V&H Short Shots and backfiring..WTF?
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V&H Short Shots and backfiring..WTF?
Just installled the short shots on an 08 Nightster, no baffles. \\; Everything is cool excet for some serious backingfiring on deceleration, is it damaging the engine, whats really going on? \\; Whats the cure? \\; Thanks everyone!!!!!
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RE: V&H Short Shots and backfiring..WTF?
yup, i get the popping too on decel. I have the SE Stage 1 AC, remap from the dealer, and the shortshots with quiet baffles. I get a little bit of it. The dealer told me, as well as alot of folks on this here forum, that because of the shortness of the pipes, you're going to get some no matter what. I don't think its damaging the bike. Its the nature of the beast.
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RE: V&H Short Shots and backfiring..WTF?
need more info... fuel pack? power commander? race tuner? what air cleaner? if you did pipes alone with no baffles you will probably need to free up some more air with a high flow air cleaner and some kind of fuel management..
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RE: V&H Short Shots and backfiring..WTF?
Same here, VH SS, Stage 1 and race tuner. Get poping on decel! So I use the clutch alot!
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RE: V&H Short Shots and backfiring..WTF?
my shortshots used to backfire like hell even with the quiet baffles on, on decel sometimes was like a proper gunshot, its all gone after installing the fuelpak
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RE: V&H Short Shots and backfiring..WTF?
taggiascoz, What settings are you using on the fuelpak I have short shots, stage 1 and fuelpak and get some popping but not as much as I did before I changed the setting that the dealer installed.
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RE: V&H Short Shots and backfiring..WTF?
I get very little decel popping since I installed the quiet baffles. Most of it goes away after the bike warms up. The quiet baffles soften the harsh tone with very little reduction in the sound volume. It's a good balance for me.