Is it worth changing my headpipe?
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Tourer
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Heat- yes specially because I'm in Texas
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In '10, the cat came in the headpipe. An aftermarket header might be a little lighter, but I can't imagine it would perform much better in the areas you described as important to you.
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Like Mike said, the '09 models had the catalytic converter in the mufflers, not the headpipe.
In '10, the cat came in the headpipe. An aftermarket header might be a little lighter, but I can't imagine it would perform much better in the areas you described as important to you.
In '10, the cat came in the headpipe. An aftermarket header might be a little lighter, but I can't imagine it would perform much better in the areas you described as important to you.
Curious here, I just installed the fullsac 1.75 baffles and am thinking of doing the headpipe with the X and x over pipe for better flow on my 110.
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So would decatting the headpipe have the same result as an 09 headpipe? Mine being a 12 with a cat. But wouldnt a DX pipe or fuel moto 2:1:2 head pipe with a full 1.75 x over pipe make a difference over a decatted headpipe, or just minimal?
Curious here, I just installed the fullsac 1.75 baffles and am thinking of doing the headpipe with the X and x over pipe for better flow on my 110.
Curious here, I just installed the fullsac 1.75 baffles and am thinking of doing the headpipe with the X and x over pipe for better flow on my 110.
I am very unfamiliar with the characteristics of a 110". The large cross over might make a difference in your bike. I imagine the catless pipe probably definitely would.
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I have a '09 103" with 255 cams tuned with SE tuner.
I currently have stock headpipe with 3.5" Rinehart slipons.
Im looking to change to 4" Rineharts so i cant decide to go with slimeline duals or something like Fullsac DX pipe or just leave the stock pipe and put on the new slipons.
What you guys think?
I currently have stock headpipe with 3.5" Rinehart slipons.
Im looking to change to 4" Rineharts so i cant decide to go with slimeline duals or something like Fullsac DX pipe or just leave the stock pipe and put on the new slipons.
What you guys think?
Bill
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Unless your bike is a Calif. model you do not have a cat. That being said, go to the FuelMoto site and check their dyno runs. One dyno run was a stock '09 103 and one was exactly the same, but with a FuelMoto head pipe. There was 1.8 HP difference. That is not much gain for the 400.00 asking price.
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Unless your bike is a Calif. model you do not have a cat. That being said, go to the FuelMoto site and check their dyno runs. One dyno run was a stock '09 103 and one was exactly the same, but with a FuelMoto head pipe. There was 1.8 HP difference. That is not much gain for the 400.00 asking price.
Bill
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