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#36123 krauseheim (User) Fresh Boarder Posts: 74 Re:Drill the Stock Exhaust (stage 1 4 Years, 6 Months ago   StarMyram wrote: krauseheim wrote: I'm thinking of doing this Stage 1 mod, but leaving the cones in, and just drilling through both the cones and baffle at the same time. Can't think of a reason not to, other than possible problem with 'drilling blind' into the baffle. Opinions on that, anybody? Also, any possible problems with The Authorities when they (cops) see a drilled exhaust? I don't see how it would effect emissions, and from what I hear, it shouldn't run into noise level trouble either. -First of all, you might as well take the cones out first! The cones are welded to the outlet tubes and not to the outer muffler shells, so the leftover "rings" will only fall out. And you will need to grind the welds that hold the cones onto the tubes to remove the cones to get at the baffle to drill holes anyway. -You cannot do a Stage One, and leave the cones in. It is not possible. Trying to drill into the cones with a holesaw is a good way to have a wreck and screw up your chrome muffler shells! Just use a Dremel Tool to carefully grind away the welds and pull out your cones with a sheetmetal screw screwed in and pliers. Drill your baffles, and then mask the chrome outer shells, and spray flat-black paint in on the drilled baffle and the outlet tube, and nobody can easily see that it's not stock. -You won't be loud enough with only Stage-One to annoy any "noise cops." -Doing a Stage-One may actually improve emissions, as it might tend to "lean-out" the bike a little, as it will breathe better. I guess I wasn't clear on what I intended to do. I'm drilling several holes through the cones and into the baffles, and NOT using a hole saw. Yes, I can see how going after the cones with a hole saw would be a bad idea... hole saws have a mind of there own when the center bit isn't in solid ground. So... the cones stay. I'll report on the result here, and include a picture if I can figure out how to do that. Thanks, Tom   Logged     Tom Heimerman Shoreview, Minnesota 2006 Road Star Midnight   The administrator has disabled public write access.
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