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Old May 24, 2011 | 08:20 PM
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Have an 11 SG with Fuel Moto jackpot slipons, stage 1 aircleaner, and PC -V. I want to add Fuel Moto's headpipe and get rid of the cats. My question is - will this make the bike louder?
 
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Old May 24, 2011 | 08:24 PM
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Replacing the factory catalyst head pipe with our Jackpot 2/1/2 will give your bike more sound, it make an approx 2-3 dB difference. You will will see an excellent increase in performance as well as substantial heat reductions.
 
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Old May 24, 2011 | 08:28 PM
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I went with the Dyno tuned slip-ons when I installed the Stage 1 but after awhile I changed to the quiet baffle. The Dyno tuned sounded great and weren't too loud but I do like the quiet baffle for long trips. The difference in power and response is definitely worth it.
 
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Old May 24, 2011 | 08:59 PM
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you will get more sound! but the performance increase is worth it, I went with competition baffles to get even more sound, just depends on what you want.
the head pipe is a great product and the craftmanship and quality is second to none.
 
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you will get more sound! but the performance increase is worth it, I went with competition baffles to get even more sound, just depends on what you want.
the head pipe is a great product and the craftmanship and quality is second to none.
 
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Bike sounds good now but more sound would be good.
 
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Old May 24, 2011 | 11:09 PM
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What FuelMoto just said.

My Ultra's performing nicely,

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As usual, Jamie is right on with his info. My bike runs much cooler after getting rid of the cat and sounds awesome.
 
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Originally Posted by desertwolf
Bike sounds good now but more sound would be good.
I'm pretty sure a 3db increase means they would be twice as loud as they are now.

I have Rush 2.0" slipons and the stock headpipe. I wouldn't mind getting a new headpipe to get rid of the EVIL catalyst (lol), but I'm not sure I want my volume to double. I'm not sure what to do myself. Could put a quieter baffle in the slipons too, of course.
 
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