I finally went through with it!

[Billhockey1993]

I actually winded up taking off the stock muffler to hear it. I found the sound to be very agresive and I actually liked the tone, so I winded up cutting off the stock muffler and running straight 1 3/4 inch pipe all the way to the back to the tail. The pipe was $8 the clamp was $2 and I also bought a small drag pipe baffle off of amazon for like $11. I'm very happy with the sound only down side is its a little ugly with just having that single 1 3/4 pipe there. Overall I'm pretty happy with my $21 exhaust. :rockon:

 

[sjryser]

:needpics:

 

[callmegandhi]

Here I thought you got married!:BLAA:

 

[7UPyours]

yea what he said, pics or it never happened

 

[Billhockey1993]

Here's a pic but like a said it sounds good but its not that great in the looks dept.

 

[Billhockey1993]

And another pic

 

[SteveH41]

looks like someone has shoved a scaffold pole up its ar$e

 

[ChevyFazer]

If you plan on keeping it like that I'd find a way to out the stock shroud back on to cover it up

 

[DHoback]

Put some type of muffler on. You are literally sapping HP with that setup!

 

[JimStl]

I guess you just want to make sure the engine is not negatively effected by removing the back pressure that the muffler provided.



It's not much on looks, but I imagine it sounds great, except to your neighbors.

 

[outasight20]

I'd imagine you will have less friends in the future if you continue riding with an open exhaust. You will piss off EVERYONE with that setup.

 

[Billhockey1993]

Here I thought you got married!:BLAA:

Haha ^ na only 19 I'm not getting married anytime soon.

 

[Billhockey1993]

If you plan on keeping it like that I'd find a way to out the stock shroud back on to cover it up

That's a good idea I think ill put that stock cover back on so it doesn't look as ugly.

 

[Billhockey1993]

Put some type of muffler on. You are literally sapping HP with that setup!

I ordered a baffle made for drag pipes off of amazon last night so that should quiet it down a little bit. Do you think it would create enough back pressure so I won't lose any power?

 

[Billhockey1993]

Here's the baffle I ordered hopefully that will help with the back pressure and quiet it a little bit.

 

[JimStl]

It is challenging to sort out fact from fiction with back pressure.
You can read though this page just to get an idea of the questions involved;
Straight pipe / back pressure motorcycle? - Yahoo! Answers

 

[red_rock_beetle]

my theory is the cats should provide enough back pressure as to not burn valves, as for horsepower, I'd have to dyno to get accurate numbers

 

[Billhockey1993]

I think I should be fine. It's not like I just took off the muffler and left it like that. The headers, cat, and all the bends plus I added piping to run it out the tail, and I bought a baffle to put in it. They all should add a little back pressure and the baffle should do a decent amount for back pressure and making a it a little less obnoxious thank you all for the advise it game me a few more angles to look at this situation.