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Old Aug 22, 2015 | 07:01 PM
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Love the sound but lost low end power hopefully when I get it retuned it will get better also have a small exhaust leak where the muffler meets the headpipe
 
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Old Aug 23, 2015 | 02:44 PM
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Also is it safe to ride until I can get it tuned
 
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Old Aug 23, 2015 | 03:45 PM
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Used D&D on the 2 bikes before my current ride (went with Rinehart this time). With a 2-1 you should not see any fall off. If memory serves it bumped HP and torque up about 10% on the two CVO's I put them on.

As far as the the leak, I put a coating of Permatex Ultra Copper on the header pipe before sliding the muffler on. What did you torque the exhaust clamp to? On D&D's it was something in the area of only 15 ft pounds.
 
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Old Aug 23, 2015 | 04:20 PM
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Fix the leak, why ride with it?
 
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Well I def lost low end from my power duals and high outputs but it hasnt been retuned yet so im hoping I get it back plus some do u think its ok to ride for about a week until I get it to the dyno guy
 
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To get it tuned correctly you need to find and fix the exhaust leak. Not too big of a job.
 
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Well got her dyno'd today ended up with 85hp and 105ftlbs
 
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Old Aug 31, 2015 | 05:44 PM
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Numbers.. aint everything...... ITS where the TQ is.....

Glad to hear you what you got.. sounds pretty good...

BuT..-- what yr and what mod have you done...???

the #'s you now have is Typ of a 103 kit build -----

105 and 85 should give you a lot of smiles per miles on your bike

I just did cams on our 96'''er and got 92/82 and we are totally happy.

Now enjoy your bike and ride the chit out of it...


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85hp 105ftlbs
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