Difference in Headpipes?
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Cruiser
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Difference in Headpipes?
Is there much difference in a decatted headpipe and a after market headpipe? I have a decatted headpipe on my 2012 street glide. Looking at Rinehart extreme duals and fuel moto jackpot 2-1-2 headpipe. Was thinking about getting rid of the fl-vieds and adding a power vision tuner. Would I benefit adding another headpipe? Would I gain anything in performance? Would the sound be better? Current slip-ons are 3.5" rineharts.
Road Master
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From the research i did, the only reason to look at a brand name head pipe is for performance.
For my purposes (sound/heat) the stock pipe with decatted is perfect. Performance is not a concern of mine.
If you want performance, you'll want to do a bit more looking into it. I didnt go that far
For my purposes (sound/heat) the stock pipe with decatted is perfect. Performance is not a concern of mine.
If you want performance, you'll want to do a bit more looking into it. I didnt go that far
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Is there much difference in a decatted headpipe and a after market headpipe? I have a decatted headpipe on my 2012 street glide. Looking at Rinehart extreme duals and fuel moto jackpot 2-1-2 headpipe. Was thinking about getting rid of the fl-vieds and adding a power vision tuner. Would I benefit adding another headpipe? Would I gain anything in performance? Would the sound be better? Current slip-ons are 3.5" rineharts.
Ultimate HDF Member
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I went from a stock non-cat '09 2-1-2 header to a Fullsac Xpipe and was extremely surprised with the low end performance gain and heat reduction. Was the only change. 6th gear was useable 10 mph slower and I could keep my right foot on the footboards all the time. Would have never believed it??
Road Captain
Joined: May 2011
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From: Palmyra Missouri
I will tell ya this, Fuel Moto's head pipe is far superior to V&H, V&H is paper thin compared to a Jackpot and the tig welding on a Jackpot is bar none, I put a new V&H on for a buddy and had alot of rust in it, Pay little more and go with a Jackpot, V&H does give you nice chrome shields but that's bout it...
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From: Western South Dakota
I considered changing head-pipes on my 09 but talked to Steve @ F/S and the crew @Fuel-Moto and they both said not enough difference to warrant changing pipes on the 09.
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The Fuel Moto 2-1-2 stainless steel ceramic coated will give you more performance and a cooler ride.
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