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Old Oct 12, 2015 | 02:49 PM
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Every vehicle on the planet with two or more cylinders has an exhaust that brings all the cylinders together in some way, which provides benefits in improved low/mid range torque. There is no other way of getting the same results. I swapped from TDs to my 2-into-1 and picked up a lot of torque in the rev range we mostly ride in, however the surprise is how much smoother running it is, a real bonus!
 
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Old Oct 12, 2015 | 02:55 PM
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I voted 1, but i have the same set up and ditched the Rinehart extreme true duals for Dragos 2:1 and picked up almost 10 ft/lbs torque and moved it down where it's used. Sounds better to me too.
 
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Old Oct 12, 2015 | 04:59 PM
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None of the above. "Go big or go home" There's no replacement for cubic inch displacement! I'm happy I went 117"
 
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Old Oct 17, 2015 | 08:17 PM
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Originally Posted by grbrown
Every vehicle on the planet with two or more cylinders has an exhaust that brings all the cylinders together in some way, which provides benefits in improved low/mid range torque. There is no other way of getting the same results. I swapped from TDs to my 2-into-1 and picked up a lot of torque in the rev range we mostly ride in, however the surprise is how much smoother running it is, a real bonus!
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Originally Posted by kishstl
I voted 1, but i have the same set up and ditched the Rinehart extreme true duals for Dragos 2:1 and picked up almost 10 ft/lbs torque and moved it down where it's used. Sounds better to me too.
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I'll drop a D&D fat cat on the bike and see how it runs. If I need more after that we'll do the TW-777 and heads.
 

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Old Jan 12, 2016 | 06:35 PM
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To follow up, I ordered the 107 with TW-999-6a cams, heads and the Jackpot 2:1 exhaust.
 
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Old Jan 12, 2016 | 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted by equandt
To follow up, I ordered the 107 with TW-999-6a cams, heads and the Jackpot 2:1 exhaust.
That should be a fun setup! Will be running the same in my bike but using the level C heads I believe. Just saw a bike run 120tq and 107hp with that cam and stock heads
 
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Old Apr 17, 2016 | 08:26 AM
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Originally Posted by equandt
To follow up, I ordered the 107 with TW-999-6a cams, heads and the Jackpot 2:1 exhaust.
To follow up, here is how the build turned out. Those of you that picked none of the above were correct. Glad I went that route, this build is really fun.
 
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Old Apr 17, 2016 | 09:14 AM
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Sure does seem like a fun ride
 
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Looks like you do not need more than a twitch of the right wrist to get that bad boy moving.
 
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