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Posted by Diddly squatt
- March 18, 2016, 12:20:08 PMI was planning to get a Dyno-jet kit. I figured that a airbox mod and pipes would require a richer mix.
Posted by Tfrank59
- March 18, 2016, 10:45:59 AMI think if you have the correct baffles for your pipes they should only go in small end first. By the way when it came to quieting my pipes down – because they were open shotguns when I got my bike – I had to actually wrap my baffles with exhaust wrap, because the baffles alone weren't enough, and they didn't have enough back pressure either. And when all was said and done with the exhaust, I still had to rejet my carburetor.
Posted by Diddly squatt
- March 18, 2016, 10:28:49 AMI'll take a photo when I go to the shop in a little while. Yes, these have the hole for bolting to the inside of the pipe. I was concerned about the placement of the baffle in the pipes and the acoustics and exhaust flow. Maybe the direction through the baffle and the location in the length of the pipe don't matter that much. Thanks, Mike
Posted by Tfrank59
- March 18, 2016, 08:20:07 AMQuote from: Diddly squatt on March 18, 2016, 00:24:03 AMMike, it is hard to give advice without seeing these, but generally the flange on the baffles is what keeps them from going too far into the pipes. In other words, the larger diameter on the baffle should be a snug fit to the ID of your pipes, and that's why it's the last thing to slip into the pipes. Most baffles have a tapped hole on that diameter, which is where you have to drill a hole into your pipe (assuming there isn't already one that lines up) and run a screw through it to hold the baffle in.I picked-up a set of headers with fishtail straight pipes. I ordered a couple of 8" baffles for them. Any advise on installing them? Does the flange on the baffle go towards the engine or away from it in the pipe? Thanks again, Mike
Since you have fishtails that also attach to the end of your pipes, you're going to have to figure out how that all works – it's possible the same screw that holds on the fishtails could hold the baffles in as well.
Posted by mittico68
- March 18, 2016, 02:49:41 AMLooks like a nice catch... but no pics, it didn't happen!
Posted by Diddly squatt
- March 18, 2016, 00:24:03 AMI picked-up a set of headers with fishtail straight pipes. I ordered a couple of 8" baffles for them. Any advise on installing them? Does the flange on the baffle go towards the engine or away from it in the pipe? Thanks again, Mike