How to make the V&H Exhaust louder !

[fltekdiver]

Just bought a perfect pair of V&H exhaust of Ebay for $265.00 shipped for my 1600 Nomad

After riding them yesterday for a 150 mile round trip, and a few other times, there just to quite

They barley bark, when you crack the throttle, and have a nice rumble at cruising speed, but man, aftermarket pipes should sound better then these!

They barley sound a little more then the stock exhaust drilled out

I guess I'm used to my VTX with BUBs pipes, and Hard Chrome 3's on them :)

Any suggestions?

Maybe pull the packs and see if the previous owner installed the quite baffles?

I don't want them screaming,cause I like to listen to the radio on the fairing thats getting installed soon, but I think they should have alittle more bark, no?

[AlabamaNomadRider]

What would ultimate baffles do for them? Sometimes I wish my stock pipes were louder but then guess I am really satisfied with the debaffled sound. I would have thought V&H would be fairly loud.

Back when I was a teenager we used to run straight pipes on our cars. Now those sounded good. Can't do that with bikes though as you would have no back pressure.

[ringadingh]

Lots of posts here already, showing the different methods for V&H pipes. If you find them too quiet, you may as well save yourself the bother of trying stuff and get some UB's. They have a good bark to them.

[oldbikers]

Remove the baffles and take the packing off then put them back in that will make it louder also some people have wrapped the baffles with tin to give them a different sound you can also try cutting the baffles and make them shorter there are many ways to make them louder with out spending a $100.00 for the ub's.

[Top Cat]

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[Cajunrider]

If you're looking for LOUD with a good tone, invest in a set of ultimate baffles. I consider it to be one heck of a compliment when HD riders tell you that your Kawasaki sounds great.

[cnc]

I agree TC.

[chuckster131]

Marco,
You need the set of Ultimate baffles I have here sitting on the shelf in my shop!
You will really like the new sound, and they are still mellow on the highway.

[fltekdiver]

Joe, you always come through. I cant wait to receive the light kit from you and lowers :)

Shoot me a PM what you want for the baffles :)

Thanks guys, I'm guessing the ultimate baffles make them alittle louder?

[fltekdiver]

Check out You-Tube with the Ultimate baffles in them :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F25dwm6m9Lo


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yza6Cl2Doms&feature=related

[fubarjohnnyr]

Pull the baffles - add a set of torque cones

[Netnorske]

+100 for the UB's..... http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif http://s2.images.proboards.com/cool.gif!

[fltekdiver]

Very cool !