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Old Jul 26, 2019 | 11:17 AM
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I don't find them to work. Hammer performance has said they never found them to do much on their dyno. There may be a slight chance they would keep from loosing some low end torque when using mufflers with no baffles. Not even sure about that. of course people who buy them say they work because they don't want people to think they waisted their money but the dyno doesn't lie.
 

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Old Jul 26, 2019 | 03:43 PM
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I have a buddy that owns a shop with a dyno so runs don't cost me anything. On my 01, the cones showed 4hp and 9 ft lbs increase. That was with an existing K&N filter and VH longshot pipes. So I'm speaking from experience.
 
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Old Jul 26, 2019 | 03:52 PM
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With power cones run some octane booster, 110 octane race gas, flip your mirrors, tank lift, wire tuck, speedo delete, coil relocate and cut off your rear fender and you’ll have a 100 hp monster. My buddies cousins brother in-law did it, it works.
 
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Old Jul 26, 2019 | 03:56 PM
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Originally Posted by garymtx
I have a buddy that owns a shop with a dyno so runs don't cost me anything. On my 01, the cones showed 4hp and 9 ft lbs increase. That was with an existing K&N filter and VH longshot pipes. So I'm speaking from experience.
Please post the dyno sheets because I’m guessing there is more to the story. Lots of variables here. Was the bike tuned without the POWA thingys? Apples to apples your claim is higher than the democratics right now lmao
 
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Old Jul 26, 2019 | 05:31 PM
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It must be true, I read it on the internet.LOL
 
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Old Jul 26, 2019 | 06:48 PM
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They do work...performance gains will vary from one bike to another. Here is DK Custom's dyno on a stock softtail 103



These are 158W on my 2011 XL1200L with Stage 1. More low end, smoother throughout the powerband, a little deeper/lower sound/rumble per my butt dyno. However, I also have a good tune with my powervision...it was also dyno'd with it but did not do a comparison with and without.

 

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Old Jul 26, 2019 | 06:51 PM
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butt dyno works for me......installed some recently, no more decel popping, lil change in sound and seems a lil peppier on the low end
 
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Old Jul 26, 2019 | 07:10 PM
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A 1/4” bolt in your exhaust will do the same thing as the 15 different companies that manufacture a band aide for shxtty exhaust btw
 
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Old Jul 26, 2019 | 07:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Madnss
A 1/4” bolt in your exhaust will do the same thing as the 15 different companies that manufacture a band aide for shxtty exhaust btw
love your bike and always love your videos, but im not in it for performance and the TTI's did want i wanted.............i like how mine runs and rides like it is and it looks like how i wanted
 
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Old Jul 26, 2019 | 08:38 PM
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They work if you want them too. Of course the people that sell them are going to say what ever it takes to get people to buy them. Hammer Performance is one of the most respected performance motorcycle engineering and high performance suppliers there is and when they say they could never get much of any thing out of them on their dyno I listen. They have tested more exhaust systems than every one else combined. I don't need all the internet buzz.
 

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