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Posted by greenbarn
- October 30, 2014, 21:42:06 PMWelcome to the forum, Crsh. Congrats on the new Drifter. It's a Beauty, I'm sure.... But of course if you put some PICTURES on here, it might keep some of the Picture Hounds from harassing you!!!
I have Hard Krome pipes on my 800, and yes they are a little on the louder side. I like them for short trips, but (to me) they are too loud for longer rides. For long rides, I much prefer the Roadhouse exhaust on my 1500. It's much more mellow. But, unfortunately, the Roadhouse is out of production, and very hard to find - but there are threads on here (somewhere) about several other exhaust mods - from de-baffling the stock muffler to adapting various other exhaust (Nomad, etc.) so hope you can find something that suits your taste.
Have you taken a look over at the russ wolf pages for Vulcan mods yet?
http://www.angelfire.com/ak5/russwolf/mods.html
Lots of good info on the 800 - including exh. stuff, and intake mods.
Specifically, on the intake mods, RussWolf has 2 mods listed - the "Grampsize" mod and "Scooterize" mod, both of which opens up the air box equivalent to an aftermarket kit. I did the Grampsize mod and don't really remember needing any special tools per se - some of the tools I used perhaps made the job easier but could be done with simpler tools. Take a look.
http://www.angelfire.com/ak5/russwolf/airbox.html
Posted by CrshOverride
- October 29, 2014, 15:18:48 PMI just picked up my 2006 Drifter about a month ago (the day after I got my license) and, for the most part, am loving it so far. The only thing that disappoints me a bit is the exhaust note from the stock exhaust.
The only aftermarket system that I could find was from Hard Krome. I've read plenty of reviews and it sounds like they're a little on the loud side. Personally, I'd like to find something in between the two. I've also seen some pretty crazy sweeping exhausts throughout the forums and wondering where they came from. Any input/suggestions would be great.
I also understand that I'll have to jet the carbs. While I'm at it, I'd also like to improve airflow through the stock air box. I don't have the tools needed to modify my stock cleaner so I was hoping somebody knew of a good aftermarket replacement (other than a Hypercharger as those kill the Indian look of these bikes)?