Black Vance & Hines Short Shots

[infatillary]

I am thinking of swapping out my stock exhaust on a 2008 Street Bob. I like the look of the black V & H Short Shots and I'm trying to find customer reviews on these pipes. The only one I found so far was not very positive siting lost performance. I'm not very knowledgeable in the nature of mechanics especially engine/exhaust performance. If these pipes do drop performance compared to the stock pipes but it's not very noticable then I will buy them, if it is very noticable then I need other suggestions.

[Hammerhead Pat]

I've never heard of pipes decreasing (losing) power. Are you going to a high flow filter and re-mapping at the same time or in the near future? Even if you're not, you probably wouldn't notice any significant(seat of the pants) .change in power with only pipe change.

[infatillary]

For right now I am only interested in the looks and sound of the V&N pipes.

[Hammerhead Pat]

Sorry I can't help you, I have S/E II's on my bike! Love em

[BluesFan]

I just recently went with short shots and a big sucker.

Sounds better, It's on a Springer Classic with the jillion pound and zero decibel stock exhaust....

Seat of pants, snappier, and I get 10+ mph increase on certain short road sections.

[Hammerhead Pat]

Hey Infatillary, you're welcome for the input. I'm lucky as my 05 is still a carb bike and re-jetting is alot less expensive and quicker to do. A lot of people on this site will guide you in the right direction when you're ready to pull the trigger, just say when!

[infatillary]

Thanks for the info. I'm still looking at other brands but I will most likely go with the V&H black short shots staggered once I get back from deployment.