smokehouse4444
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posted June 05, 2009 07:13 PM
Sound quality sucks, but compared to stock exhaust:
  
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Flyboy
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posted June 05, 2009 09:00 PM
 Edited By: Flyboy on 6 Jun 2009 05:02
Clemson you need to realize that with the small frequency range of your mics and computer speakers most of the exhausts are going to sound very similar coming from your computer. You can't just tell by a Youtube video. You need to hear them in person. Do you have a biker hangout or drag strip in your area where you might hear the different types of pipes?
Muzzy and Brock both make excellent pipes and the horsepower difference is unnoticable on the street. Just your body position (parasite drag) can be worth 3 or 4 horsepower either way. You should go with what looks good on your bike and your price range. I've set all my records with Brock's smeg but when riding around town I use his Gen 3 for it's quietness. (quieter than the smeg but still has the power) And one last consideration... if you get too loud of an exhaust it will really affect your hearing in the long run. I know-- Good luck.
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'There's more living in five minutes flat-out on a bike than some men have in an entire life'.
"The World's Fastest Indian"
One fast red ZX-14,
Three World and four National Land Speed Records,
One faster red and white Cessna Turbo 210
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clemson51087
Parking Attendant
Virginia Beach, VA
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posted June 05, 2009 09:11 PM
Edited By: clemson51087 on 6 Jun 2009 05:14
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Clemson you need to realize that with the small frequency range of your mics and computer speakers most of the exhausts are going to sound very similar coming from your computer. You can't just tell by a Youtube video. You need to hear them in person. Do you have a biker hangout or drag strip in your area where you might hear the different types of pipes?
Muzzy and Brock both make excellent pipes and the horsepower difference is unnoticable on the street. Just your body position (parasite drag) can be worth 3 or 4 horsepower either way. You should go with what looks good on your bike and your price range. I've set all my records with Brock's smeg but when riding around town I use his Gen 3 for it's quietness. (quieter than the smeg but still has the power) And one last consideration... if you get too loud of an exhaust it will really affect your hearing in the long run. I know-- Good luck.
I'm in norfolk virginia and i do have a couple hangouts but no drag strip. I've only seen 4 zx14's around here and all of them either have stock or yoshi bullshit. does anyone know of any drag strips in the hampton roads area? I have heard the smeg in person and i loved it but that price tag was killing me. I'm an e-4 in the navy so money is tight. i am working on it and will probably go with the smeg as soon as i can save up the money. hell i wish i could just have some companies sponsor me to advertise their products on the street. thats where most people find out about the parts they buy.
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dubious
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posted June 05, 2009 10:03 PM
if you go slip on, 2 bros sound real nice.
They are the only slip on I have heard.
I am sure the dual megs Brock sells would be wicked too, and area P makes a real cool slip on carbon meg too now.
If you keep an eye open you can find a used smeg for about $6-700
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pissear
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posted June 06, 2009 10:18 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwWtiIGwikg OEMmmmmmmmmmmmm is just like the video below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgCD2cS8wt0&NR=1
How can you not like Stick's video as he makes his statement(s). I enjoyed the little jabs, like a 14 jab to the Busa or vice verse. I make noise with a hacksaw. Dick slap is not at the product makers. I have tried to bent a few tubes in my day is Rosebud and I [with sand bag in hand] gave it a shot just to try it.
3-Cheers to the pipe builders one and all. Not really my call on the bends to the blends. I can see Stone's point, and I have sort of a grasp> How hard it is to make HP from a pipe, is $$$ down the tubes trying, you might say; is throw this one away. Today, is more to keep the myth making one chuckle at the sticks and stones thrown at it still; chasing a bubble burst out the back.
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way too much light in the place is shoot the lights out and make it really dark inn year ear is F YO and the bike you clanked in on.
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bigwil
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06 zx 14 turbo stage 3
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posted June 06, 2009 10:37 AM
if its great sound you lk / ive got the 2 brother slip on on my daily 14 street bike sounds great little slower at the track but its not my track bike never notice any diffence on the street ////// JUST GO TURBO NO PIPE NEEDED
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Flyboy
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posted June 07, 2009 09:25 AM
Clemson,
The best way to get a different sound with your stock pipes when you're on a tight budget is to take them to your base machine shop and drill large holes into the baffles inside. Quite easy to do and we have a number of pages on this site on how to do it. I've done them to mine and I really like the sound. Also, removing the flies is a great way to increase low end power without spending any money.
After much thought I've come to the conclusion that a 14 doesn't need loud pipes unless you race it on the tracks. Every other rider knows the 14 is the fastest bike on the street so an owner doesn't need to "prove" himself. I feel that unless you race it on the tracks putting a loud exhaust on a 14 is just as worthless as a surgeon putting "double D" breasts on a Victoria Secret model. With that type of face-- you don't need to big tits to get sexually excited. In addition, I feel loud pipes sets off a trigger in biker's brains to cause them to act as cavemen on the streets and that's when people get killed. When riding on the street with my smeg I was much more aggressive and would take stupid chances which I didn't like.
Now this is my opinion. I'd be interested to hear other comments from the group on loud pipes--
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'There's more living in five minutes flat-out on a bike than some men have in an entire life'.
"The World's Fastest Indian"
One fast red ZX-14,
Three World and four National Land Speed Records,
One faster red and white Cessna Turbo 210
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clemson51087
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Virginia Beach, VA
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posted June 07, 2009 07:58 PM
i searched the forums and couldn't find the forum about drilling the baffles. can anyone provide a link?
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dubious
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posted June 07, 2009 11:03 PM
William,
I like my loud pipes because they are proactive, wheras a horn is reactive.
I have had many less dangerous encounters with the pipes as although they can't see me sometimes, they are looking, and people tend to move out of the way when I come up on them on 4 lane highways which is also nice.
Loud pipes and high beams save lives
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natural selection.....
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Some are not worthy of the effort.
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ninjaboy311
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posted June 08, 2009 03:24 AM
Muzzy M14 Sidewinder....
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pissear
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posted June 08, 2009 04:04 AM
Edited By: pissear on 8 Jun 2009 12:04
Clem, You drill, you have not tapped into the bike breathing easier through that hole. The tubing and closed walls just open a sub-chamber.
Either, 'gut and cut' or buy a set of slips and be done with it.
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way too much light in the place is shoot the lights out and make it really dark inn year ear is F YO and the bike you clanked in on.
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Sticks_n_Stones
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posted June 08, 2009 05:34 AM
Edited By: Sticks_n_Stones on 8 Jun 2009 13:39
$100 + shipping, I'll send you my old Two Brothers slipons. Right side is perfect, left side mid pipe is dented but works, and muffler is scratched. Makes a noticeable difference in power and the best sound I've ever had on a bike.
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Muzzy M10/M14
PCIII w/ Muzzy map
Flies out K&N in!
bits n pieces...
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Flyboy
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posted June 08, 2009 06:29 AM
Clemson,
Here you go--
http://www.bikeland.org/board/viewthread.php?FID=27&TID=40754
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'There's more living in five minutes flat-out on a bike than some men have in an entire life'.
"The World's Fastest Indian"
One fast red ZX-14,
Three World and four National Land Speed Records,
One faster red and white Cessna Turbo 210
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clemson51087
Parking Attendant
Virginia Beach, VA
Posts: 16
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posted June 10, 2009 07:36 PM
Edited By: clemson51087 on 11 Jun 2009 03:57
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$100 + shipping, I'll send you my old Two Brothers slipons. Right side is perfect, left side mid pipe is dented but works, and muffler is scratched. Makes a noticeable difference in power and the best sound I've ever had on a bike.
I'll take it. do you have a paypal account and what is the shipping cost? Just email me your info at carolina51087@gmail.com i'm in norfolk va.
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Your 'Busa looks so much smaller in my rear view than i thought it would.
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Rideharder
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posted June 10, 2009 08:33 PM
TiForce
This is an older video before my rebuild.. I changed out the gaskets in the exhaust which made a big improvement.. just assembled the bike today will be posting pictures and new videos shortly..
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Sticks_n_Stones
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posted June 11, 2009 07:31 AM
quote:
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$100 + shipping, I'll send you my old Two Brothers slipons. Right side is perfect, left side mid pipe is dented but works, and muffler is scratched. Makes a noticeable difference in power and the best sound I've ever had on a bike.
I'll take it. do you have a paypal account and what is the shipping cost? Just email me your info at carolina51087@gmail.com i'm in norfolk va.
Email sent.
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'06 zx14
Muzzy M10/M14
PCIII w/ Muzzy map
Flies out K&N in!
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