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[Spanish Flyer]

Bet you didn't know they existed

Well I guess I have just invented them

Anyway, after suffering for a couple of months with the noise the Vance & Hines Big Radius 2 into 1 make, I decided enough is enough and did something about it; I had the previous Screaming Eagle pipes and gutted them to see what I could use from them in my plan to reduce the dB's on my 2-1 system. I found that the SE muffler could fit inside the V&H if I cut it below a certain length.

The next chore was to weld the SE part on the V&H muffler, so I tried to do it, but my welding experience is only related to steel over 1/2" thick and even then I'm a total disaster. I tried nevertheless, but just to find that I almost destroyed the original V & H muffler......

Thank God I have great welders where I work and after a good laugh, they repaired and welded the two parts together.

I have spent this weekend putting it all back together and the first impressions are good. It is snowing a bit so I dare not ride my CVO in such conditions, but right now I have achieved my goal; the dB's have dropped making the bike an almost civilized machine. But not being able to try it out leaves the biggest doubt about the whole modification; I have reached my sound/noise reduction goal, but I cannot jeopardize completely the great achievement the V&H 2-1  does to the top end power in exchange for a quieter bike.... I expect some loss and a slightly better mid range, but I have no way of telling till I ride the bike.

Since , I hereby include a few pics for you to see:

http://imageevent.com/wforest/vancescream;jsessionid=4gueahpgd3.panda_s

BR,
Spanish Flyer

[Buy early]

Very cool! Wish I had your skills in the shop!

[Puzzled]

It will work just fine. I made the baffles in my Softail. It was a SE Pro Pipe and a modified V&H baffle. I used a dyno and tuned the baffle by drilling two 1/4" holes in it at a time. Once the power dropped off I welded the last two holes.

My Bagger has modified baffles also. They were C-notched (along with my mufflers) to clear my shocks.

Not everything out of the box works for everyone. 

[amigo Jorge]

Good job 

[Brinks]

Nice work