Has anyone had experience cutting off the piglets on the stock exhaust for improved sound? I just aquired a nice used 98 Ace Tourer in mint condition with 2525 miles on it. I wanted to improve the exhaust note slightly. My husband cut the piggys off his Valkyre Tour and was pleased with the result. I don't want to make a mistake if it's going to sound bad(poor).
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fire fly medic |
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Posts: 1122 06/25/02 3:31 PM
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Congrads on new bike, and welcome to forum. I think you will like both!
Not sure what piggies are but several people have drilled holes in the back plate (& I think inner baffle)you could do a "search" on the item. I'm sure latter on some one will post on this string. It (muffler) is a very comomn mod. most people make. I went with a slip on (Jardine rumblers) Wow 601 post's I'v been promoted to 1st officer. I will try to be a good 1st officer and refrain from pissing people off for at least the next 24 hrs. just dont mention shaving and we should be ok. Dang I might have just pissed someone off already, I should shut up.
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Fredrider |
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Posts: 6136 06/25/02 7:32 PM
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Congrats on the promotion, Fire Fly! Did you get a raise, too?
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fire fly medic |
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Posts: 1122 06/25/02 8:34 PM
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YES i have, it has doubled
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Skip MMShadowT |
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Posts: 5679 06/25/02 9:16 PM
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Fly, I believe you have used every emoticons there are except for the
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pecosjoe |
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Posts: 231 06/26/02 12:00 AM
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After drilling the back plate and baffle, I thought cutting the "piggies", (I assume you mean the short, slightly downward bent end pipe?) would help. NOT! The exhaust sounded tinnie(bad) and I had to do a major modification to get it to sound good.
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MaryAceTourer |
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Posts: 4 06/26/02 3:43 AM |
pecosjoe,
yes, by cutting the piggy I meant after removing the rear end cover, the little pipe that comes off the rear baffle. I understand you did this but it sounded tinny?!? How about leaving it alone and just drilling holes around it? |
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Skip MMShadowT |
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Posts: 5679 06/26/02 5:26 AM
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First of all welcome to our forum MaryAce. I did a lot of mods to my original T mufflers. First I drilled four 3/8" diameter holes in each muffler. Then a few weeks later I drilled four more in each one. Each time the sound got a little better. The next step was to remove the "piggy". I didn't have the tinny sound after removing it. I ran the mufflers for about a year like this and then I did the full muffler surgery. Cutting the end cpa off each muffler and completely removing all baffles. The complete process is here on the board somewhere. I think it is in the Mod and Customizing forum. I'll look for it and post the link. I was completely happy with the sound and performance of the T after surgery. The only carb mod I had to do was tweek the fuel/air mixture screws.
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Skip MMShadowT |
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Posts: 5679 06/26/02 5:32 AM
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Here's the thread on muffer mods. This may be more than you really want to know.
We T owners have a thing about mufflers.pub19.ezboard.com/fhondas...ID=3.topic |
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pecosjoe |
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Posts: 231 06/27/02 12:27 AM
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I ended up doing what Skip did. When I cut the "piggy" I only took about half of it off and the fiberglass packing blew out. This probably accounted for the tinny sound. Doing the full modification like Skip posted with a K&N air filter, improved performance and the carbs were runnig a little rich to begin with so there was no adjustment needed. I heard some V&H Dual baggers on a T at the dealers. Sound is very nice, but really not $500. better sounding than the mod. Skip is describing.
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BOSDAWG |
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Posts: 31 07/23/02 1:48 AM |
Hello everyone, I did the total clean out of the T's mufflers! I am very pleased with the results, however I went 1 step further. (wanted more sound from left pipe) If you remove the left pipe you will find a diverter plate that allows 80% of the rear cylinder exhaust out the right pipe! To solve this I purchased a quality paste muffler repair kit. Using rubber gloves I applied paste to this plate filling all the holes. (don't use alot of pressure this will just keep pushing it through) After appling several coats, success! I now have the same amount of exhaust coming from both pipes! The sound is awsome! I hope this helps anyone that wants a tuned sound.
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