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Old Jul 5, 2009 | 02:23 PM
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I HAVE Python Staggered Duals Exhaust ON MY 03 FATBOY RIGHT NOW BUT FOUND A GUY WITH A Vance and Hines 2 into 1 Pro Pipe FOR UNDER 200 IN GOOD SHAPE WOULD I NOTICE MUCH DIFFERANCE IN THE TWO PIPES OR SHOULD I JUST PASS ON THE DEAL I DO LIKE MY BIKE WITH A LIL GROWL NOT SURE IF I WOULD LOOSE MY SOUND FOR PERFORMANCE ANY HELP
 
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Old Jul 5, 2009 | 04:53 PM
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is your bike carb of efi?? and do you have an ac on it?? if you do you'll have to get it retuned. it will make some difference
 
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I HAVE Python Staggered Duals Exhaust ON MY 03 FATBOY RIGHT NOW BUT FOUND A GUY WITH A Vance and Hines 2 into 1 Pro Pipe FOR UNDER 200 IN GOOD SHAPE WOULD I NOTICE MUCH DIFFERANCE IN THE TWO PIPES OR SHOULD I JUST PASS ON THE DEAL I DO LIKE MY BIKE WITH A LIL GROWL NOT SURE IF I WOULD LOOSE MY SOUND FOR PERFORMANCE ANY HELP
You will feel a big seat of the pants gain in the midrange. The pro-pipes work about as good as anything out there.

I dunno if it would be worth the funky look on your classic "gangsta" sled tho Red???

Your bike looks so right with 2-2's.

2-1's look right on some bikes and wrong on others....

I switched over because I wanted not just a simplified black pipe look but also to take full advantage of some headwork I had done on my 95" EFI bike.

Here is a dyno comparision betyween Big Shot Staggered 2-2's and a Rinehart 2-1.

Guess which pipe is the 2-1....


And see where I was going with the overall look of my bike?



So for me the change made sense...If that makes sense? Duh
 
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Old Jul 5, 2009 | 05:37 PM
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is your bike carb of efi?? And do you have an ac on it?? If you do you'll have to get it retuned. It will make some difference
its efi got an ac and stage one done already
 
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Old Jul 5, 2009 | 05:42 PM
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The pro-pipe isnt gonna be as "Loud" as your Pythons...

The Rinehart I have is in fact a "Loud" 2-1 where it was designed to be a noisemaker where the pro-pipe's pure design emphasis was on performance and performance alone.

If you like that sound you have now you may not like the Pro-Pipe.

My Rinehart growls and spits like a Winston cup race car. My buddies Dyna with a pro-pipe? Not so much.
 
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you will feel a big seat of the pants gain in the midrange. The pro-pipes work about as good as anything out there.

I dunno if it would be worth the funky look on your classic "gangsta" sled tho red???

Your bike looks so right with 2-2's.

2-1's look right on some bikes and wrong on others....

I switched over because i wanted not just a simplified black pipe look but also to take full advantage of some headwork i had done on my 95" efi bike.

Here is a dyno comparision betyween big shot staggered 2-2's and a rinehart 2-1.

Guess which pipe is the 2-1....


and see where i was going with the overall look of my bike?



so for me the change made sense...if that makes sense? Duh

ya but the 2 2 look a lil funky with my bags on imo
 
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ya but the 2 2 look a lil funky with my bags on imo
Agreed. What the? I thgought you were all Aped and Gansta'ed up. Now you are all smooth cruiserish.

Get the 2-1 and dont ever look back.
 
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agreed. What the? I thgought you were all aped and gansta'ed up. Now you are all smooth cruiserish.

Get the 2-1 and dont ever look back.
lol ya was aped up but hated the narrow apes real confiy now the vh 2in1 there not that quiet are thay
 
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SINCE I HAVE A DOWNLOAD AND AIR CLEANER ALREADY I SHOULDENT NEED TO REMAP IT SHOULD I
 
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lol ya was aped up but hated the narrow apes real confiy now the vh 2in1 there not that quiet are thay

In the grand scheme of all things related to Harley exhaust the Pro-Pipe isnt loud. Its deep. Its almost muted. It dosent have that car alarm setting off stattacco raspiness that you 2-2's have.

I like the sound of em...But it aint loud.
 
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