Can you take the baffles out of stock pipes?
It is possible to damage your engine by removing baffles from your exhaust. Removing baffles from the exhaust provides for a freer flowing exhaust, causing your exhaust to become louder and flow more air or flow air faster.
Can you run a Harley without baffles?
Your bike will run without baffles – but if you just simply remove the baffles, without putting a good tune in your ECM to compensate, you will most likely notice a degradation in performance.
Can you remove baffles in the exhaust pipes of a motorcycle?
Daniel Wallander, 40 years riding and wrenching on my own bikes. It is possible to damage your engine by removing baffles from your exhaust. Removing baffles from the exhaust provides for a freer flowing exhaust, causing your exhaust to become louder and flow more air or flow air faster. An engine is essentially an air pump.
What does a baffle do to a motorcycle?
It can tank your lower end torque as well – which is useful at the slower speeds in street riding. A baffle is just a part inside the exhaust intended to slow down the exhaust gases before they exit the exhaust thus quieting the motorcycle down. Another use for an exhaust baffle is to create what’s referred to as “back pressure” inside the system.
What happens to a car when you remove the baffles?
Removing the baffles will change how the engine runs. It will usually cause the engine to run leaner (less fuel), and a lean mixture burns much hotter that can cause damage. Removing the baffles will also mess up the power curve of the motor.
Can a motorcycle engine be made too lean?
This doesn’t happen every time to every motorcycle, but with motorcycle engines shipping from the factory bordering on too lean – for emissions purposes – conditions, then making it run even more lean can cause damage to the engine and valves. There are fixes for it.
What would need to be done if I simply removed the baffels from stock exhaust pipes?
What would need to be done if I simply removed the baffels from stock exhaust pipes? Click to expand… If your bike is stock the way it came from the factory it is already running very lean. If you remove the baffles or add a free flowing air filter it will run even leaner. You could add a fueler to richen up the air fuel ratio.
What happens when you remove the baffles on a motorcycle?
It depends. If you do not make any changes to the jetting of the carbs or FI mapping, then possibly. Removing the baffles will change how the engine runs. It will usually cause the engine to run leaner (less fuel), and a lean mixture burns much hotter that can cause damage.
Can you remove the baffels in a fuel injected bike?
Removing the baffles would essentially be the same as changing exhaust. Maybe even closer to drag pipes which may not perform how you want. As far as reprogramming you may want to consider adding a Dobeck EJK unit. I know that if there is a change in the exhaust or air-intake on a fuel injected bike, the fuel injection is simply reprogrammed.
Where are the baffles on a Harley Davidson?
The baffles are located in the pipes of the exhaust system of your Harley and can be removed without damaging the bike. Can you remove baffles in stock pipes? If you just want it to sound loud then go for it.