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Old Sep 9, 2024 | 08:40 PM
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Eaglesfan Any of them takeoffs for sale? Fly Eagles Fly
Im keeping the MKs'. Buddy sold the CFRs to another guy we ride with.

When we fired that bike up with the CFRs on my lift, you could feel the exhaust 10 feet behind it. It was loud and deep. Im sure they were not the best for power, but holy crap did that sound good.
 
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Old Sep 12, 2024 | 11:52 AM
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I have a 2019 Ultra Limited 114 with 60 K on it. At new I put on a set of RCX mufflers and de-catted the pipe and tuned it. As I always said M8's sound like **** and I miss the 103 sound. So years later M8's has been out for awhile are there any good sounding mufflers out there? Looking for a deep rumble
We run the TAB Performance Slip-ons, their infamous deep and throaty tone might be something you would find interesting.

A few months ago Devin finished adding the TAB Performance Slip-ons with Zombie Baffles and our Thunder Torque Inserts to his ride.

The difference in sound was night and day.


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Old Sep 14, 2024 | 05:58 AM
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Originally Posted by DK Custom
We run the TAB Performance Slip-ons, their infamous deep and throaty tone might be something you would find interesting.

A few months ago Devin finished adding the TAB Performance Slip-ons with Zombie Baffles and our Thunder Torque Inserts to his ride.

The difference in sound was night and day.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZEQpYYcWtU

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Do you think the Thunder Torque inserts would help in my RC/X mufflers ? And would they fit?
 
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Old Sep 16, 2024 | 03:04 PM
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Do you think the Thunder Torque inserts would help in my RC/X mufflers ? And would they fit?
Absolutely, the Thunder Torque Inserts give you a deeper tone but they also provide you with a boost in low-mid range torque.

We have a great video on the subject that showcase's a lot of dyno charts from different bikes we've tested these on that you might find interesting seen

As far as fitment, we can always take a look at your set up and make a sizing recommendation for you.

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Old Sep 16, 2024 | 05:14 PM
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I have had a 80 ci EVO with cam for 28 years so I kinda got use to that "perfect" Harley sound!

I knew one day soon I wanted to buy a new Modern M8 Harley so I made a point when visiting the bike rallies and walking around during those rallies I did lots of listening ( as a Sound Engineer by trade I do know how to listen ).

Every time a bike passes me I made mental note of the "sound" and have done this the last 4-5 years I guess.

I made the choice long before purchasing my new 23 Street Glide that if I ever purchased a new modern bike I wanted Rinehart exhaust based on sound, then the look , I do like that black round end cap for some reason. I have heard louder, I have heard more snappy, I have heard exhaust I like almost as much but I decided I wanted my next bike to have Rinehart exhaust and thats what I did.

When buying my bike day one I built my exhaust Stage 2 w/ torque cam with Bassani head pipe, around the Rinehart, When doing the deal on my new bike I asked my dealer about the Rinehart and his response was "Made In North Carolina, a great Company and we never have any problems with them" He did suggest the larger DBX45 but I also like the sound of the smaller set.


After owning my bike /exhaust a year and now researching and reading , educating myself more I understand its all a trade off off this sound vs that sound, this performance vs that or sound vs performance or performance vs sound. Now after owning a M8 a year and the wife just purchasing a used Harley with M8 ( came with a new Rinehart Slip-on) I'm asking myself would I stay Rinehart in the future? Will I do it different next time? I may trade some of that sound I love and do a performance 2 into 1 next time ? Who knows, but I still like my sound. My Street Glide is loud a deep but I can also coast in the driveway late at night and the neighbors still wave and say hello the next morning! The m8 bike my wife just purchased is not as loud as mine ( same M8 107) and I'm thinking she still has the cat and no cam but the bike is used but brand new to me, I have less than 100 miles on her bike and still learning it.



Rinehart based M8's don't sound like my EVO but IMO it sounds like a good sounding modern Harley and I am very happy with that and had the "tone" I was looking for.

I have a few videos posted below of the sound of my bike and a video of the new bike my wife picked up last week.






 

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Originally Posted by eaglefan1
Put a SS 475 in a friends bike. At the time he had CFR mufflers on it. That was absolutely the best sounding bike Ive heard. It was to loud and he changed the mufflers out.
Any video?
 
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I solved this problem. Got old and like stock exhaust now, forty years later.
 
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Any video?
I don’t have a video, I can ask him if he has one.
The CFRs were gone within a week.
 
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