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:shock: With great pride I picked up the dragoon yesterday. It looks sweet for sure. As per previous posts, things were not perfect, by se la vie! However, I have some strange effects from this incident.
So, they replaced my 8 month old cobra pipes with the very same pipes from cobra. But they sound very different. I can’t figure out why. I looked at the old pipes and saw no difference (i.e. a hole saw mod or removed baffles). So, today I took it out for 100 miles to see if it was just them breaking in. I also took a close look at the mounting flanges hoping to see something obvious that might cause me to hear them differently. It does sound like I can hear it from the front of the engine. However, I have also noticed that I hear the engine much more now and I think that may have something with the fact that I am shielded substantially more from the wind with the Memphis shade product. I checked and all the plugs are working well and I have just as much power.
So, the quiz:
Part one, any ideas why that would be.
Part two, should I consider drilling some holes into my pipes or will that make them louder/worse/unbearable?
Part three, would a soap solution around the flanges show any leaks or do any damage?
Thanks,
Paul
P.S I cant tell over 200 miles total, but I think I have lost about 2-3 miles per gallon with the wider and bigger shield, but to me it is worth it.
:shock: With great pride I picked up the dragoon yesterday. It looks sweet for sure. As per previous posts, things were not perfect, by se la vie! However, I have some strange effects from this incident.
So, they replaced my 8 month old cobra pipes with the very same pipes from cobra. But they sound very different. I can’t figure out why. I looked at the old pipes and saw no difference (i.e. a hole saw mod or removed baffles). So, today I took it out for 100 miles to see if it was just them breaking in. I also took a close look at the mounting flanges hoping to see something obvious that might cause me to hear them differently. It does sound like I can hear it from the front of the engine. However, I have also noticed that I hear the engine much more now and I think that may have something with the fact that I am shielded substantially more from the wind with the Memphis shade product. I checked and all the plugs are working well and I have just as much power.
So, the quiz:
Part one, any ideas why that would be.
Part two, should I consider drilling some holes into my pipes or will that make them louder/worse/unbearable?
Part three, would a soap solution around the flanges show any leaks or do any damage?
Thanks,
Paul
P.S I cant tell over 200 miles total, but I think I have lost about 2-3 miles per gallon with the wider and bigger shield, but to me it is worth it.