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Old Jul 13, 2011 | 12:10 PM
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The warmer my 04 heritage with SE II slip ons and A/C gets, the louder it seems to get also.

It could be my imagination, but not sure. I have checked everything I can for leaks etc, except where the header meets the head (kid broke my torque wrench, waiting to get a new one).

Probably just my old ears.....
 
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Old Jul 13, 2011 | 07:03 PM
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Are these the unbaffled "Competition" SEII's?

If so then they are so F'n loud to begin with you probalby have hearing damage already and it is... "Probably just my old ears."

If they are baffled then the packing may just be heating up enough to get louder when hot.
 
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Old Jul 15, 2011 | 10:16 AM
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Originally Posted by TheTroupe
Are these the unbaffled "Competition" SEII's?

If so then they are so F'n loud to begin with you probalby have hearing damage already and it is... "Probably just my old ears."

If they are baffled then the packing may just be heating up enough to get louder when hot.
Packing heating up and getting louder? LOL. Where did you come up with that one?
 
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Old Jul 15, 2011 | 12:15 PM
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Packing heating up and getting louder? LOL. Where did you come up with that one?
Pulled it out of my a$$, where else could it come from?
 
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