I don't know what "sounds like a Harley" means. A Harley is a V-Twin on a single crank pin with cylinders at a 45 degree angle. The Savage is a single. They can't sound alike.

If you mean it's now louder - well yes - you punched a hole(s) into your muffler. As a result it is now loud.

Whether this is "good" or not is up to you. If you like the resulting sound, it's good. If now it's too loud, well, that's not good.

Any change in the intake or exhaust system does require rejetting.

tomatolord wrote on 08/22/17 at 08:00:41:
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Fixed that for you.  

Tomatolord, it's been said on this site "Don't try to make the bike sound like a Harley". That refers to the idle speed. You don't want that chugging, intermittent-sounding idle that Harley's are known for. Think more like a loud sewing machine. A good steady rhythm.

Volume is a separate matter. As Gary pointed out, volume is usually related to airflow - re-jetting/carb-tuning is the solution to that.

You need to also be mindful of the other end- the intake. If you increase the exhaust beyond a certain point you may also need to look at your air filter.

I think a few holes in the stock muffler should be tunable with the stock air filter. Others, I'm sure, will correct me if I'm incorrect on that.

Papa Bear wrote on 08/22/17 at 12:15:32:


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tomatolord