What pipes for a heritage?
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6th Gear
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From: Shenandoah Valley
What pipes for a heritage?
I was wondering what pipes Heritage owners would recommend. I am just looking for something quality made with a good sound but not looking for the loudest pipes on the market. I would be content with V&H short shots, they are inexpensive and look good but I believe they would keep my bags filthy.
Also what is the most inexpensive way to reprogram the ecm after installing pipes? I know you can drop a ton of money in a new programmer and remapping. Is there a cheaper alternative? I am not looking from a performance standpoint and I doubt I would be needing to remap again. This isn't a race bike just a driver.
Thanks all!
Also what is the most inexpensive way to reprogram the ecm after installing pipes? I know you can drop a ton of money in a new programmer and remapping. Is there a cheaper alternative? I am not looking from a performance standpoint and I doubt I would be needing to remap again. This isn't a race bike just a driver.
Thanks all!
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I have the short shots and they do not dirty up the bags at all. Also, if your just doing pipes you wont need to worry about fuel management but if you plan to do an intake you will and the cheapest route is with the Vance and Hine Fuel Pak
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I put some SE Slip Ons on mine and wish I would have done something different. If I do another set of pipes it will probably be a 2-1. I think they look really good and everyone speaks highly of the performance. Cleaning the bags aren't a big deal, you just have to keep up with them.
I just had HD reflash my bike for the build they did. I've gone that on way the last 2 bikes mainly out of convience. You will get a ton of advice on that or checkout some threads on tuners vs remapping. There are a lot of them on this forum.
I just had HD reflash my bike for the build they did. I've gone that on way the last 2 bikes mainly out of convience. You will get a ton of advice on that or checkout some threads on tuners vs remapping. There are a lot of them on this forum.
Road Master
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I like 2:1 and I like fish tails.
The duals sound better but the 2:1 perform better.
Do you have a stage 1 air intake and factory stage 1 flash of the stock ECU? If not get at least the stage 1 air intake and then contact Fuel Moto folks and they will hook you up with a PowerCommanderIII.
The duals sound better but the 2:1 perform better.
Do you have a stage 1 air intake and factory stage 1 flash of the stock ECU? If not get at least the stage 1 air intake and then contact Fuel Moto folks and they will hook you up with a PowerCommanderIII.
Tourer
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That being said, what are the effucts or difference between duals or 2-1 or shortys
What provides best power, mileage, volume, etc...
I was looking into Samsom True Duals, but beyond appearances, what effect on the bike would it give me over the stock pipes?
What provides best power, mileage, volume, etc...
I was looking into Samsom True Duals, but beyond appearances, what effect on the bike would it give me over the stock pipes?
Road Master
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Rush long series header and pipe all together. Length looks great with the saddle bags-a bit longer than most pipes. 1.75 baffle, a little loud but not like really loud pipes. I used Fuelmoto SE a/c with Xied. Excellente and no dyno needed. Ride safe.
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I like my short shots, but would get the big shots staggered if I were to do it again.
I had the short shots on the deuce and looked great, look good on the deluxe but the big shots would look better
I had the short shots on the deuce and looked great, look good on the deluxe but the big shots would look better
Last edited by kozy22; Sep 28, 2011 at 08:17 PM.
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Road Master
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I have the V & H Slip-ons....I also did the intake and had Harley downlaod a new map..
click on the links in my sig pic and you can hear the pipes
click on the links in my sig pic and you can hear the pipes
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Heritage pipes
For my "09 Heritage (stage ll 103" with S&S 583CR cams instead of SE255 and Stage 1 air), I knew I didn't like the stock pipes, so I did a lot of research after I saw how nice a set of V & H 2:1 Pro Pipes looked on another Heritage... and concluded that D & D Fatcats were the best choice. Everything I read on them indicated they provided the most improved performance of all of the 2:1 on the market. D & D quality is excellent; I shopped for the best price, and chose their "quiet" baffle. It's not really very quiet. I am very happy with my choice.
Harley just put a 2:1 on their new model (the Switchback), and I hope to see it and learn who manufactures it for Harley while I'm at a dealer tomorrow. From the photos I've seen of it, it looks like it could be made by D & D. Someone will probably correct me on this.
Harley just put a 2:1 on their new model (the Switchback), and I hope to see it and learn who manufactures it for Harley while I'm at a dealer tomorrow. From the photos I've seen of it, it looks like it could be made by D & D. Someone will probably correct me on this.
