I just ordered a fat cat with a quiet baffle and they told me they just introduced a dot approved baffle, so i am assuming they would be quieter. Don't know about performance but you might want ot give them a call. they even have the dot approved pipes up on their website now.

 

My pipes are the big bore quiet baffles. Not louvered. And im here to tell you that when im on the highway, they kill me ears. I have to wear ear plugs and even then it gets to me. Around town is not to bad. And i have a friend with the regular D&D and their loud also. I dont know about the louvered baffles though. I've got to do something about the sound. We love taking trips, we love the power and TQ, but its to much. I really wish D&D could respond to these post and give us some insite.

 

This is what the quiet baffle looks like.
Tom

 

How do they sound on the highway ? I dont have those baffles. I have honey combed looking baffles with wrapping on them. I have big bore quiet baffles but I was wondering what would it do to my performance and better yet sound if i changed it to louvered baffles ?

 

I would recommend going with the regular quiet baffle, I've had it in my bike for the past 2 years. I run the highway with no problems at all, I can still hear my music, and I can still hear what's going on around me.

Send D&D an email - danddexhaust@msn.com , Leonard is usually very quick to respond. And he can let you know how much a new baffle would cost as well.

Steve

 

I had my 107 dyno'd with big bore quiet baffle and made 112 & 124. Too loud for me, so put quiet baffle back in and bike pulls harder thru out.

 

I already called and talked to Leonard. I have a 107 . He said the louvered baffles were for smaller ci engines. Around 103 ci but I told him how the pipes were to loud on the highway. I have quiet baffles now. Big Bore ! and theres nothing quiet about it. So are you saying go with the louvered baffles ? Cause that's what im thinking on doing. Im not really crazy about top end much. I use most my low end and mid range. Im guessing I will get more low end with the louvered baffles.

 

I would say go with the quiet louvered baffle.

It would take the noise level down, and I really don't think you will loose a lot of power. You might loose some top end HP, but the low end torque will probably go up.

Check out the classified section, there is sometimes a quiet baffle in there.

Steve

 

Not to high jack, but I am looking to get a fatcat. I have a stage 1 and pcIII on my 88. I want loud and low end power. What baffle is recommended? Thanks.

 

For you, I would say the regular louvered standard baffle.

Steve