Hello All!

I've had my Harley Davidson Softail Slim S 16' (Vivid black) for about a year now and it is still 100% stock.

I was hoping to get some insight for a new exhaust. Not sure if I should purchase a pair of slip-on's or just buy a whole new exhaust system. I've been searching online and I love the looks of both the Vance & Hines 'Longshots' and the Rinehart 'Crossbacks'. Which set is best performance wise and what else would I need for a complete stage 1 upgrade?

 

I have read the "crossbacks" perform really well...almost as well as their 2 into 1. The stock pipes make good power with just slip on's. I has slip on's on my Slim an they woke it up some....the only reason I went full exhaust is I scored some true dual's that I like the look of. when I had my slip on's it popped like crazy on decel...I put some XiED tuners on the O2 sensors an it helped but didn't totally cure it. When I went to the full exhaust I got a FP3 which is working out great an it's easy to use.

http://www.dkcustomproducts.com/xied...ement-c121.htm

 

Here's a REPORT LINK we did on Stage I Upgrades. Take a look, as all Stage I's are NOT the same.

A Stage I upgrade consists of 3 parts:

Free Flowing Air Cleaner
Free Flowing Exhaust
Re-Map of the ECU for EFI and Re-Jetting for Carb

Adding Thunder Torque Inserts™ to your exhaust is something you might consider.

Check out this video showing 5 different bikes with the Thunder Torque Inserts™:


Also, check out this video with Stock exhaust:


With the TTIs, you will get a bit deeper tone, giving your bike a throatier growl/rumble.

Also, you'll get a performance increase with gains in low and mid range torque with the TTIs.

Take a look at these Dyno Charts:





Best possible exhaust mod when comparing results per dollar spent(29.95).

Here's a LINK to our TTIs.

Here's a LINK to the Stage I upgrades we offer for Twin Cam models.

Hope this helps! Let me know if you have questions.

Cristy

 

I have had my slim s about the same time, I'm holding out to see if I have problems with the 110 before I put any money into it.

 

I loved my 2-1 Bassanis. Sounded mean and with an intake and Powervision tune from Fuel Moto it ran haaard as hell!

 

I've already had a problem with mine (shorty after having my 1,000 mi. service). I went on a little ride (30-40 miles) and stopped to get something to eat. Went back to the bike to start and all I heard was a huge "clunk" noise. Had to get it towed to closest dealership. It took them about a week and said it was a bad battery?? Haven't had any problems since but I just thought it was very strange for that to happen to a brand new bike!!!

 

You can't go wrong with a 2-1 exhaust. And, it eliminates that ugly *** 1/2" thick bracket fro the back of your bike. It cleans up the entire rear end of your sled.

 

the only knock I've heard on the 110 is the valve springs are very hard on the lifters an you should replace them more often than the 103 lifters.

 

IMO...the best 2-1 Power Pipe on the Market is the D&D 2-1 pipes. They are pricey, but the tuners will tell you nothing makes more power.

I went with the D&D Low Cat, which has a up-sweep on the muffler for more clearance in the twisties.

 

+1 for the 2-1 exhaust and the D&D power/quality is A1