Sunday, January 25, 2009

2008 FXDF FatBob Muffler Change

I wanted to keep the stock pipes and change out the mufflers for better performance and sound. I went with the Khrome Werks slip-on mufflers because of their deep bass rumble. I bought them off the internet at http://www.mandmcycles.com/ at a very good price of $219 plus S & H which came to a total of about $240.00, quite a deal. I contacted Mark at M and M Cycles (e-mail MBK30072@aol.com) and he had them shipped out in a few days.

The mufflers arrived with easy to understand instructions and I simply removed the stock mufflers, and installed the new ones using the original bolts and clamps. About 10 minutes to get the old ones off and 10 minutes to put the new ones on and a little time polishing the chrome.

I then went on an all day 300 mile ride where I was able to test the difference in performance and sound. I could tell there were a few more horses and the sound was incredible. The stock pipes go unheard at highway speeds, the new Khrome Werks mufflers let other drivers know you're coming or riding along side. Apparently the onboard computer can adjust to the new mufflers without the cost of a computer software download from Harley-Davidson. If I had changed out the air filter at the same time then the download would have been mandatory for proper performance.

All in all a good experience!

2 comments:

Harley Ross said...

ya i got the cycle shack slash out's. i like them definetly and improvment on the sound...even set off a few car alarms :)

Felcy said...

Great post with lots of really good information!

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