cleaner and the SEPST that I have not yet installed. I’ll probably do that in a few weeks.
My plan to break my warranty with non-EPA slip ons has changed. I’m quite pleased with how these Street Cannons sound.
So, I’m curious...has anyone else noticed that the newer Street Cannons have a much better sound than the earlier ones? Did HD redesign them?
Edit: oh yeah...when I get an opportunity, I’ll record a sound clip.
At the first start up I noticed that they sounded much better than the Street Cannons I had installed on my traded in ‘17 M8 Road King. At idle they have a slightly more pronounced rumble without the muted sound of the OEMs. When I crack the throttle, they really bark...much more so than the OEMs and more so than I remember the SCs sounded on my Road King.
When cruising at 3,000 RPMs they have a nice, but not too loud, rumble that I can feel in my back. When I open the throttle, they really bark! It’s hard to describe the sound, but they sound like the Vance and Hines that I have on my TriGlide.
Yesterday, when I was riding with some Patriot Guard buddies, they immediately noticed how good they sound.
I have a K&N air cleaner and the SEPST that I have not yet installed. I’ll probably do that in a few weeks.
My plan to break my warranty with non-EPA slip ons has changed. I’m quite pleased with how these Street Cannons sound.
So, I’m curious...has anyone else noticed that the newer Street Cannons have a much better sound than the earlier ones? Did HD redesign them?
Edit: oh yeah...when I get an opportunity, I’ll record a sound clip.
Last edited by TriGeezer; 12-12-2018 at 11:40 AM.
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12-12-2018, 01:04 PM
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12-14-2018, 07:28 PM
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12-17-2018, 03:52 PM
I recently installed SE Street Cannons on my ‘17 M8 EG Ultra Limited. I bought these from Surdyke at the end of September ‘18. The have the slash tips. Everything is stock except the SC slip ons. No download. One thing I noticed was that they no longer have the Screaming Eagle emblem, as it’s replaced by a painted logo.
At the first start up I noticed that they sounded much better than the Street Cannons I had installed on my traded in ‘17 M8 Road King. At idle they have a slightly more pronounced rumble without the muted sound of the OEMs. When I crack the throttle, they really bark...much more so than the OEMs and more so than I remember the SCs sounded on my Road King.
When cruising at 3,000 RPMs they have a nice, but not too loud, rumble that I can feel in my back. When I open the throttle, they really bark! It’s hard to describe the sound, but they sound like the Vance and Hines that I have on my TriGlide.
Yesterday, when I was riding with some Patriot Guard buddies, they immediately noticed how good they sound.
I have a K&N air cleaner and the SEPST that I have not yet installed. I’ll probably do that in a few weeks.
My plan to break my warranty with non-EPA slip ons has changed. I’m quite pleased with how these Street Cannons sound.
So, I’m curious...has anyone else noticed that the newer Street Cannons have a much better sound than the earlier ones? Did HD redesign them?
Edit: oh yeah...when I get an opportunity, I’ll record a sound clip.
At the first start up I noticed that they sounded much better than the Street Cannons I had installed on my traded in ‘17 M8 Road King. At idle they have a slightly more pronounced rumble without the muted sound of the OEMs. When I crack the throttle, they really bark...much more so than the OEMs and more so than I remember the SCs sounded on my Road King.
When cruising at 3,000 RPMs they have a nice, but not too loud, rumble that I can feel in my back. When I open the throttle, they really bark! It’s hard to describe the sound, but they sound like the Vance and Hines that I have on my TriGlide.
Yesterday, when I was riding with some Patriot Guard buddies, they immediately noticed how good they sound.
I have a K&N air cleaner and the SEPST that I have not yet installed. I’ll probably do that in a few weeks.
My plan to break my warranty with non-EPA slip ons has changed. I’m quite pleased with how these Street Cannons sound.
So, I’m curious...has anyone else noticed that the newer Street Cannons have a much better sound than the earlier ones? Did HD redesign them?
Edit: oh yeah...when I get an opportunity, I’ll record a sound clip.
#6
12-19-2018, 08:42 PM
Just bought a pair today for my '19 SG and will report back as to the sound. Had a '17 RG with Rineharts and loved the sound but felt like I lost some throttle twist grunt. The stock pipes don't sound that bad after getting some miles on them. When I bought the '17 I did not like the way the Street Cannons sounded thus installing the Rineharts. Hope these Street Cannons have a throaty rumble instead of the raspy sound of the '17 Street Cannons!
#7
01-17-2019, 07:41 PM
If you like the slip ons you should hear their complete exhaust system and it has the SE emblem: While researching exhaust systems I discovered HDMC installed the cat converters in front pipe, probably to save on platinum costs. It is super restrictive so I decided to purchase the full SE exhaust system which moves cat converters into the slip ons where they belong. I also purchased the high flow intake and the SE pro tuner so I can tune- remap ECM on my own (anything to stay out of the stealership).
The SE slip-ons you buy for stock front pipes do not have cat converters in them and won't fit on the full exhaust system so you can't mix them up-bypass the cat converter entirely when using SE hardware. They sound really good, unlike the SE slip ons that go on stock pipes which are a bit tame and I read a lot of complaints about.
The SE tuner and associated cables you need to hook up to the ECM connector and software you download on your laptop makes it a really easy DIY to tune yourself.
I installed complete exhaust system and tuned it in less than 6 hours, which for a first time is not too bad IMO.
HDMC claims you get a 10 percent increase in HP and torque with this complete stage 1, vs what I call a partial stage 1 if you just get slip ons over crappy front pipes
The SE slip-ons you buy for stock front pipes do not have cat converters in them and won't fit on the full exhaust system so you can't mix them up-bypass the cat converter entirely when using SE hardware. They sound really good, unlike the SE slip ons that go on stock pipes which are a bit tame and I read a lot of complaints about.
The SE tuner and associated cables you need to hook up to the ECM connector and software you download on your laptop makes it a really easy DIY to tune yourself.
I installed complete exhaust system and tuned it in less than 6 hours, which for a first time is not too bad IMO.
HDMC claims you get a 10 percent increase in HP and torque with this complete stage 1, vs what I call a partial stage 1 if you just get slip ons over crappy front pipes
Last edited by QAfred; 01-17-2019 at 07:42 PM. Reason: typos
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01-19-2019, 10:33 AM
Just bought a pair today for my '19 SG and will report back as to the sound. Had a '17 RG with Rineharts and loved the sound but felt like I lost some throttle twist grunt. The stock pipes don't sound that bad after getting some miles on them. When I bought the '17 I did not like the way the Street Cannons sounded thus installing the Rineharts. Hope these Street Cannons have a throaty rumble instead of the raspy sound of the '17 Street Cannons!
Last edited by phildrz; 01-19-2019 at 10:38 AM.