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Old Jun 6, 2022 | 08:32 AM
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Good day everyone . My 12 FB lo has V&H long shots with the base level (loudest)baffles in it. It also has am S&S hi flow. I'm assuming the previous owner may have had it tuned to match this stuff but I can't obtain that info yet. I guess I need to bring it to a dealer and have them plug it in and tell ne what's up. But... I would like to install the V&H quiet baffles or as someone suggested wrap my own baffles. I rather buy the correct engineered ones. My question is (finally) im reading that there is a possibility of burning the valves due to the increase of back pressure. My goal was to buy the wrapped baffles and use them...but a friend warned that I may need to be tuned again. Looking for advice thanks.
 
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Originally Posted by JLC2012FATBOYLO
Good day everyone . My 12 FB lo has V&H long shots with the base level (loudest)baffles in it. It also has am S&S hi flow. I'm assuming the previous owner may have had it tuned to match this stuff but I can't obtain that info yet. I guess I need to bring it to a dealer and have them plug it in and tell ne what's up. But... I would like to install the V&H quiet baffles or as someone suggested wrap my own baffles. I rather buy the correct engineered ones. My question is (finally) im reading that there is a possibility of burning the valves due to the increase of back pressure. My goal was to buy the wrapped baffles and use them...but a friend warned that I may need to be tuned again. Looking for advice thanks.
buy the quiet baffles and have it properly tuned.
 
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I chose to PM you my thoughts My 04 came with same thing.
 
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I chose to PM you my thoughts My 04 came with same thing.
Ok thanks I will look for it. But as of now its not in my pms
 
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Ok thanks I will look for it. But as of now its not in my pms
It's in the PM. Sorry about the PMS.
 
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