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Old 07-11-2010, 09:34 PM
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I recommend you wait until the aftermarket exhaust industry catches up with the 2010 models and there is more out there to choose from. It's disheartening to spend a small fortune on an exhaust system, tuner etc. just to find it's not what you expected and then six months later "the best thing since canned beer" hits the market and you're left wishing you had waited.
The choices never friggin end do they .... LOL ....
They have them for BOTH ...
2009 & 2010
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My only thoughts about True Duals was I thought it messed up the Torque on the low end ?
I will leave the answers to the experts here cus I haven't got a clue on this one.
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that's what I understand too, torque suffers with the true duals...and we need all the tq we can get
 
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Originally Posted by robandlyn
My only thoughts about True Duals was I thought it messed up the Torque on the low end ?
I will leave the answers to the experts here cus I haven't got a clue on this one.
Rob ....
+1 on the loss of torque with true duals. I'm not an expert but I do listen to M3 once in a while.
 
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The torque normally gets shifted to the right which is the last thing we need on a trike. Now if you build enough engine you can do the duals and not notice the low end torque hit. Its good to see the aftermarket starting to get interested in the Triglide.
 
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I run true duals and heres my argument to say why you dont notice the small loss of torque with using true duals.....Unless your racing the trike its not going to be felt in lower rpms. Riding in town or lower speeds the true duals will help with exhausting some additional heat. I would prefer a 2 into 1 exhaust and have tried using one on my trike. Unfortunatley as with most systems, the muffler is too big causing clearence issues with the result being a very expensive lesson for me. The amount of torque loss after switching wasnt that noticible in the lower rpm range

I had the 103" kit done with head work and the 255 cams installed when my Roadglide was brand new, before I had the trike kit installed so I could ride again. Were I found the 103" engine lacking the torque n horsepower and wanted to make a significant change was in highway cruising range. Especially in pulling the hills and mountains and ease of passing.

My 117" engine doesnt make great horse power and I wasnt chasing horsepower. I wanted torque, lots of torque. With building my 117" I got what I was looking for, power to pass in 6th, pull the steep hills without having to over work the engine doing it. I got a good combination with my peak torque pulling hard around 2800 rpms, right where Im riding at in the rpms either in 5th @ 55mph and 6th @ 74mph

Exhaust, Cam choice, engine tune, quality of the gas, wind, terrain, additional weight added to the trike will effect how responsive your engine is. Each motor built from the factory always perform differently even with one engine built right after another.

As we all have learned, restriction in exhaust, lean fuel settings, added weight and more cubic inches will result in more heat. With our engines now working harder to move the additional mass added with the trike kit plus the wind resistance when riding the 103" engine is being taxed greatly for all the power it can muster
 

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What about the product rob posted?Has anyone heard of this company?Would it alleviate the cat?Is the price attractive?

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What about the product rob posted?Has anyone heard of this company?Would it alleviate the cat?Is the price attractive?

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Paugho has been around for a long time.
As for price ..... I'd go with the Fuel Moto.
I was just wondering about the loss of low end torque.
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What about the product rob posted?Has anyone heard of this company?Would it alleviate the cat?Is the price attractive?

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They'll get rid of the cat and like Rob said Paugho has been around a long time. Down side is you need to be able to tune the bugger once the change is made.
 
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