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How much lighter is a gnarly and an FMF silencer than the stock setup? I have several guys saying, "man..the first thing you Have to do is get rid of that stock silencer....its sooooo heavy there is no sense in keeping it".... I am having a hard time believing its "that" much heavier than the FMF??
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No reason to ditch the stock silencer. It's a bit heavy, but it's nice and quiet and doesn't rob very much power at all. Meaning moving to an aftermarket is not going to give you any noticeable performance increase.
The pipe on the other hand, change it out ASAP. You'll be amazed at the difference a proper expansion chamber will make.
The pipe on the other hand, change it out ASAP. You'll be amazed at the difference a proper expansion chamber will make.
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If you think about it.... do you really care if the silencer weighs more? What are you doing that makes you think... "MAN... I need to ditch some weight!"
The stock silencer is practically a no maintence item.... you can't say the same for a aftermarket one.....
The stock silencer is practically a no maintence item.... you can't say the same for a aftermarket one.....
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Its just funny how many experts have opinions.... I certainly value yours. The guy that told me to ditch the silencer was a long time 220 rider and rider in general.... I was not in a hurry to get rid of it!
Another guy that is real particular about his machines and was a long time 200 rider, said the stock pipe is actually great and since it was double wall was more durable and such....
It'll all be stock till at least Nov/Dec.... At that point... I "might" get a new pipe and I WILL send my stuff to RB.... then by February I'll get to see what THAT DOES!
Another guy that is real particular about his machines and was a long time 200 rider, said the stock pipe is actually great and since it was double wall was more durable and such....
It'll all be stock till at least Nov/Dec.... At that point... I "might" get a new pipe and I WILL send my stuff to RB.... then by February I'll get to see what THAT DOES!
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That pipe is double walled BUT.... It is made out of super thin metal....basically half the thickness of a FMF pipe. And it is not optimized for performance.... it is optimized for quiet operation. You will want to replace the pipe immediately. You will feel a huge improvement in torque and topend.
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gnarly torque wood, not the desert or rev pipe would be my choice for the 200.
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Well there's some interesting fuzzy info.fuzzy wrote:I crap the difference in weight everyday.
I just weighed a stock silencer for shipment . About 8 lbs.
I'm not unbolting FMFs just to figure out how much fuzzy drops. Really. You do the math.
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Note to Sapphire: you really gotta keep your threads intact and away from these hi-jacks. If you let them go wild, they always end up in one of three places. And we've already arrived at one of those destinations. You know the other two...
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