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Just ordered the cobra slip on. Installation looks pretty simple. Anything funky I need to know?
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How do you guys like the sound of it?
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·Personally, I think it sounds perfect. Okay, maybe not perfect, but dam good. 
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Just so you know, you do NOT have to loosen the acorn nuts on the head pipes to install the slip on.:thumbup:
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Looks like you just have to take the stock mufflers off and put the new one on with out even touching the head pipes or the O2 sensor.
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You got it bro.
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Loosen the clamp, take off the three bolts holding the bracket on and the whole stock slip-on comes off. Then just the opposite to put the Cobra on (other than bolting the bracket onto the pipe)
The instructions say to toss the OEM bracket bolts, but I reused them because they're black (I have the blacked out option). the ones that Cobra ships are chrome (with the Cobra bracket they stick out a little more on the inside, but there are no clearance issues) You don't have to loosen the header pipes, but I found it did make lining up the heat shield a lot easier, and it's not really a big deal loosening the acorn nuts.
I took the baffle out before I even put on the Cobra pipe. It is very loud, but that's how I like it....and a lot of people have given great comments on it....except for the old lady in the parking garage who had her fingers in her ears....oh yeah, and all the cars whose alarms I set off......other than that - :biggrin1:
The instructions say to toss the OEM bracket bolts, but I reused them because they're black (I have the blacked out option). the ones that Cobra ships are chrome (with the Cobra bracket they stick out a little more on the inside, but there are no clearance issues) You don't have to loosen the header pipes, but I found it did make lining up the heat shield a lot easier, and it's not really a big deal loosening the acorn nuts.
I took the baffle out before I even put on the Cobra pipe. It is very loud, but that's how I like it....and a lot of people have given great comments on it....except for the old lady in the parking garage who had her fingers in her ears....oh yeah, and all the cars whose alarms I set off......other than that - :biggrin1:
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That was my next question. How do you take the baffle out? Is it anything like V&H pipes?
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Remove a couple of panhead screws at the end of the pipe. Then I took a 2' extension with a large socket and tapped it out from the inside. It is very loud, and I never thought I would be one to have exhaust like that.....but I got used to it real quick
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No issues with lack of back pressure?
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nope...issues with back pressure are more prevalent with cars and have to do more with scavenging due to the timing of exhaust pulses from multiple cylinders. Never known of a problem with bikes.
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Might need a tuner to fix that Joe- I can feel you taking a swing at me! HEHEHE
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Now thats funny Bro.......................fits, but funny. :tongue:
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HEHE- If we ever meet up someday- I'm buying the Beer Joe!
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One of these days, I'll take you up on that. I love upstate N.Y. Born and raised in Brooklyn.
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Just put the slip-on on my bike and love the sound. Much better then stock. Whole job took 30 min with a beer in hand. (and yes I do have a tuner and no backfiring/ popping issues)
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