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Finally decided on the route that I am going to take on my Stage-1. I'm going the route with "approved Harley components" as to be safe with the warranty. First was the SE Nightstick exhaust. I'll then move on to the SE Heavy Breather and the Harley remap.
In any case.... here are the sound clips. Both clips were taken with a Marantz PMD660 audio recorder, used a M-Audio Aries series microphone. Levels stayed the same between recordings, Mic at same hight and distance from motorcycle. There is a slight echo in the recording due to the proximity of the bike and the garage.
Here is the setup for the next set of MP3's. Microphone was mounted just above the exhaust approx. 6 to 8 inches above. No changes to how the sound was recorded between the recordings. Levels, processing etc. were done the exact same way.
Thoughts so far after a quick 20 - 30 minute run.
Though I never got on the highway/freeway, the sound of the exhaust at steady throttle almost seems like the stock exhaust. About the only time that I can hear a difference is under any kind of acceleration. Sound under accel. is a bit louder but is a lot deeper in tone. In regards to sound level, I think that I will be happy and that it's pretty much exactly what I was looking for. Performance... I'll hold off until I get some miles under the bike. The bike has started decel popping though but I do kind of like in it in a weird way. Also, the above two audio clips seem a ton louder than the exhaust actually is, this is because the mic is so close to the exhaust.
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New Exhaust (MP3's attached)
