[QUOTE=Yookdew;21669144]I went ahead and ordered the DK Customs TTI'a to give them a try. After reading a lot of reviews of the different baffles made by Khrome Werks, I think it will lower the volume more than I want and I'm not sure I will like the tone. For now, I still have the stock headpipe with the CAT so these mufflers aren't real loud even without baffles.

I'll report back once I have the TTI's installed and see how they do with bringing back the low end torque and how they sound.[/QUOTE

Hi did you install TTI

 

Yook - I guess you have to drill through the bottom of the exhaust to attach the nut on the lollypop that you'll feed in through the inside of the exhaust?

 

Yes. My mechanic happened to have an old takeoff set in shop and he loaned me to try. I like the bark but too much drone on freeway. Was thinking to try lollipop but wanted to know your experience before I do that.

 

Update on my opinion of the dog ***** baffles.

A few weeks ago, I had Reaper tuned at Hillside, and had them do a side by side comparison of the dog ***** baffles, and DK Customs TTI-158. The TTIs wiped the floor with the baffles. The baffles had that off-idle torque dip typical with 2 into 2 drag pipes (the point of the "*****" in the baffles is to eliminate that, which they fail miserably at), and the TTIs virtually eliminated it. The difference was over 10 ft-lbs at around 2800 RPM, and boy I can tell you: you FEEL that difference!

The only downside to the TTIs is that they did lower the peak HP by around 8 HP, and maxed it out about 300 RPM earlier. That was when they're installed straight up. They played around with angling them, and got a good result at around 45 degrees. Slightly lower max numbers, with a slight torque dip (more like leveling off - it hits 120 ft-lbs at 2300 RPM, stays there until 3000 RPM, then builds to over 130 ft-lbs by 3800 RPM), but WAY more usable for the way I ride. When cruising on the highway, I'm usually at 3000 RPM, then I just twist the throttle to pass or whatever, and she launches!

Needless to say, I have the TTIs installed for good, now.

Cheers!