Monster Ovals - Let's See-Em!
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dragged my floor boards many times...but my pipes never....
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I haven't heard the MO's, and from what people say they sound perfect for a dresser with a radio. Possibly exactly what I am looking for in a muff...
BUT!
I just can't get used to how they look. Too big, and they stick out the back too far. They remind me of some type of industrial size vacuum nozzle. Porta Potty cleaner maybe?! Or maybe the "Hush Thursh" mufflers I had on my '70 Cougar Eliminator.
BUT!
I just can't get used to how they look. Too big, and they stick out the back too far. They remind me of some type of industrial size vacuum nozzle. Porta Potty cleaner maybe?! Or maybe the "Hush Thursh" mufflers I had on my '70 Cougar Eliminator.
Last edited by Pumba11; Apr 30, 2009 at 01:38 PM.
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My neighbor has these on a Road King custom and they are very quiet and very big. Another friend of mine works as a mechanic at a local Harley Dealership. He told me that unless you are running a high compression engine such as a Screamin' Eagle 103" or 110" don't go with anything over 2" diameter for optimum performance. I use to have 2" D&D slip ons that worked very well and of all mufflers I have heard, they sounded the best and dyno'd pretty good for just slip ons. I just wanted something louder so I switched to the Big Radius with Thunder Monster Baffles, which (to me) is the perfect set up for sound and power. Deep and loud. They are amazing and I wouldn't put anything else on my bike if someone paid me to.
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My neighbor has these on a Road King custom and they are very quiet and very big. Another friend of mine works as a mechanic at a local Harley Dealership. He told me that unless you are running a high compression engine such as a Screamin' Eagle 103" or 110" don't go with anything over 2" diameter for optimum performance. I use to have 2" D&D slip ons that worked very well and of all mufflers I have heard, they sounded the best and dyno'd pretty good for just slip ons. I just wanted something louder so I switched to the Big Radius with Thunder Monster Baffles, which (to me) is the perfect set up for sound and power. Deep and loud. They are amazing and I wouldn't put anything else on my bike if someone paid me to.
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Monster Ovals where never meant to be loud. Actually Mine ring out at only 3-4 decibels above stock. Where they make their money is the low rumble they produce...and not the rapping some other louder pipes put out! There's a difference between LOUD and good quality sound level! If you're into good tunes on the radio...you know what I mean! The pipes don't have to be loud to overcomes the sound of the engine...just the right rumble! MO's hit it right on the head!
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I can't decide what sounds worse, the pipes or the stereo
no thanks
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Negative, not saying you have to. He just told me that you will lose performance if you go with too big of a pipe on a stock motor. This all stemmed from when I first bought my bike. I told him that I wanted Rhinehart TD's and he talked me out if it when he informed me of all this. He actually talked me into smaller diameter pipes that were a fraction of the cost of Rhineharts. Yeah, go figure at a Harley Davidson Stealership. Since when do that ask you to spend less money? This guy is a well respected mechanic around the Houston, TX area so I took his word for it. I do think if you ride an Electra with a stereo, loud pipes are probably not the way to go. It all depends on what you want. Everyone has different tastes and opinions. I'm speaking more in reference to performance not so much as sound volume.
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Love my Monster Ovals also, they are setup with SE AC and V&H True Duals with Jet Hot Coating with PC3 and Dyno tuned by a local Indy.
Scott
