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WHAT CAN I DO TO MAKE THEM LOUDER? DO THEY HAVE BAFFLES? THERE ALREDAY LOUD BUT WOULD LIKE THEM LOUDER. IF I REMOVE BAFFLE WILL I LOSE TORQUE OR H.P? 07 R.K CUSTOM?
please tell me you are kidding --- those are some of the loudest pipes I ever heard---a pain to ride behind two or more bikes with them---having said all that --- I do like the sound of them
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WHAT CAN I DO TO MAKE THEM LOUDER? DO THEY HAVE BAFFLES? THERE ALREDAY LOUD BUT WOULD LIKE THEM LOUDER. IF I REMOVE BAFFLE WILL I LOSE TORQUE OR H.P? 07 R.K CUSTOM?
I'll second what 04RoadKing said, you want louder Thunderheaders, you gotta bump up the motor some. 95", 103" have a great rumble to them. I've heard though that going much higher than that, and you need a different set of pipes, as the 'Headers aren't really designed for huge motors.
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