Drag pipes or not
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6th Gear
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From: Indiana
Drag pipes or not
I like the sound of my fish tail but thinking about switching to drag pipes on my 78 1/2 FL Shovel. What do you think? Would like to find a used set if anybody has some to get rid of.
Big Kahuna HDF Member
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I had fishtails on my Panhead and drag pipes on my '75 FXE. Personally, I love upsweep fishtails but they weren't avalible for my shovel back then. But drag pipes on a shovel are awesome.
Road Master
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From: new orleans,la
not just that--- i see people use 2" drag pipes and thats even worse -- fishtails?? i take more of them off -- they dont flow -- to long -- junk-- remember most of us have tried all the custom stuff -- thats why ya dont see us with fishtails -- drag pipes -- and those new pipes that are super short and tun down in the center -- get a good set of 2 into 1's i made my own --
Road Captain
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put drag pipes on my 83 FXRT because I wanted to use them as headers with no crossover...
long story short, used the dragpipes for a while with the lollipops in it... lost a LOT of lowend torque. As soon as mufflers were back, WOW what a difference
long story short, used the dragpipes for a while with the lollipops in it... lost a LOT of lowend torque. As soon as mufflers were back, WOW what a difference
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From: Along the shoreline in SW FL
Really a personal preference. I got the side staggereds...but I'd rather get a nice set of Paughco True Duals.
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If you really want to go there, and your engine is near stock, use 1 3/4", 39" long and re-jet. But as others have said, a 2into1 or muffled true duels will get you more horsepower and torque.
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