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Old 09-16-2008, 01:55 PM   #24 (permalink)
DaveAlvarado
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Originally Posted by RicVARider View Post
If any of you are concerned about the MPG with this mod watch out. I drilled 6 3/8" holes in the back plate of my pipes and lost about 3-4 MPG...not cool. One reason I take the bike and the wife likes to ride the bike is the MPG.
I haven't debaffled, but does it help or just get worse?
I seriously doubt it was the holes. 3-4mpg can be explained just in driving style--if you are getting on the throttle a little harder to hear your new exhaust mod better, you could kill your gas mileage by that much.
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