Exhaust Balance Delete?

[Fritzables]

Happy New Year To All,

I have a 2014 WideGlide which currently has a D&D 2-1 on it, with Air Filter obviously 
I have tunes this with the TTS system.

I now want to have I put to make the Wide Glide more retro, if that's the correct word to use.
I have a new 2014 Super Glide Staggered Exhaust and loves the way it looks.
I have also bought the S&S Grand National Slip-Ons to go with it.

I am going to have the Butterfly Valve removed by an exhaust shop.

While I'm at it, I may also thinking of removing the Balance Pipe which is between the two headers.

As we tune the cylinders separately - is there any point in leave the Balance Tube in place?

Pete

[rigidthumper]

The balance tube allows more exhaust volume, with less sound- it does help, a little bit.

[speedzter]

Is there a reason you want to delete the crossover ?

[Fritzables]

G'Day Speedzter,

I am yet to bolt the pipes into place as yet, but it looks as they may interfere with the frame and rear slave cylinder push rod.

I will get a better idea over the weekend for sure.

[speedzter]

You would think the frames should be be very similar in that area, but we will see !!
I think the crossover over does have an effect on low/mid torque, but all depends on other factors.
I do like the look of the staggered 2-2 with tapered pipes, and they also usually sound better.

[Fritzables]

Hey Speedzter,

Totally agree with you.  Old school stuff !!    I thing a WideGlide with Staggered will look pretty cool.
I would have thought that the frame is going to be the same specially when the Super Glide was the same year (2014).

OK, I will leave it in place with the expectation it will fit due to it being the same year.

What I will get done though is take it down to Tranzac (not far from myself) and get them to remove the Control Valve assembly and replace with a through section.

Pete

[tommy g]

Just for example I went the other way on my 09 Softail. The stock inter connect they call that balance pipe, with Khromewerks HP+ slipons did very well on the dyno. A year later, same dyno and full tune the Fat Cat moved everything to the right but that balanced dual slip on worked extremely well.

[speedzter]

All the Dyna's of that year have the same frame part number so should be good.



Wow, Tranzac still in business , think I bought one of their 4-1's for a Katana way back !

[Fritzables]

Yep.......   Tranzac & PipeMaster are still around.
I was just as surprised.

Got Monday thru Friday off so will head down there. Only about 5K away.

Thanks everyone for your input.

Balance Tube stays. :-)

[speedzter]

https://www.jerseyh-d.com/original-harley-davidson-parts?year=75&modelcode=Dyna+Glide&part=6031
The link I stuffed up