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[willyB]

Okay, Okay I already know I about the Fullsac options. But since I already own the V & H Hi-Output Slipons and the V & H Dresser Duals I can't afford anymore "Stuff".

Here's my question.

These pipes are extremely free flowing and as such are pretty loud on cruise around (backroad 45-55 mph) throttle. I installed the V & H Quiet Baffles, which do a good job at the volume of sound (almost too quiet) but they sound like a giant exhaust leak at idle. I've already been given *&^% about that already. Either way these pipes sound GREAT when you get on them.

So I pulled them out yesterday and am wondering if the old biker bolt through the exhaust stream trick will do anything for me.

I'm thinking of creating an 4 bolt X pattern on the right side rear cylinder pipe (because it is way shorter than the other) and creating a 2 bolt pattern on the left side. My thought is that this will create a little backpressure while increasing the exhaust velocity through the large 3" portion of the baffle and hopefully reduce the cruise throttle volume a bit.

My other thought is to modify the quiet baffle in some way to free up exhaust flow.

Basically, I'm just trying to change a particular tone at particular RPM range.

Thoughts?

Thanks!

[Dadkids]

I am running the same pipes but with power duals and a SERT. I think they are barely noticeable at anything above 55mph, unless off course your stabbing the throttle

[willyB]

I am running the same pipes but with power duals and a SERT. I think they are barely noticeable at anything above 55mph, unless off course your stabbing the throttle

Maybe it's just the Dresser Duals that are making them louder?

[Dadkids]

That is the only difference I can see, I did go to a 9" windshield today on my cvo street glide and I can hear them a little bit more but my radio just got louder

[willyB]

That is the only difference I can see, I did go to a 9" windshield today on my cvo street glide and I can hear them a little bit more but my radio just got louder

Did the 9" shield help the wind buffeting?

[Dadkids]

Huge difference, i can actually wear sunglasses now with out getting blurred vision from the wind on the sunglasses.

I got the 9" recurve from longrideshields. I got the dark one just like the factory. Once one I don't think it looks bad at all on the bike.

[willyB]

Nice! I'm a little sick of blurred vision.

Thanks for the input.

[Swinger]

Hi Guys,

I installed V&H Power Duals with my Monster Ovals on my FLHTCUES6 this week. Noisy? yes, but a great sound, unless feathering the throttle which is OK around town. The twist grip is more like a volume button on a radio, than an accelerator. I've still got the engine mapping to do (Aug 2nd) with the SERT.

I feel for sure, the looks of the V&h full system are great!

Do you know if there's any difference of power between the Monster Ovals, and Hi-Output slip-ons?

All the best,

Stu

[willyB]

Hi Guys,

I installed V&H Power Duals with my Monster Ovals on my FLHTCUES6 this week. Noisy? yes, but a great sound, unless feathering the throttle which is OK around town. The twist grip is more like a volume button on a radio, than an accelerator. I've still got the engine mapping to do (Aug 2nd) with the SERT.

I feel for sure, the looks of the V&h full system are great!

Do you know if there's any difference of power between the Monster Ovals, and Hi-Output slip-ons?

All the best,

Stu

Stu,
The High Outputs have  a wide open baffle design. They are stepped from about 2" at the inlet to around 3 1/2" at the outlet. They've got a real nice rumble at idle but will become very loud with any throttle increase. They make a quiet baffle for them that really decreases the Db level but then you loose the deep idle rumble.

[Badger Mike]

I have the exact same set up, and concur that they are a bit loud when getting on the throttle.  But I don't find them too excessive at cruising speeds, and the guys I ride with have not complained.  I'm not sure there is much else you can do other than go with a different system to change the sound to a different pitch?

[willyB]

I have the exact same set up, and concur that they are a bit loud when getting on the throttle.  But I don't find them too excessive at cruising speeds, and the guys I ride with have not complained.  I'm not sure there is much else you can do other than go with a different system to change the sound to a different pitch?

It's really more so the right pipe that gets in my ear. I'm guessing due to the short section of pipe from the rear cylinder.

Yesterday I pulled out the right side baffle and installed (4) 10-24 1" long S.S. bolts (0, 90, 180, 360 locations) as close as I could get to the inlet end of the baffle in hopes to get a little added restistance (aka: static pressure) to reduce the amount of crack. I figured since the front cylinder left pipe was not bothering me as much, is longer, has to make a couple of turns and flowing through the reduced width crossover this option might help to balance the load a little better.

This seemed to reduce the crack out of the right exhaust a little (the crack was killing my ear on throttle) but obviously the sound level did not change. I'm going to run this for a while to see.

One thing it did change is the smoothness of the exhaust flow out of the right pipe at idle. Before this test if you held a dollar bill across the end it would get sucked in at certain intervals (left side did not). Now the right side does not suck in as before. I'm sure the increased static pressure helped this.

We'll see???