Looking at doing pipes soon!
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Looking at doing pipes soon!
It's about time to do the pipes on my 2007 XL 883C... I'm pretty sure I'm going to go with V&H Short Shots, but I spoke with my local V&H dealer who recommends doing the air cleaner (plugging his Arlen Ness line which I love) as well as the V&H FuelPak which he sells. Recommended professional installation as well.
Few questions:
1) Would I be okay to do just the pipes right now? Adding the FuelPak and air cleaner later?
2) Would I be okay to do this myself? What's the hardest part of installing pipes?
3) Am I just crazy?
Few questions:
1) Would I be okay to do just the pipes right now? Adding the FuelPak and air cleaner later?
2) Would I be okay to do this myself? What's the hardest part of installing pipes?
3) Am I just crazy?
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RE: Looking at doing pipes soon!
you should, imo and that of many others, change out your intake and exhaust at the sametome. due to the efi on the '07 you should get re-mapped at the same time. the reasons are many, do it all together.
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From: Charlotte, NC
RE: Looking at doing pipes soon!
ORIGINAL: tplyons
It's about time to do the pipes on my 2007 XL 883C... I'm pretty sure I'm going to go with V&H Short Shots, but I spoke with my local V&H dealer who recommends doing the air cleaner (plugging his Arlen Ness line which I love) as well as the V&H FuelPak which he sells. Recommended professional installation as well.
Few questions:
1) Would I be okay to do just the pipes right now? Adding the FuelPak and air cleaner later?
2) Would I be okay to do this myself? What's the hardest part of installing pipes?
3) Am I just crazy?
It's about time to do the pipes on my 2007 XL 883C... I'm pretty sure I'm going to go with V&H Short Shots, but I spoke with my local V&H dealer who recommends doing the air cleaner (plugging his Arlen Ness line which I love) as well as the V&H FuelPak which he sells. Recommended professional installation as well.
Few questions:
1) Would I be okay to do just the pipes right now? Adding the FuelPak and air cleaner later?
2) Would I be okay to do this myself? What's the hardest part of installing pipes?
3) Am I just crazy?
I did just the pipes -- waiting to rejet and add the air cleaner later. My bike runs fine... and i think you would be fine doing just the pipes for now. If the intake stays the same, the AF ratio should stay the same, regardless of the amount of backpressure from the pipes.
Also --with shortshots there is no crossover -- so don't worry about the crossover gasket.
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RE: Looking at doing pipes soon!
This answered the question I've had for a while, as well. My bike is still stock, just bought it a few weeks ago. Love the shotgun pipes but I was worried about the backpressure change if I didn't change the carb. The bike already idles quite high, I need to fix that first before I start doing too much.
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RE: Looking at doing pipes soon!
My next project will be pipes. (Tonite I am putting on my sundowner...)
Sorry if this question was addressed already---
I have been doing alot of reading / and talking to fellow riders, and there is a definite split between whether I should go with full pipes or just slip ons. Is the difference just asthetics, or is there more to this?
Also, some say jetting the carb is a must, others say no.
A note, I want more presence than the stock pipes but I don't want to blow away the neighborhood, either.
I met a guy who had V&Hstraightshotson his '07 sporty and he took out the baffles.Christ, I don't want to be that loud...
Appreciate any input!
Sorry if this question was addressed already---
I have been doing alot of reading / and talking to fellow riders, and there is a definite split between whether I should go with full pipes or just slip ons. Is the difference just asthetics, or is there more to this?
Also, some say jetting the carb is a must, others say no.
A note, I want more presence than the stock pipes but I don't want to blow away the neighborhood, either.
I met a guy who had V&Hstraightshotson his '07 sporty and he took out the baffles.Christ, I don't want to be that loud...
Appreciate any input!
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Joined: Sep 2006
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From: Charlotte, NC
RE: Looking at doing pipes soon!
ORIGINAL: meuzick
My next project will be pipes. (Tonite I am putting on my sundowner...)
Sorry if this question was addressed already---
I have been doing alot of reading / and talking to fellow riders, and there is a definite split between whether I should go with full pipes or just slip ons. Is the difference just asthetics, or is there more to this?
Also, some say jetting the carb is a must, others say no.
A note, I want more presence than the stock pipes but I don't want to blow away the neighborhood, either.
I met a guy who had V&Hstraightshotson his '07 sporty and he took out the baffles.Christ, I don't want to be that loud...
Appreciate any input!
My next project will be pipes. (Tonite I am putting on my sundowner...)
Sorry if this question was addressed already---
I have been doing alot of reading / and talking to fellow riders, and there is a definite split between whether I should go with full pipes or just slip ons. Is the difference just asthetics, or is there more to this?
Also, some say jetting the carb is a must, others say no.
A note, I want more presence than the stock pipes but I don't want to blow away the neighborhood, either.
I met a guy who had V&Hstraightshotson his '07 sporty and he took out the baffles.Christ, I don't want to be that loud...
Appreciate any input!
I don't think there is any real performance advantage to full pipes vs. slipons .. the only real differences are looks and sound. That is unless you are thinking of going to a 2 into 1 exhaust, which can be tuned for better performance than a 2 into 2 system.
As far as installing pipes before jets and intake -- you can do it.. but you won't see any performance gains from it. You will get a better sound though.