The baffles are located in the pipes of the exhaust system of your Harley and can be removed without damaging the bike. You can take your bike to an authorized Harley Davidson shop to have this done, but the cost will be much higher than doing it yourself using tools that you likely have on hand.
Does it hurt to take baffles out of exhaust?
Removing baffles on your motorcycle will not directly harm or damage the engine. However, it may result in the engine running leaner, causing a problem with its performance and complications to the emissions. Removing the baffle does not add any performance benefit or enhancements to the engine.
How can I make my Harley Davidson louder?
Three ways of making your Harley pipes louder are re-tuning the engine, removing the baffles or by swapping out baffles on certain models of Harley-Davidson motorcycles.
Are Harleys with no baffles low-D?
Harleys that run stright or drag pipes just don’t sound right , but yes they are lowd . Removing baffles only makes you think the bike is running better because it’s noisier.
Can I remove the baffles and reprogram the exhaust?
Removing the baffles would essentially be the same as changing exhaust. Maybe even closer to drag pipes which may not perform how you want. As far as reprogramming you may want to consider adding a Dobeck EJK unit. I know that if there is a change in the exhaust or air-intake on a fuel injected bike, the fuel injection is simply reprogrammed.
Should I remove the baffles from my bike?
Removing baffles only makes you think the bike is running better because it’s noisier. In reality, if you were to measure the power, you would find it’s down from where it was with baffles installed and the mixture would be leaned out from where it was which is the main problem.
Is it bad to pull the baffles off the engine?
Hell, she’s not even watching the road! Pulling the baffles won’t really damage the engine in the sense of “is this really going to mess something up?” Your performance will, however, noticibly suffer.
