Difference: Screamin' Eagle/Stock Muffler
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Difference: Screamin' Eagle/Stock Muffler
The Harley catalog is my "bathroom reading" material & I just thumb through it now & then. I was looking @ the Screamin' Eagle section just to see how much slip-on mufflers are nowadays. What IS the difference between the stock Softail slash-cut shotguns on my Cross bones & the Screamin' Eagle mufflers??? The look like the same exact thing, heat shields & everything. The only thing different is the "Screamin' Eagle" font etched on the heat sheild. I'm actually a few checks away from some Vance & Hines Big Radius turn downs, but I can't imagine someone buying SE mufflers for their bikes if they already have them. Can anyone teach me somethin'?
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The Screamin' Eagle slip-on's I installed on my '09 were new take-off's. I was somewhat disappointed that they weren't a bit louder. They seem to get a little loud with time but still not what I was looking for.
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I've got about 4000 on my SE's. Were not loud enough for me at first, but have gotten louder with the miles. Sound pretty good now, certainly louder than stock & not near as loud as my SEII's on my previous bike, which were too loud for me. I intend to keep 'em for now...
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I've got about 4000 on my SE's. Were not loud enough for me at first, but have gotten louder with the miles. Sound pretty good now, certainly louder than stock & not near as loud as my SEII's on my previous bike, which were too loud for me. I intend to keep 'em for now...
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I'm not trying to insult you, but your bike in your sig pic has the SEs? My pipes look exactly like that, but of course with the stock baffles. I can't understand why Harley just doesn't sell the baffles instead of making you pay X amount of dollars more for a smaller baffle & "Screamin' Eagle" inscribed on the heat shield. You know what I mean? The V & H pipe are going to be the only non-HD accesory I put on my biek.
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I guess that's my whole gripe about the SE mufflers; you pay so much money for almost nothing except for a little extra sound after a while. I don't like the fact that HD makes it sound like you get wicked sound & performance out of them. I like some Screamin' Eagle parts, but after doing some research & talking to people on this forum, I can't say they're telling the truth on all of their products.