Exhaust Options
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Exhaust Options
I am so confused the more people I talk to about my issue about exhaust, so I wanted to ask the group. I have a 2007 Softail Custom, FXSTC. I have factory pipes, engine, etc. I want to upgrade my system some without having to mortgage the house. I want a deeper, richer sound, but not too loud and definitely not obnoxious. I've heard the Screamin' Eagle exhaust have changed for the worse due to EPA. What options are out there for me? Full system vs slip-ons. Stock air cleaner vs heavy. Download or not. Which brand will give me the sound I want? Vance & Hines, Python, Screamin' Eagle, what? Please help. Thanks.
#2
I am so confused the more people I talk to about my issue about exhaust, so I wanted to ask the group. I have a 2007 Softail Custom, FXSTC. I have factory pipes, engine, etc. I want to upgrade my system some without having to mortgage the house. I want a deeper, richer sound, but not too loud and definitely not obnoxious. I've heard the Screamin' Eagle exhaust have changed for the worse due to EPA. What options are out there for me? Full system vs slip-ons. Stock air cleaner vs heavy. Download or not. Which brand will give me the sound I want? Vance & Hines, Python, Screamin' Eagle, what? Please help. Thanks.
Good luck with your choice.
T
#3
My suggestion is ride with others, listen to their sound and find out which you like and then ask what exhaust they run.
Then everything depends on your budget
Slip ons work great and offer a good way to enhance sound, look and performance, with the limitation that you still have the original cylinder outtake. You can go SE or third party, there it depends on sound and look really. The less baffle the loader and the bigger the performance change is. And this is cheaper than full set (usually)
Full set will cost more than slips but will offer you great choice in design and performance gains. again it is all about sound, look and your budget.
Slip ons you can keep the rest as is on your bike without any problem. Full set you can as well, but the "free-er" you make your exhaust (less baffle) the more it becomes better if you change the breather (air cleaner). If you change the AC then you will need to change the ECM map.
ECM: here you can either get a new download, if you are ok with a general setting, or you can get a module TT, PC, etc... those then allow you either to get the AutoTune module, or download a map made by someone else with a similar set up or you can have the bike dyno tuned by a pro. all again depends on what you want to spend and the type of performance changes you want.
Then everything depends on your budget
Slip ons work great and offer a good way to enhance sound, look and performance, with the limitation that you still have the original cylinder outtake. You can go SE or third party, there it depends on sound and look really. The less baffle the loader and the bigger the performance change is. And this is cheaper than full set (usually)
Full set will cost more than slips but will offer you great choice in design and performance gains. again it is all about sound, look and your budget.
Slip ons you can keep the rest as is on your bike without any problem. Full set you can as well, but the "free-er" you make your exhaust (less baffle) the more it becomes better if you change the breather (air cleaner). If you change the AC then you will need to change the ECM map.
ECM: here you can either get a new download, if you are ok with a general setting, or you can get a module TT, PC, etc... those then allow you either to get the AutoTune module, or download a map made by someone else with a similar set up or you can have the bike dyno tuned by a pro. all again depends on what you want to spend and the type of performance changes you want.
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Go to your local dealer on Saturday and wait for all the RUBs to start showing up. That is another good way to hear a lot of different exhausts. If you want a deeper sound, but not obnoxiously loud, listen to a few 2 into 1 systems. My Bassani has a low rumble and isn't stupid loud until you twist the wick......
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This is a question that will have a different answer each posting ha ha. All my friends who started with slip-ons ended up with full systems. But the best advice I've seen is go hang out at your local shop and listen to all the bikes coming in, if ya talk to guys in service sometimes they'll take ya in the shop and crank up customers bikes with diff pipes too.
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I am so confused the more people I talk to about my issue about exhaust, so I wanted to ask the group. I have a 2007 Softail Custom, FXSTC. I have factory pipes, engine, etc. I want to upgrade my system some without having to mortgage the house. I want a deeper, richer sound, but not too loud and definitely not obnoxious. I've heard the Screamin' Eagle exhaust have changed for the worse due to EPA. What options are out there for me? Full system vs slip-ons. Stock air cleaner vs heavy. Download or not. Which brand will give me the sound I want? Vance & Hines, Python, Screamin' Eagle, what? Please help. Thanks.