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Old Aug 14, 2018 | 04:13 PM
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My 1200C has Screamin Eagle exhaust- it was on when I bought the bike.
How to other products compare when it comes to sound and performance? Vance & Hines, Bassani etc
 
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Old Aug 14, 2018 | 04:20 PM
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Way better.
 
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Old Aug 14, 2018 | 04:25 PM
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If Harley is selling it , then it has to be EPA compliant by law , it will have all the pollution goodies inside . You can do alot better with American made mufflers like Vance and Hines , forget that Harley made Asian junk !
 
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Old Aug 14, 2018 | 04:26 PM
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Here's a REPORT LINK on Myths and Facts about Harley exhaust.

The Thunder Torque Inserts™ will give a performance gain to any exhaust, stock or aftermarket.

They increase low and mid range torque and deepen the tone of the exhaust a bit as well.

Here's a LINK to the TTIs. Check them out!

Best exhaust mod when comparing results per dollar spent(29.95).
 
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Old Aug 14, 2018 | 05:42 PM
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Are you talking Screaming Eagle SP (street performance) or Screaming Eagle II?
The old "not street legal" SEII have a great sound, the new SE SP is hardly any louder than the stock pipes and is a complete waste of money IMHO.
 
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Old Aug 14, 2018 | 06:24 PM
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+1 on screamin eagle ll 's if you can find them
 
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Old Aug 14, 2018 | 06:54 PM
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SEII as mentioned above are great pipes. I had SEIIs on my 2011 XL1200L before replacing them with Rush. I also purchased Bassani's but it did not have the crossover ports on the slip-ons for the stock crossovers/mounting bracket so I returned it.

I ended up with Rush 3" slip-ons. You can purchase different diameter baffles to vary sound. I had 2.25" (largest diameter) and it was loud with a deep low tone. I also had TTI's W158.
 

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How do I tell the difference?
 
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The old good ones will have a screaming eagle II script on the rear muffler and on the bottom of the muffler will be a "not for road use" warning stamp.
They came in straight cut, slash down and balognie cut.
 
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Old Aug 15, 2018 | 02:43 PM
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Would the SE II's benefit from TTI's? And if so, what size. I might experiment a little.
 
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