Need. More. loud!!!!!!

[JN]

Originally Posted by old dad

I am not in to techno speak, not even close to being a wrench,, (maybe a torx),, I have the vlx, too , i have drilled out the rear baffles with a hole saw, then drilled two holes in each pipes remaining inner baffles, give the bike a nice deeper rumble without being too loud nor any longer like a sewing machine, not harley sounding just a deep rumble.

hasn't hurt the bike a bit, right at 48 thous.miles on it, hell at this point the stock seat is finally broken in

mark

I live at sea level my buddy did that to his 600 and he needed to rejet it. Was popping when he let off the throttle. Jet kit and he hasn't had any problems after 20,000 miles.

[old dad]

Originally Posted by JN

I live at sea level my buddy did that to his 600 and he needed to rejet it. Was popping when he let off the throttle. Jet kit and he hasn't had any problems after 20,000 miles.

don't know how hi i am,, sea level wise,,still some have had to do that due altitude or lack of it, i guess,, some only have to adjust the a/f a little,, to date I haven't had to make any adjustments.

mark

[JN]

Originally Posted by old dad

don't know how hi i am,, sea level wise,,still some have had to do that due altitude or lack of it, i guess,, some only have to adjust the a/f a little,, to date I haven't had to make any adjustments.

mark

Yeah, just letting him know he might have too. Also his bike ran much better after the jet kit. He picked up a K&N replacement air filter as well. Tried to talk him into the entire intake, but he went for the filter. That also seems to have helped a tiny bit. Two very cheap upgrades to help your no baffle exhaust perform better.

[still_bluenoser]

Originally Posted by Easy Rider 2

Disagreeing with someone is NOT a sign of dis-respect.

True. But questioning their proficiency at their profession is.

[txironhead]

Changing to the K&N probably caused the need to rejet more than the pipes. I've seen a lot of instances where people put aftermarket exhaust on a bike and just needed minor adjustment, then put a Uni or K&N on it and suddenly needed a jet kit. Same with the "ram air" intakes, forget what Kuryakin calls them. Hypercharger, I think.

On the flip side, I've seen people run K&N filters on a stock bike without even needing adjustment, but it's rare on Shadows as far as I've seen. And differences do exist between bikes, even if they're identical year, model, etc. My friend's '85 VT700C got worse mileage than mine and needed the filter cleaned more often, even though he lived in the city and I lived in the country. Mine needed just minor adjustments with a Uni filter and Sportster mufflers, but tended to run cooler than his. Bikes definitely have personalities.

And for the person with the 800 that wants louder but not obnoxious, I'd definitely recommend Sportster-style slip-on bullet mufflers. Louder, better "rumble", but the cops won't be called when you come home at 2am. Little to no adjustment to the carbs necessary, and definitely don't need a rejet. Maybe half a turn out on the a/f screws.

For the person with the 600 that started this thread, even with straight 2" pipes you're probably not going to be happy. The closest you're gonna get to what you want would probably be a 2-into-1 megaphone system with the baffles tossed, if you can find it. I had a Vance and Hines 4-into-1 on my GS750 that was missing the baffle when I got it, and neighbors five houses down knew when I was working on that bike. I like my bikes considerably louder than stock, but that exhaust annoyed the hell out of me.