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Old Jul 15, 2011 | 05:42 PM
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I bought my '05 Softail Springer Classic (FLSTSCI) used & it already had these sweet Samson Fishtails on it.....no baffles....VERY LOUD !

I dig loud pipes, but I'm starting to get crap from the HOA *****.

I see Samson sells baffles & I was wondering if anyone has installed baffles after the fact & aside from the noise, would I find anything else changed ?

Any issues with lost hp, gas mileage etc ... ?

It's fuel injected....will that have to be tweaked as well ?

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Old Jul 15, 2011 | 07:09 PM
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HUH?
You are already bending to someone's will besides your own.
Changing your exhaust will affect your intake. Period. This is usually the first place I let people make a mistake. You are trying to go down in performance?! Why?!

Yes--answer to all of your questions, & if the cam is high performance
you can't go down w/out some cash flow anyway
I don't care what the Imperialists tell you. Blow them away & find some friends.
 
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Old Jul 15, 2011 | 07:14 PM
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Yes, baffles will change bike performance. How much is the question.
You may have to re tune your bike..
 
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Old Jul 15, 2011 | 08:00 PM
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HAHAHA, yeah, I've pretty much ignored them for now & no one has really pressed the issue.......but I DO need to live here & attempt to get along.

I figured it would screw with the bike more than I want it to, so for now, I'll wait to see what happens.

Thanks for the answers !
 
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