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XB headers, what's the interest level on replacements?
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Well, it's a little bit taller now. No more scg suspension. I guess with the forks, shock and seat, it's at least 3" taller at the seat now.
Swapped out the front rotor with one that only had 700 miles on it while it was apart.
Just for reference, mainly for the guys that either rashed up their stock headers or just simply want to keep the stock muffler. No, it won't be staying on there, but I'm out of a few pieces of material to build one for this bike. Parts are on the way though.
Swapped out the front rotor with one that only had 700 miles on it while it was apart.
Just for reference, mainly for the guys that either rashed up their stock headers or just simply want to keep the stock muffler. No, it won't be staying on there, but I'm out of a few pieces of material to build one for this bike. Parts are on the way though.
onelogue
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[up] sexy!!!
Somebody bring me a RSS to test with. Don't matter if it's rashed up, I just need to see where it sits in relation to the pipe.
squidbuellie
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Let me know when your ready for some real independent testing...
I can supply the bikes, a xb9 and xb12, stock pipes, race pipes and microns and talk terry at jt&s to dyno run them both.
Stock for base line, Race pipe set up, Your header and pipe with tune, then microns.
I can supply the bikes, a xb9 and xb12, stock pipes, race pipes and microns and talk terry at jt&s to dyno run them both.
Stock for base line, Race pipe set up, Your header and pipe with tune, then microns.
I may take you up on that since I missed out on the big shootout 10 years ago, I wasn't even riding a Buell when that happened. I've already done some testing here and have made more power than the factory race pipe without tuning it, so my interest is in where it is compared to the micron anyway.
nitrous, yeah, it makes more power than stock.
Still tweaking them a little, getting it closer to what I want it to look like. Once I get it how I think it needs to be, there will be less cuts/welds on it, I'm just sorting out the bends now.
No, you have one I can use? I haven't looked around to buy one yet, too many other things going on.
RickyBobby
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Have you nailed down a price on the production of this design ?
Still planning on some minor changes, maybe get to it this weekend or sometime next week. I have several customer pipes that have to go out asap, they have a higher priority than my stuff.
As of right now, $520 for a bare pipe, but after I build a couple, we'll see where it ends up.
As of right now, $520 for a bare pipe, but after I build a couple, we'll see where it ends up.
RickyBobby
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I'll buy one if it looks like the one above
This one is just strictly a test/development pipe, it has more cuts and welds on it than it should have. I still need to procure a RSS to test fit that as well, I don't know if it will clear one as it is.
I haven't even gotten a chance to ride the bike yet, it hasn't even made it out past the end of my driveway.
I haven't even gotten a chance to ride the bike yet, it hasn't even made it out past the end of my driveway.
I just realized that what I made wasn't really sticking that far out. I agree, it does need to be tucked in a bit closer and I'll try to do that this weekend if I get the time.
I feel a little better now knowing that there's at least one other pipe that sticks out more than mine does. It's not like it's going to drag or anything unless you crash.
I feel a little better now knowing that there's at least one other pipe that sticks out more than mine does. It's not like it's going to drag or anything unless you crash.
Took both bikes to a local shop, same one I ran Dave's xb9r on. It's a little cool here today, so I'm sure it affected the runs some.
Anyway, Dave's xb9r made about 83 hp at the wheel, 70 ft/lbs of torque with a race ecm and the RT-XB-1.
I have no idea of the true mileage of the xb9 that I got earlier this summer, but it's somewhere north of 34k on the clock. It's relatively stock with no engine mods that I'm aware of, nor does it have a race ecm. I dropped this set of headers on it, along with the same muffler setup that I'd run on Dave's xb9 earlier this year and ran it down to Gateway Big Dog cycles today.
It definitely needs a tune. More fuel will probably help it out a bit, but here's where it's currently at for power.
I actually got to operate the dyno myself, so the sudden drop at the end of the run is my fault. I failed to bounce it off the rev limiter on that run. At any rate, it made about 84 hp at the wheel and 63-64 ft/lbs of torque. Pretty much a flat-as-a-pancake torque curve.
This is just my personal testing to give an idea of what these are capable of. I have no baseline run on this xb9, so I'm just assuming it's about the same as all the rest out there. Without a totally stock setup, I doubt I'll ever get one.
Anyway, Dave's xb9r made about 83 hp at the wheel, 70 ft/lbs of torque with a race ecm and the RT-XB-1.
I have no idea of the true mileage of the xb9 that I got earlier this summer, but it's somewhere north of 34k on the clock. It's relatively stock with no engine mods that I'm aware of, nor does it have a race ecm. I dropped this set of headers on it, along with the same muffler setup that I'd run on Dave's xb9 earlier this year and ran it down to Gateway Big Dog cycles today.
It definitely needs a tune. More fuel will probably help it out a bit, but here's where it's currently at for power.
I actually got to operate the dyno myself, so the sudden drop at the end of the run is my fault. I failed to bounce it off the rev limiter on that run. At any rate, it made about 84 hp at the wheel and 63-64 ft/lbs of torque. Pretty much a flat-as-a-pancake torque curve.
This is just my personal testing to give an idea of what these are capable of. I have no baseline run on this xb9, so I'm just assuming it's about the same as all the rest out there. Without a totally stock setup, I doubt I'll ever get one.
