Slip-ons (V&H or Rush)

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Mar 24, 2009 | 09:22 AM

#11

Led Zeppelin

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I've got V&H head pipes and rush slip ons. They sound great. The nice thing about the Rush is you can change the baffle size if you want.

Mar 24, 2009 | 09:54 AM

#12

keltonkrew

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I just ordered a set of Rush slip ons with the tapered tips.

Mar 24, 2009 | 11:17 AM

#13

Archer1968

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I had a set of Rush with 2.25 baffles and loved them, then when i moved up to a full system, i think my rush were a bit louder than my Sampson's (baloney's)

Mar 24, 2009 | 12:59 PM

#14

DadoubleRen

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I have the Rush 2.25 and they sound great have that deep throaty sound. Great sound without all the retunes and such to the EFI

Mar 24, 2009 | 01:07 PM

#15

harley_nova

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I just put on the Rush 2". Love the sound. Sounds like a Harley should sound.
I certainly wouldn't go any higher then 2" (IMO). They are plenty loud enough.

Mar 24, 2009 | 05:35 PM

#16

wgotto

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Odered them.

Ordered the rush 2-inch baloney cut slip-ons. Stealer swears I'm going to have problems and will need to re-jet the carb. We'll see. Thanks all.

Mar 24, 2009 | 05:44 PM

#17

tk353

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you will need to rejet or run lean. the efi bikes can adjust for the pipes but the carb will not

Mar 25, 2009 | 07:02 AM

#18

howolf

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I had both on my '07 fxstc:

first I mounted the V&H big Shots Staggered: they are loud, yes, but a nice sound? No, not at all.
Sorry to all of you V&H fans, but there's no soul in the V&H sound as for my experience with them. As i said, it's only noise. In all honesty, i do not understand why they are so popular.

Then I went for the Rush 2" slip-ons and they do have that nice deep rumble, they produce a troaty sound that makes a TC96 even sound (for as far as this is possible...) like a Harley should.

If you're looking for a deep, troaty rumble, then I'm sure the Rush 2" will let your TC88 sound that way. I'm not sure what the sound of the 1.75 or smaller is like.

Good luck with the changes!

Last edited by howolf; Mar 25, 2009 at 07:06 AM.

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Mar 25, 2009 | 07:32 AM

#19

nova_SS

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I've researched this via the search engine for Months. All indications are with the 2.0 baffle some type of retune should be necesarry. 1.75 lets you get away without doing anything else.
Let us know what you think of the sound once your up and running.