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Title: Stock Exhaust
Post by: slotcar on September 28, 2004, 02:53:06 AM
I was wondering if any one has messed with the stock exhaust system to acheive a more noticible exhaust note or more power or both? Can holes be drilled someplace or packing be removed? What is inside of that stock can anyway?
Title: Stock Exhaust
Post by: dufoes on September 28, 2004, 11:42:35 AM
I would like to know this as well.
Title: Stock Exhaust
Post by: Mk1inCali on September 28, 2004, 01:13:54 PM
I drilled 3 holes in the baffle.  Seemed to pull better at higher RPM than before, but I think it sounds really uh...crappy?  Yeah, crappy.  I'm saving up for a Jardine full system, so hopefully that'll sound better than the stock POS exhaust.
Title: Stock Exhaust
Post by: BRB96Z34 on September 28, 2004, 03:48:54 PM
Don't bother drilling your exhaust can - sounds like crap.  Lound and annoying.  I sealed mine up after trying it.
Title: Stock Exhaust
Post by: SPARKPLUG1977 on September 28, 2004, 03:57:11 PM
also drilled, hated, and replaced.
if you want to be really sassy, you could drill out the inner part. I'm sure that would be very loud.

Just find a cheap dented slip-on for any bike and flip a guy at a muffler shop $5 to weld it on for you.
Title: Stock Exhaust
Post by: johncam4 on September 28, 2004, 04:20:08 PM
i drilled mine and dont like it much either....sounds alot like a weak sv650
Title: Stock Exhaust
Post by: slotcar on September 28, 2004, 11:30:21 PM
Thanks for the comments. I'll keep looking for something better over the winter.