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« on: March 31, 2014, 06:04:44 PM »

I am looking for the trim ring for my 4" truck stacks .any help finding them would be great .see ya on the road .
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« Reply #1 on: March 31, 2014, 06:24:03 PM »

Give Grumpy a call he is back in bidness I just got my drilled tips from him two days ago cooldude
http://www.grumpysfabrication.com
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« Reply #2 on: April 01, 2014, 02:42:59 PM »

thanks for the  info just what I needed , cooldude
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« Reply #3 on: April 01, 2014, 07:42:02 PM »

Yes, Grumpy is the man to talk to.
Great products from a great VRCC member  cooldude
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« Reply #4 on: April 01, 2014, 07:59:45 PM »

Grumpy used to be a site sponsor here and helped to keep the lights on. 

Grumpy's tips are second to none....help keep his lights on.   Wink
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« Reply #5 on: April 11, 2014, 02:12:03 PM »

I've been trying to decide which of Grumpy's tips to go with. After allot of searching I've found some pictures of the trim rings installed, but cant find any of the small bore tips installed Sad. I imagine they wont really look much different the the standard tips. But i was wondering if any of them will help with the drone caused by having the stacks with the rear baffle section completely removed. I've already made the baffle sections into silencers like the ones from Mark T.(great idea cooldude), without replacing the baffle plug. Even with the baffles still completely drilled out they are too quiet for around town. I love the way it sounds without the rear baffles Grin, but cruising over 2500 rpm makes my ears ring Embarrassed.
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« Reply #6 on: April 11, 2014, 02:46:16 PM »

Look at my picture below.  Well it really does not show anything beside the side view.
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« Reply #7 on: April 11, 2014, 03:19:15 PM »

+10 on Grumpy  cooldude
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« Reply #8 on: April 11, 2014, 07:49:00 PM »

Definitely can't beat the finishing touch of Grumpy's tips cooldude. Just wondering do they do anything for the drone caused by the stacks, and removed rear baffle section. I was expecting it when I installed the stacks, but it's much worse than I was prepared for Shocked. I've thought about several options to make a large single baffle to slip into the end of the stack, but don't have access the the required equipment. I'll have to stop by an exhaust shop and see what my options really are. I just want to tone it down some, not go back to stock drilled baffle sounds.
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« Reply #9 on: April 11, 2014, 07:56:40 PM »

They say they do cut down on the drone effect I haven't put mine on yet as I am waiting on my stack to get here Grin
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« Reply #10 on: April 13, 2014, 11:58:55 AM »

Definitely can't beat the finishing touch of Grumpy's tips cooldude. Just wondering do they do anything for the drone caused by the stacks, and removed rear baffle section. I was expecting it when I installed the stacks, but it's much worse than I was prepared for Shocked. I've thought about several options to make a large single baffle to slip into the end of the stack, but don't have access the the required equipment. I'll have to stop by an exhaust shop and see what my options really are. I just want to tone it down some, not go back to stock drilled baffle sounds.


Dave, if you want I can extract 6 baffle plugs for you to reinstall.  You drive them inward from the inside end using a socket wrench and short extension until it hits the old baffle.  If it's snug and it should be, you're done.  When I fix them I always do a couple welds on the edges of the holes.  Which means the silencers are "skinned" to get to the sides of the tubes.  I don't think I've ever taken a pic of such repaired baffles - but you can imagine it, looking at this pic.  The welds are at the edge of the large holes in the tubes in the pic below.

Not doing it free because it takes me a half hour or so to extract them from removed baffles - and others will see this and want it too.  I will do it for $20 plus postage - $6 for priority mail, small box, I think covers it.

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« Reply #11 on: April 13, 2014, 03:37:25 PM »

Yes they do help.  MarkT's silencers work well, but there's also a light weight option that helps a lot.  I'm at work now...but I'll post a link to that easy fix later with pics.
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« Reply #12 on: April 13, 2014, 04:06:44 PM »

I've been trying to decide which of Grumpy's tips to go with. After allot of searching I've found some pictures of the trim rings installed, but cant find any of the small bore tips installed Sad. I imagine they wont really look much different the the standard tips. But i was wondering if any of them will help with the drone caused by having the stacks with the rear baffle section completely removed. I've already made the baffle sections into silencers like the ones from Mark T.(great idea cooldude), without replacing the baffle plug. Even with the baffles still completely drilled out they are too quiet for around town. I love the way it sounds without the rear baffles Grin, but cruising over 2500 rpm makes my ears ring Embarrassed.
The ones pictured on BF's bike are the ones I have, They took care of the drone of which you speak.  What a mellow sound now.  cooldude  Hoser
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« Reply #13 on: April 13, 2014, 10:10:28 PM »

The smaller bore tips would help even more....as they'll breakup the exhaust note even more than the large bore helps with. 

Here's some reading.....

http://www.valkyrieforum.com/bbs/index.php/topic,40398.0.html

And here's where to get them....

http://shopping.rexmar.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=161100&Category_Code=silencers-inline-insert
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« Reply #14 on: April 14, 2014, 12:27:34 PM »

Long weekend, too many projects going at once.

Thanks for the info, sounds like I need to get a set of tips on order and go from there. When I have some extra cash again Sad

Mark T. I'll let you know, I might decide to get a set of the plugs just to have in my tool box. As of right now with them drilled out it is quieter than what I'm looking for. I did skin them like yours, but only because I could hear a bunch of stuff rattling around in them. The cans themselves are stainless, but apparently nothing inside them is(a lot of rust flakes and chuncks fell out when I skinned them). I wound up cutting the piggies flush with the can, due to the staggered cut they had when I got the exhaust. They were already cut too short, and the 3rd tip mounting point already gone.

Here are the "silencers" as I cut them, this is the one from the right side muffler.
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