shorty exhaust how to
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lol not sayign anything bad about doing this but no backpressure on ur motor will burn ur valves, you will understand when u have to rebuild ur motor but if you dont understand what your talking about plz dont tell other people that it will not effect there motors. yes are engines can run with little to no back pressure but its not made to and will effect your motor in the long run. You can make a shorty exhaust if done properly with the proper baffling in it and not effect ur motor and still ge tthe same power output.
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you could re-drill rivet holes and rivet the bottom back on, wouldn't recommend cutting from the bottom though. my v&h had a solid welded exhaust mount bracket, had to chop it off from the top.
i'm loving my exhaust, didn't chop off to much it looks perfect. packed it properly its a bit deeper toned and throatier, i'll take pictures and videos later.
i'm loving my exhaust, didn't chop off to much it looks perfect. packed it properly its a bit deeper toned and throatier, i'll take pictures and videos later.
#57
ok i did this some time ago and thought id throw in a few pics and add to the "HOW TO"
Mine was a d&d can. i simply marked on the can the 6 inches i wanted to cut off, then used a chop/mitre saw with metal blade for a dead straight, easy cut. that bit took about 2 minutes after i had the can off the bike. heres a pic...
Then i had to remove the inner tube and wadding from inside. it all came out with a firm pull with grips/pliers.
and i was left with ....
then i used an angle grinder and ground the rivets down and pushed them through with a spike....
then the end tapped out!
the end just slotted back into the new shorter can, and i drilled and riveted back together.
I only took off 6 inches, have not noticed any performance either way and it definately looks and sounds a million times better! judge for your self with the next two pics....
before...
after....
Mine was a d&d can. i simply marked on the can the 6 inches i wanted to cut off, then used a chop/mitre saw with metal blade for a dead straight, easy cut. that bit took about 2 minutes after i had the can off the bike. heres a pic...
Then i had to remove the inner tube and wadding from inside. it all came out with a firm pull with grips/pliers.
and i was left with ....
then i used an angle grinder and ground the rivets down and pushed them through with a spike....
then the end tapped out!
the end just slotted back into the new shorter can, and i drilled and riveted back together.
I only took off 6 inches, have not noticed any performance either way and it definately looks and sounds a million times better! judge for your self with the next two pics....
before...
after....
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