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Old Jun 10, 2008 | 03:14 PM
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&nbsp\\;I removed the baffle from my SE slip-ons. Sound great, But I don't want to hurt my Girl, so what should a watch for in case this could cause problems.
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Old Jun 10, 2008 | 04:04 PM
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removing your baffles should not hurt 1 thing with your bike. some say it might run leaner, but i disagree. your bike will lose some bottem end torque but not enough to notice, seat of the pants. hope this helps.
 
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Old Jun 10, 2008 | 04:08 PM
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i thought removing the baffles takes away any back pressure you had left and runs richer
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what benefit do you get from removing them beside being louder ???
 
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Old Jun 10, 2008 | 08:31 PM
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Your bike should have some back pressure, without back pressure you can burn your valves among other things. Just my 2 cents
 
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Old Jun 10, 2008 | 09:45 PM
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The other thing to consider is the baffle is the only thing protecting the outer case of the muffler from the hottest part of the exhaust which could cause premature bluing. Much like your heat shields stay nice and chrome as they are held away from the hottest part of the header pipes.
 
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Old Jun 10, 2008 | 09:54 PM
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you will lose low end tourqe. to burn valves you would have to remove the headers all together. no headers or exhaust manifolds will burn valves.
 
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Old Jun 10, 2008 | 11:13 PM
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+1 on chuck2000rk
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Why on earth are you doing this?&nbsp\\; Are you going to be drag racing?
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Noise tickets are getting mucho expensive these days...
 
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