Wild1OR wrote on 08/23/20 at 02:21:02:Fast 650 wrote on 08/23/20 at 00:05:16:The best bang for the buck option is to get a Harley Dyna muffler and rejet the carb to match. The exhaust tone will be much better and it will sound like a motorcycle instead of a Briggs & Stratton. It isn't loud enough to cause problems and the performance increase makes it worth doing anyway. There is a thread here somewhere about which Dyna mufflers are bolt on replacements, as well as how to rejet the carb to work with the Dyna.
Also, the last post on this thread was over 8 years ago so some of the information that you have read may be outdated now.
Yes, I read about the alternatives, but my inquiry is regarding drilling holes in the baffle plate.
Being that the question is related, I saw no point in starting a new thread and beginning the conversation from scratch. Most of the threads that I found regarding this topic were about the same age and older.
New information and results will certainly be welcome.
I bit th bullet, dropped th cash, got a Supertrapp and an extra set of baffles. With 14 baffles it sounded good and the carb was still easy to tune.
BUT,, The difference in sound and performance with a $20.00 Dyna , while noticeable, wasnt even almost enough of a difference to make a Supertrapp woth it.
Now,, the guys who Are mechanics and do flow bench work on the head and install O2 sensor to help them tune it, running the big piston and just going all out to squeeze that last part of a horsepower MIGHT justify the Supertrapp.
The reason youre not seeing more recent solutions to the exhaust question is,,
and pun intended,,
These guys have exhausted those options, looking for an economically viable, Good solution to gettin rid of that chrome trash can Suzuki calls a muffler,That thing is big, ugly, too restrictive and weighs a ton,,
The general consensus is
Dyna