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[Txcruiser]

I am working on my Bike and did the cheap exhaust mod, drilling the holes in the baffles and ears at the rear, I'm not happy, to me it sounds like a loud lawn mower.  I am waiting to hear a bike that has the Cobra pipes on it and some of the guys say his sounds similar to mine. Maybe it's just me, but in the meantime I am looking to change it out.  So here is the question.

Does anyone have the experiance with Santee Exhaust Pipes and if so, how do you like them?

Thanks,

TxCruiser

[SilverTribal Driver]

I put the Cobra Angled Slashcuts on my F, and they sound killer!!  Not too loud but not quiet either.  Very nice rumble at idle...

[White Wolf]

I love my Vance&Hines Big Shots!

http://www.vanceandhines.com/b101_bigshots_h_vtx18r.html

WW

[snake]

TX cruiser, while the loud pipes you are looking for will undoubtedly sound better to you, they will still not sound quite as good as a 1300, given the crank pin positioning and the firing cadence. The 1300's have "the" sound, the 1800's have "a" sound

[White Wolf]

 

I hadn't noticed this... Must be some ploy by riders of the 1300's...

WW

[Txcruiser]

 

I hadn't noticed this... Must be some ploy by riders of the 1300's...

WW

Nope, it's me, it's real, not thrilled with the sound, but I think thats just the way it is.  I have been listening to some 1800's at youtube.com, and from the explanation about the firing of the 1800 , Thats just the physics of it.  I love the bike, just did not like the Hiss, hiss sound of the stock pipes, been spending money like a drunken sailor on my bike this month I have owned it and decided to drill out the pipes. just not what I expected. I may have to pony up some bucks for pipes next, i need to hear some in person one of these days.  So when are the guys from San Antonio meeting up?  I hate to have to wait till May of 08 to hear a 1800.

Thanks,

TxCruiser

[snake]

Not too many out there with stock exhaust on their 1800's, mine is the only one I know of. Just a few "drilled out" ones out there, it seems that if you feel the need to drill, you'll probably be getting a new set of pipes soon. Odds are, that is.

[Txcruiser]

Thanks Snake,

You are right, new pipes are in the future, I called VTXExhaust.com and they said they can still modify my pipes if I screw them up with the Clayton mod. LOL, but I found a set of Santee pipes that were pretty cheap, so I may end up just doing that, no downtime, besides the stupid rain this week. I just thought I would ask if anyone else had heard them good or bad.

TxCruiser

[snake]

As far as cheap goes, you can buy a set of mufflers from JC Whitney and use them with your headpipes for about 70-100 bucks, at most. You might try that first.

[SouthernXer]

Here's mine...  Bigshots...

[CouldBFaster]

Not too many out there with stock exhaust on their 1800's, mine is the only one I know of. Just a few "drilled out" ones out there, it seems that if you feel the need to drill, you'll probably be getting a new set of pipes soon. Odds are, that is.

My 1800 still has stock pipes. It's sad. 

But I don't have the money to get new ones yet. So.... I will have to wisper past the slower bikes on the road for now.

[snake]

If it was important, I might coulda' scrounged up the guidas for a exhaust...I like it quiet though, even though I have to admit it does sound "wussy"!

[Txcruiser]

My 1800 still has stock pipes. It's sad. 

But I don't have the money to get new ones yet. So.... I will have to wisper past the slower bikes on the road for now.

Just takes a Drill and a allen wrench and a couple of hours. http://www.tsmchome.com/claytonmod/index.html

TxCruiser

[FatDaddy]

i had the cobra staggered lowboys on mine and while they were loud on open throttle they were just beefy enough on idle to get you noticed at a light... and they look great

[twistedrcpilot]

Have you thought about gutting it all-together?  I took out the first and second baffels on each pipe and it has a throaty sound to it. They sound like custom pipes.