In your message dated: Thu, 29 Nov 2001 22:39:26 EST,
The pithy ruminations from Derek Baylor on
<Renegade exhaust> were:
=> My recent wreckie-poo on the GTS has left me needing a new muffler. The =
=> stock one is heavy and kinda ugly, and $700 bucks to boot (good thing =
Yep.
=> the accident wasn't my fault, huh?). Someone from the list got Renegade =
=> to make them a new can and lead-in pipe several months ago. I've =
=> e-mailed Renegade to see if they'll make me one, but I need to know if =
In my experience, there's no need to get something custom made.
=> there's any negative effect on the bike's performance. Anyone have an =
=> opinion? Even better, does the person who had Renegade make them this =
=> muffler have an assessment to share? The cat already restricts the =
=> system a fair amount, will a higher flow can mess up the fuel injection =
=> or throttle response? I'm sure RSRBOB knows something about this...
Here's what I did after my stock muffler fell off. I called around to local
shops to see who had a carbon-fiber slip-on in stock. I wanted something that
wasn't too loud. I ended up getting an M4 brand muffler designed for a CBR600 .
Anyway, I took the muffler and the bike to a local (auto) muffler shop. They
bent a connector pipe to fit, and welded a tab onto the pipe to match up with
the centerstand "bumper". That was about $30.
The bike isn't too loud, seems to have slightly more low-end power, and runs
fine. I haven't dyno'ed it. My feeling is:
any muffler that's slightly less restrictive than stock won't hurt the
bike
any aftermarket muffler won't be more restrictive (except a Staintune
with their adjustable plates)
the fuel injection will take care of any minor differences
the weight savings vrs. the stock muffler will more than make up for
any minor tuning changes
the $$ savings (I went to carbon fiber for less than 1/2 the cost of
replacing the stock muffler) will make up for any other glitches
Mark
=>
=> Thanks, Derek
=> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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