Need some exhaust advice for a Slim
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Need some exhaust advice for a Slim
Last week I picked up a new 2015 Slim. I am looking for some advice on exhaust. Right now I have Ness Magnaflow Lowdowns on order. Could be back ordered for a few weeks. My last bike was a 2006 Street Glide with Vance and Hines Big Radius. I am not going to real loud, but a deep tone/rumble would be good. Would the Lowdowns have a deeper tone? Any opinions on the Ness pipes? Any other suggestions? Thanks Eric
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I went through hell trying to figure out what pipes I was going to put on my slim. I looked at everything out there by every manufacturer out there. I ended up putting V&H Big Shots on my '14 Slim. Go great with the bike and saved a ton through Fuel Moto. After I got them, I couldn't be happier!!! I love Ness products, BUT I couldn't justify spending that much extra coin on pipes after what I found the V&H for. Besides, pipes are what V&H do. V&H don't make fenders, lights, rims, grips, footpegs, etc. I figured if I wanted the best pipes, I needed to buy them from a company that specializes in them. Just my opinion and to each there own. In the end, it's up to you. I would look on Fuel Moto first and see what you else you can get for your money.
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+1 on the BigShots.
I have the quiet baffles in mine.
Nice deep sound, not obnoxiously loud, and the crossover prevents power loss.
Later I added a free-flow S&S Super air cleaner and the V&H FuelPak3.
It was like a whole new bike again...
I have the quiet baffles in mine.
Nice deep sound, not obnoxiously loud, and the crossover prevents power loss.
Later I added a free-flow S&S Super air cleaner and the V&H FuelPak3.
It was like a whole new bike again...
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Can you describe the difference between the quiet baffles and the stock baffles? Thanks.
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(Standard baffle on the left, quiet on the right)
The BS's come with the standard baffles pre-installed, you have to order the quiet baffles separately and swap them out.
Right now they're priced around $40 for the pair.
The standard baffles are essentially just a straight pipe with those concentric ridges pressed into the sides just to "swirl" the exhaust and help create a little back pressure.
The quiet baffles are shorter, with one sealed end and they're wrapped in fiberglass.
This creates even more back pressure, which helps in that you won't see the loss of power like you can with straight pipes.
The fiberglass will however disintegrate and burn off over time resulting in a slightly louder sound.
The quiet baffles have a much deeper, mellower sound compared to the raspy sound of the standards - but they're anything but quiet.
Compared to the standards they're maybe only 1 or 2dB quieter, which isn't much.
They just sound a lot better, IMO.
And just as a little FYI, the tips are held in place by a single set screw facing the bike, but the tips themselves are drilled and tapped in two places allowing them to be installed either slash down or slash out - rotated 90°.
One day when I had nothing better to do I decided to go ahead and rotate them facing out.
That lasted for one ride before I changed them back.
It made them sound a lot more tinny... didn't like it.
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Here's a photo:
(Standard baffle on the left, quiet on the right)
The BS's come with the standard baffles pre-installed, you have to order the quiet baffles separately and swap them out.
Right now they're priced around $40 for the pair.
The standard baffles are essentially just a straight pipe with those concentric ridges pressed into the sides just to "swirl" the exhaust and help create a little back pressure.
The quiet baffles are shorter, with one sealed end and they're wrapped in fiberglass.
This creates even more back pressure, which helps in that you won't see the loss of power like you can with straight pipes.
The fiberglass will however disintegrate and burn off over time resulting in a slightly louder sound.
The quiet baffles have a much deeper, mellower sound compared to the raspy sound of the standards - but they're anything but quiet.
Compared to the standards they're maybe only 1 or 2dB quieter, which isn't much.
They just sound a lot better, IMO.
And just as a little FYI, the tips are held in place by a single set screw facing the bike, but the tips themselves are drilled and tapped in two places allowing them to be installed either slash down or slash out - rotated 90°.
One day when I had nothing better to do I decided to go ahead and rotate them facing out.
That lasted for one ride before I changed them back.
It made them sound a lot more tinny... didn't like it.
(Standard baffle on the left, quiet on the right)
The BS's come with the standard baffles pre-installed, you have to order the quiet baffles separately and swap them out.
Right now they're priced around $40 for the pair.
The standard baffles are essentially just a straight pipe with those concentric ridges pressed into the sides just to "swirl" the exhaust and help create a little back pressure.
The quiet baffles are shorter, with one sealed end and they're wrapped in fiberglass.
This creates even more back pressure, which helps in that you won't see the loss of power like you can with straight pipes.
The fiberglass will however disintegrate and burn off over time resulting in a slightly louder sound.
The quiet baffles have a much deeper, mellower sound compared to the raspy sound of the standards - but they're anything but quiet.
Compared to the standards they're maybe only 1 or 2dB quieter, which isn't much.
They just sound a lot better, IMO.
And just as a little FYI, the tips are held in place by a single set screw facing the bike, but the tips themselves are drilled and tapped in two places allowing them to be installed either slash down or slash out - rotated 90°.
One day when I had nothing better to do I decided to go ahead and rotate them facing out.
That lasted for one ride before I changed them back.
It made them sound a lot more tinny... didn't like it.
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I have the Short Shots in black, also with the quiet baffle. Considered the big shots, I just prefer the look of the shorter pipe on the Slim.
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"I would look on Fuel Moto first and see what you else you can get for your money."
I totally concur on this, I watch people on this site talk about spending $1500-$2000 on Stage I upgrades all the time. Through Fuel-Moto, I got the V&H Short Shots, the Fuel Moto AC, and Fuel Moto tuner (already tuned for my pipes and air cleaner, I just plugged it in and it had the bike running perfectly right out of the box) all for under $800. Installation is a snap (once you wiggle the pipes in place!).
I totally concur on this, I watch people on this site talk about spending $1500-$2000 on Stage I upgrades all the time. Through Fuel-Moto, I got the V&H Short Shots, the Fuel Moto AC, and Fuel Moto tuner (already tuned for my pipes and air cleaner, I just plugged it in and it had the bike running perfectly right out of the box) all for under $800. Installation is a snap (once you wiggle the pipes in place!).
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