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Old Sep 5, 2010 | 10:00 PM
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anyone takin out the baffles in there V&H's? if so hows it sound. does it make it any louder or just change the tone
 
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Old Sep 5, 2010 | 10:01 PM
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Not really worth it. Sound is different not necessarily louder. Also changes the back pressure so I guess less power.
 
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Old Sep 6, 2010 | 05:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Kylejroot
anyone takin out the baffles in there V&H's? if so hows it sound. does it make it any louder or just change the tone
Will change tone and not increase sound, increase back fires, reduce back pressure, and cause your valves to run hotter - not a good idea to remove them.
 
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Old Sep 6, 2010 | 09:00 AM
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Yeah I took out the baffles in my sideshots once. I didn't notice any difference in the sound or power. The baffles that come standard in V&H pipes aren't made to decrease/muffle sound. They are there for performance reasons. They have the quiet baffles that are intended to decrease sound. If you are tuned to run baffles and you take them out it will mess up the bikes tune and that's why a lot of people say they feel a difference in power.
 
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what about mounting them backwards? I'm using the quiet baffles atm, will try that some time.
 
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