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Old Aug 31, 2024 | 02:08 PM
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I have a 2009 Road King and was wondering if a side dump exhaust is worth it? Some say you lose HP and some say you gain torque.
 
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Old Sep 1, 2024 | 07:27 PM
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They look cool as hell (to me), performance? never had mine on a dino, my 1988 E Glide will walk my sons Sportster, PO also installed "racing stuff" so that probably helps, you will get some decel pops, not sure if your 09 is FI, I have an S&S Super E, I installed lolly pops (My own design) and pretty much eliminated the pop, and pulls good and strong, to me.


Got these from Dennis Kirk for about $180 delivered, not sure what years they fit, got about 4000 miles on them, and they blue up pretty quick (Me likey) I made the heat shield, also Twisted Choppers makes some high quality dump pipes, I had they're 2into1 on my Sporty, high grade stainless steel, I could never feel any ill effect on performance, however; still got the decel pop.

https://twistedchoppers.com/product-...touring-84-17/

Heres a pic of the 2into1, the thing was a bear to install.



 
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Old Sep 4, 2024 | 10:09 AM
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The general consensus is that really short pipes lose power in the low & mid range.

Never tried them so I can`t confirm or deny
 
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