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Old Oct 31, 2014 | 06:37 AM
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So after some great advice on here I have decided to go with a set of V&H Short Shots and a Screaming Eagle filter.
Financially I could not afford the get these both done now, plus a remap I have two options, do one of the two now, say the pipes and wait 2 months and do the filter, or I wait and get it all done at the same time.

What would people recommend? Could I do pipes now and then change the rest in the future?
 
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Old Oct 31, 2014 | 07:33 AM
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Originally Posted by tim_espana
So after some great advice on here I have decided to go with a set of V&H Short Shots and a Screaming Eagle filter.
Financially I could not afford the get these both done now, plus a remap I have two options, do one of the two now, say the pipes and wait 2 months and do the filter, or I wait and get it all done at the same time.

What would people recommend? Could I do pipes now and then change the rest in the future?
Yes, you could do the pipes now and the filter later. Just adding pipes usually doesn't require a new tune.

After you do the air filter you are probably going to have to add a tuning device.
 
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Old Oct 31, 2014 | 12:50 PM
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I'd recommend pipes first. I just did the same thing on my "72" a few weeks ago. You'll get much more smiles per mile from exhaust vs air filter.
 
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Old Oct 31, 2014 | 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by tim_espana
So after some great advice on here I have decided to go with a set of V&H Short Shots and a Screaming Eagle filter.
Financially I could not afford the get these both done now, plus a remap I have two options, do one of the two now, say the pipes and wait 2 months and do the filter, or I wait and get it all done at the same time.

What would people recommend? Could I do pipes now and then change the rest in the future?
Just wanted to make sure you know that the short shots will affect your low-mid performance unless you add some sort of baffle (restriction) to them. People get them for looks and sound, but they do affect performance out of the box (so to say).
 
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