V&H slip on for Vaquero 2001

dbui · 04-26-2015, 12:46 PM

Ok I am going to get the V&H slip on for Vaquero 2011, do I need to get fuel management system? if I do. which one should I get?

Thanks.

**HwyRider** · 04-26-2015, 12:58 PM

No. You only need the fuel management if you do something with the air. That was straight from Vance and Hines when I put them on my Nomad 1700.

dbui · 04-26-2015, 01:26 PM

ah ok thanks so if I get any slip on from cobra or v&h I don't have the mess around with the fuel management like pcv or Fi2000 ect....

Which on is is better b/w the v&h and cobra slip on exhaust?

**HwyRider** · 04-26-2015, 01:30 PM

It depends on the sound that you want to get. Sal recently did a side by side comparison. I'll see if I can find the link.

**HwyRider** · 04-26-2015, 01:32 PM

Here you go. You can hear the difference between the 2.

dbui · 04-26-2015, 01:44 PM

Sweet thank you very much HwyRider! I like the V&H sound hopefully it will be easy to install on my Vaquero the nice thing is that I don't have to mess with the fuel mag. b/c I am not that handy to mess around with those thing. Thank you again.

Peg · 04-26-2015, 06:06 PM

I really think the air is worth doing anyway - even if you're keeping stock pipes on there... These bikes are lean from the factory to meet emissions standards, and will benefit from a fuel processor even if you've done nothing else.

I put an EJK processor on mine early on, followed by a K&N OEM replacement filter, then pipes (Cobra scalloped tip), and finally Chuckster's BAK... I noticed improvements in fuel economy and response as soon as the air kit went in, and was able to use a lower grade fuel without ping. Results have gotten better as each modification was added.

dbui · 04-26-2015, 06:37 PM

Thanks Peg for your advices, I had a K&N filter on mine but I am not mechanical savage to mess around with the fuel management, I had read a lot of ppl on this forums had problem with back fire and others stuffs after putting on the fuel management like PCV, Fi2000 ect.... I just want to pipes to make some noise for safety wise! Like i said I love to do all of that but I don't think I can. Thanks

**HwyRider** · 04-26-2015, 07:19 PM

You will still have a little popping and backfire every now and then even without the fuel management. I was ready to take the Vance and Hines off when I first heard it but got use to it.

dbui · 04-26-2015, 07:45 PM

HwyRider,

Ok so there a little popping now and then I can live with that. Do you have any fuel management on your Nomad 1700? it sound good on the youtube video.

**HwyRider** · 04-26-2015, 08:02 PM

No fuel management for me. I just wanted a little deeper sound from the exhaust and got it from the Vance and Hines mufflers. The bike runs and rides fine so there is no reason for me to modify anything else. I'm going to try some 89 octane gas on the next tank and see how it does. I've been using 93 octane unless I'm in an area that has 90 octane. The bike really likes the 90 octane gas that I can get when I'm in CT.

dbui · 04-26-2015, 08:23 PM

oh yeah i ran my vaquero on 93 octane too with everything stock accept the Rayrace throttle mod and K&N filter. Great to know! I will try Octane 90 or 91 once I slip on the V&H pipes. Thank you!

I read up about v&h exhaust tent to crack at the header pipe not sure if I want to go with V&H or Cobra?

**HwyRider** · 04-26-2015, 08:54 PM

That's the Vance and Hines header pipe if you put on a full exhaust system not the mufflers.

**HwyRider** · 04-26-2015, 08:55 PM

The problem that people seem to have when choosing one or the other is the sound and the looks. The Cobra's look better and the Vance and Hines sound better. I guess you can't have the best of both worlds.

dbui · 04-26-2015, 09:04 PM

There go thank you again I learn something new today about exhaust. Ok looking like that I am leaning toward the V&H slip on exhaust, do you have any difficult installing it on your bike? or it straight forward following the instruction that come with the pipes? any tips or advices on the installation? I will have to tackle this project myself. Thank in advance HwyRider.

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dbui Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 68	V&H slip on for Vaquero 2001 Ok I am going to get the V&H slip on for Vaquero 2011, do I need to get fuel management system? if I do. which one should I get? Thanks. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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04-26-2015, 12:58 PM	#2
HwyRider Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: South Shore, MA Posts: 4,629	No. You only need the fuel management if you do something with the air. That was straight from Vance and Hines when I put them on my Nomad 1700. __________________ VBA # 02424 VROC # 35971 2010 Nomad 1700 Metallic Diablo Black/Metallic Titanium
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04-26-2015, 01:30 PM	#4
HwyRider Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: South Shore, MA Posts: 4,629	It depends on the sound that you want to get. Sal recently did a side by side comparison. I'll see if I can find the link. __________________ VBA # 02424 VROC # 35971 2010 Nomad 1700 Metallic Diablo Black/Metallic Titanium
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04-26-2015, 01:32 PM	#5
HwyRider Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: South Shore, MA Posts: 4,629	Here you go. You can hear the difference between the 2. __________________ VBA # 02424 VROC # 35971 2010 Nomad 1700 Metallic Diablo Black/Metallic Titanium Login or Register to Remove Ads
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04-26-2015, 06:06 PM	#7
Peg Sr. Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: West Coast, North Island, New Zealand Posts: 1,375	I really think the air is worth doing anyway - even if you're keeping stock pipes on there... These bikes are lean from the factory to meet emissions standards, and will benefit from a fuel processor even if you've done nothing else. I put an EJK processor on mine early on, followed by a K&N OEM replacement filter, then pipes (Cobra scalloped tip), and finally Chuckster's BAK... I noticed improvements in fuel economy and response as soon as the air kit went in, and was able to use a lower grade fuel without ping. Results have gotten better as each modification was added. __________________ Nothing screams poor workmanship like wrinkles in the duct tape '02 1500 blonde Nomad (Sold) '97 800 burgundy Classic (Sold)
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04-26-2015, 01:26 PM	#3
dbui Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 68	ah ok thanks so if I get any slip on from cobra or v&h I don't have the mess around with the fuel management like pcv or Fi2000 ect.... Which on is is better b/w the v&h and cobra slip on exhaust?
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04-26-2015, 01:44 PM	#6
dbui Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 68	Sweet thank you very much HwyRider! I like the V&H sound hopefully it will be easy to install on my Vaquero the nice thing is that I don't have to mess with the fuel mag. b/c I am not that handy to mess around with those thing. Thank you again.
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04-26-2015, 06:37 PM	#8
dbui Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 68	Thanks Peg for your advices, I had a K&N filter on mine but I am not mechanical savage to mess around with the fuel management, I had read a lot of ppl on this forums had problem with back fire and others stuffs after putting on the fuel management like PCV, Fi2000 ect.... I just want to pipes to make some noise for safety wise! Like i said I love to do all of that but I don't think I can. Thanks
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04-26-2015, 07:19 PM	#9
HwyRider Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: South Shore, MA Posts: 4,629	You will still have a little popping and backfire every now and then even without the fuel management. I was ready to take the Vance and Hines off when I first heard it but got use to it. __________________ VBA # 02424 VROC # 35971 2010 Nomad 1700 Metallic Diablo Black/Metallic Titanium
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04-26-2015, 07:45 PM	#10
dbui Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 68	HwyRider, Ok so there a little popping now and then I can live with that. Do you have any fuel management on your Nomad 1700? it sound good on the youtube video.
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04-26-2015, 08:02 PM	#11
HwyRider Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: South Shore, MA Posts: 4,629	No fuel management for me. I just wanted a little deeper sound from the exhaust and got it from the Vance and Hines mufflers. The bike runs and rides fine so there is no reason for me to modify anything else. I'm going to try some 89 octane gas on the next tank and see how it does. I've been using 93 octane unless I'm in an area that has 90 octane. The bike really likes the 90 octane gas that I can get when I'm in CT. __________________ VBA # 02424 VROC # 35971 2010 Nomad 1700 Metallic Diablo Black/Metallic Titanium
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04-26-2015, 08:23 PM	#12
dbui Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 68	oh yeah i ran my vaquero on 93 octane too with everything stock accept the Rayrace throttle mod and K&N filter. Great to know! I will try Octane 90 or 91 once I slip on the V&H pipes. Thank you! I read up about v&h exhaust tent to crack at the header pipe not sure if I want to go with V&H or Cobra? Last edited by dbui; 04-26-2015 at 08:28 PM.
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04-26-2015, 08:54 PM	#13
HwyRider Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: South Shore, MA Posts: 4,629	That's the Vance and Hines header pipe if you put on a full exhaust system not the mufflers. __________________ VBA # 02424 VROC # 35971 2010 Nomad 1700 Metallic Diablo Black/Metallic Titanium
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04-26-2015, 08:55 PM	#14
HwyRider Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: South Shore, MA Posts: 4,629	The problem that people seem to have when choosing one or the other is the sound and the looks. The Cobra's look better and the Vance and Hines sound better. I guess you can't have the best of both worlds. __________________ VBA # 02424 VROC # 35971 2010 Nomad 1700 Metallic Diablo Black/Metallic Titanium
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04-26-2015, 09:04 PM	#15
dbui Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 68	There go thank you again I learn something new today about exhaust. Ok looking like that I am leaning toward the V&H slip on exhaust, do you have any difficult installing it on your bike? or it straight forward following the instruction that come with the pipes? any tips or advices on the installation? I will have to tackle this project myself. Thank in advance HwyRider.
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