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#501327 SKWEARpeg (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 12885 Baffle-ing V&H;'s Long Shots... 5 Years, 8 Months ago   When I had my HD some years back, and swapped the stock mufflers for some Screamin Eagle Slash Cuts, the original sound was a tad to harsh for me. I picked up some fiberglass cloth, and wrapped the baffle, and it was a great compromise. In the interest of tinkering, and or searching for just the right sound, has anyone ever wrapped the baffles on a set of these? I really like the look, but if I could take the edge off of them just a bit, I think I'd like the slightly mellower tone. When riding "Drifters" bike with the stock exhaust last week, I got to thinking that there might be a suitable compromise in there somewhere.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #501329 Roger7886 (User) ا.لكافر فخور ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ  Platinum Boarder Posts: 1522 Re:Baffle-ing V&H;'s Long Shots... 5 Years, 8 Months ago   I don't think there's enough room to wrap the baffles? I remember when i was messing around with them that it was a pretty tight fit. I think i remember seeing a tech article on a different approach tho... Yea this is it http://roadstarclinic.com/content/view/162/105/   Logged     Last Edit: 2012/06/09 09:37 By Roger7886.   I was born An AR in my hands Behind the gun Ill make my final stand And thats why they call me Bad Company   The administrator has disabled public write access. #501336 SKWEARpeg (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 12885 Re:Baffle-ing V&H;'s Long Shots... 5 Years, 8 Months ago   Roger7886 wrote: I don't think there's enough room to wrap the baffles? I remember when i was messing around with them that it was a pretty tight fit. I think i remember seeing a tech article on a different approach tho... It's raining here today, and I should probably just slide them out and have look, but I'm really comfortable right now with a cup of coffee, a toffee biscotti and a keyboard . The clearance was what I was thinking about. I think I could pick up some glass cloth at West Marine. If I had even 1/4 inch of clearance I think it might work. I know its pretty close, because I think the baffle is what is causing the buzzy sound that one member described as "marbles in a bucket" awhile back. I just hate it when I'm, happy and carefree, and then somebody post some thing up, and then it starts to wear on me.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #501338 Roger7886 (User) ا.لكافر فخور ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ  Platinum Boarder Posts: 1522 Re:Baffle-ing V&H;'s Long Shots... 5 Years, 8 Months ago   I know for a fact there's not 1/4" clearance. The baffles are damn near a press fit lol at least mine were. Mine used to sound like a jake brake on decel, but i was only running torque cones in front and no baffles lol they are loud, even with baffles, I sometimes miss all the noise, but I love the duals even more, and i love the torque the my RH doolies make, but I've been thinking about a way to put just a bit more edge on my doolies lol   Logged     I was born An AR in my hands Behind the gun Ill make my final stand And thats why they call me Bad Company   The administrator has disabled public write access. #501341 SKWEARpeg (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 12885 Re:Baffle-ing V&H;'s Long Shots... 5 Years, 8 Months ago   Time for some google-ing. Thanks Roger   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #501345 polishdog (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 1356 Re:Baffle-ing V&H;'s Long Shots... 5 Years, 8 Months ago   I agree, the sound is a bit too marbly. There's gotta be a way to tune these pipes. Maybe I'll just have to break down and get something else. It would be a toss up between the Freedom True Duals and a 2-into-1. I heard Paul's bike, he went back to a stock exhaust, didn't sound bad at all; just would hate putting all that weight back on the bike.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #501349 Roger7886 (User) ا.لكافر فخور ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ  Platinum Boarder Posts: 1522 Re:Baffle-ing V&H;'s Long Shots... 5 Years, 8 Months ago   Anytime, I read on a different thread where someone had used some sink hair strainers in front of a baffle to add just a hair of backpressure and changed the tone. may be just enough but that was a different pipe to so not sure how that would affect the ls's   Logged     I was born An AR in my hands Behind the gun Ill make my final stand And thats why they call me Bad Company   The administrator has disabled public write access. #501353 SKWEARpeg (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 12885 Re:Baffle-ing V&H;'s Long Shots... 5 Years, 8 Months ago   I'm sticking with the LongShots. I'm seeing some baffles made by V&H's for them, that some have bought and modified(ie drilled some extra holes to tune for their pleasure)on the WWW. I wanna see what shows up with this thread, before I leap to a decision.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #501430 129drifter (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 1578 Re:Baffle-ing V&H;'s Long Shots... 5 Years, 8 Months ago   SkPeg -- yall about to float away on your side of the bay? These are the Vance and Hines brand quiet baffles I used when I had longshots on my Roadie. http://www.phatperformanceparts.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=21869&Show=Reviews They tamed the volume down although the loud bark was still there if you grab a big hand full of throttle. Also gave me a boost in low end power. Took about five minutes to remove the stock V&H baffles and install the replacements. As you know I wanted the most quiet exhaust I could find and went back to the stock exhaust system.   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #501434 SKWEARpeg (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 12885 Re:Baffle-ing V&H;'s Long Shots... 5 Years, 8 Months ago   129drifter wrote: SkPeg -- yall about to float away on your side of the bay? These are the Vance and Hines brand quiet baffles I used when I had longshots on my Roadie. http://www.phatperformanceparts.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=21869&Show=Reviews They tamed the volume down although the loud bark was still there if you grab a big hand full of throttle. Also gave me a boost in low end power. Took about five minutes to remove the stock V&H baffles and install the replacements. As you know I wanted the most quiet exhaust I could find and went back to the stock exhaust system. The heavy stuff just started a few minutes ago. Its been raining off and on since last night, but not the toad strangler variety like this. I noticed the low end torque you had with your stockers, compared to my V&H's when I rode it. A reduction in the volume a bit is what I was looking for, but a little pick me up on the lower end would be great. I'd like few more rpm's in gear before the shift, and I was doing it early to keep the noise down so as not to disturb the natives. Thanks a bunch for the link. If you had mentioned the baffles, I had plumb forgot. I remember you sold the pipes awhile back. Have you had a chance mount your new fat shield yet?   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access.

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