Air filter & bypass pipe

[Grayfox]

I have a 2012 rt-s. I am thinking about adding J T's air filter and maybe bypass pipe. Has any one put the filter on and found it to be to loud even with the second pre filter. Don't like a lot of noise going down the road. What do you think about the bypass pipe is it to loud. Thanks

 

[jroberts650]

I have a 2012 rt-s. I am thinking about adding J T's air filter and maybe bypass pipe. Has any one put the filter on and found it to be to loud even with the second pre filter. Don't like a lot of noise going down the road. What do you think about the bypass pipe is it to loud. Thanks

I had just the bypass pipe with the stick muffler and it sounded pretty good at idle and when downshifting. But it didn't sound too good with upshifting. Even with a baffle it was real raspy. I never used it with my Two Bros muffler. So if you want to have better sound that's not too loud, swap the muffler and leave the converter.

 

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

I have a 2012 rt-s. I am thinking about adding J T's air filter and maybe bypass pipe. Has any one put the filter on and found it to be to loud even with the second pre filter. Don't like a lot of noise going down the road. What do you think about the bypass pipe is it to loud. Thanks

You're referring to the cat delete pipe, right? I had the one by Pit Bull on my 2013 RT. I wasn't overly impressed. Sound was a little louder but not obnoxious. As far as more power and better gas mileage I couldn't really tell that it helped any. IMO it wasn't worth the $$.

 

[loisk]

Air filter noise - I had Jt on my ST and hated the noise.

It - the noise - seems to have a lot to do with seating position/windshield etc. Louder (even obnoxious) for some than for others I think - it seems I was the odd one out. Took it off...

 

[Mazo EMS2]

I had the cat delete pipe on our 2016 RTS for a while. I still believe that the exhaust fumes were worse with the delete. As for sound...mehh, not impressed. It wasn't loud, but it seemed like it gave the bike a more "tinny" sound, when I was hoping for more of a lower tone rumble. I didn't care for the fumes, and not impressed in general, so I took it off and sold it. Not worth the cost IMO. I felt there was a bit more low end torque, but still, not worth the cost of altering the exhaust. To each his own though. I bought ours from Lamonster.

 

[jroberts650]

You're referring to the cat delete pipe, right? I had the one by Pit Bull on my 2013 RT. I wasn't overly impressed. Sound was a little louder but not obnoxious. As far as more power and better gas mileage I couldn't really tell that it helped any. IMO it wasn't worth the $$.

Yeah I had the cat delete. My opinion the muffler is way better option. Two Bros or Yoshi