Modifying stock ST exhaust

[Bob Denman]

"you have to admit that they give the ST a little swagger. "
:shocked: A LITTLE swagger?

That is "Swaggeriffic"!! :clap: :thumbup: :firstplace:

 

[SPYD3R]

YIKES....! ! !
i have a nice 'yellow' if that would suit you better.......

Dan P
Easley, SC
SPYD3R

 

[SPYD3R]

boards n pegs

Mike, you need some Floor Boards and Foot Pegs now.....
hyea:
Dan

 

[ShadyGrady]

Thanks Dan,

Thanks for the offer Dan, but I will pass on the yellow heat guards. The red was just too bright and I painted the whole exhaust system flat black with super high heat manifold paint. I will post photos tomorrow. I am still looking for a good deal on a Yoshimura or Two Brothers Dual set-up. The shorter muffler looks way better than the stock ST muffler but it still does not have the look or the sound I have running around in my head. I have not worked up the courage to gut my cat yet, and the cost of the by-pass units is unacceptable to me. Given that, I want to maximize the sound I can achieve maintaining the cat system.

My Spyder is a ST /SE5 and if you look close you will see my foot pegs and brake pedal. I took the passenger floorboards off as my wife does not ride and I though it looked cleaner without them. I guess it is all of those years riding Harley's.

ShadyGrady (Mike)

 

[Colin]

Thanks for the offer Dan, but I will pass on the yellow heat guards. The red was just too bright and I painted the whole exhaust system flat black with super high heat manifold paint. I will post photos tomorrow. I am still looking for a good deal on a Yoshimura or Two Brothers Dual set-up. The shorter muffler looks way better than the stock ST muffler but it still does not have the look or the sound I have running around in my head. I have not worked up the courage to gut my cat yet, and the cost of the by-pass units is unacceptable to me. Given that, I want to maximize the sound I can achieve maintaining the cat system.

My Spyder is a ST /SE5 and if you look close you will see my foot pegs and brake pedal. I took the passenger floorboards off as my wife does not ride and I though it looked cleaner without them. I guess it is all of those years riding Harley's.

ShadyGrady (Mike)

Realistically, unless you get rid of the Cat you are going to struggle to change the tone etc a lot. I have Cat Eliminator with an Akrapovic, I removed the baffles from the Akrapovic, and after a few weeks I put them back in as it was too loud, especially on a trip. Now with the baffles back in I have a nice deep tone, that has a rumble at lower revs, and a real bark when I give it a fistful

 

[ShadyGrady]

Thanks Colin

Colin,
I know you are right - a cat by-pass is inevitable but I just can not justify paying $400 for 3 pieces of exhaust pipe welded together. I will pull mine off over the winter and take it to a couple of local muffler shops to see if one will fabricate one for me. Even with a little tinkering to get it to fit right I would think I can get it done for under $100. That's why I am waiting to find a good deal on a Yosh or 2B's dual system as they will be marginally effective without the cat by-pass. I am in enough trouble with my wife now - i have purchased and installed a BajaRon anti-sway bar; billet Heim Joints; BRP Halogen Fog Light kit; Custom Dynamics LED Replacement Tail Lights, Triple Play Module, Mud Flap Lights and Corbin seat in the last 30 days. I think I need to keep a low profile for a couple of months. Thanks for the suggestion - I will wait until I can do both at the same time.
ShadyGrady

 

[chuck gross]

Wow Shady you have been one busy farkeling machine I guess this is the time of year to do it :thumbup:

 

[Colin]

Colin,
I know you are right - a cat by-pass is inevitable but I just can not justify paying $400 for 3 pieces of exhaust pipe welded together. I will pull mine off over the winter and take it to a couple of local muffler shops to see if one will fabricate one for me. Even with a little tinkering to get it to fit right I would think I can get it done for under $100. That's why I am waiting to find a good deal on a Yosh or 2B's dual system as they will be marginally effective without the cat by-pass. I am in enough trouble with my wife now - i have purchased and installed a BajaRon anti-sway bar; billet Heim Joints; BRP Halogen Fog Light kit; Custom Dynamics LED Replacement Tail Lights, Triple Play Module, Mud Flap Lights and Corbin seat in the last 30 days. I think I need to keep a low profile for a couple of months. Thanks for the suggestion - I will wait until I can do both at the same time.
ShadyGrady

Or maybe even get someone to perform some surgery on your stock cat.
Wow, a lot of farkling happening there,