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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28754 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Welp, my exhaust fell apart! Reply #30 - 03/19/23 at 07:14:55 You can probably go up a jet size or 2 until it goes golden but it won't stay clear what's your jet size now? and mpg?
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och Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 614	Re: Welp, my exhaust fell apart! Reply #31 - 03/19/23 at 08:55:18 It is the way it came from the factory, i never did anything after changing the muffler. No other performance mods. I usually get between 40 and 50 mpg.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28754 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Welp, my exhaust fell apart! Reply #32 - 03/19/23 at 09:52:55 you should be getting 50 or better I did get better mpg going to a 150 from the stock 145
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Reply #33 - 03/19/23 at 14:37:59

verslagen1 wrote on 03/19/23 at 09:52:55:

you should be getting 50 or better

I did get better mpg going to a 150 from the stock 145

Well, I am in NYC, so I spend a good amount of time in traffic, and if i get out on empty roads I run it like a sport bike. I'm also 240-250lb, so that doesn't help with the mileage.

I've never messed with a carb, so I am not comfortably trying to rejet it myself.

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LANCER Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Savage Beast Performance Parts Posts: 10589 Oklahoma Gender:	Re: Welp, my exhaust fell apart! Reply #34 - 03/19/23 at 17:20:55 So you’ve only changed the main jet from a 145 to a 150, but no change to the pilot jet or white spacer on the needle ?
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Reply #35 - 03/19/23 at 18:51:12

LANCER wrote on 03/19/23 at 17:20:55:

So you’ve only changed the main jet from a 145 to a 150, but no change to the pilot jet or white spacer on the needle ?

I haven't changed anything yet, running stock carb with the Harley muffler. I did buy a jet kit from you years ago when I first bought the bike, but I never got around to installing it, and I have no idea what I did with it. Can you sell me another one and recommend the right settings for my bike and location? I am in NYC.

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LANCER Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Savage Beast Performance Parts Posts: 10589 Oklahoma Gender:	Re: Welp, my exhaust fell apart! Reply #36 - 03/20/23 at 03:38:10 PM sent
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Reply #37 - 03/20/23 at 14:05:01

Once the chrome has been sanded off - the header is going to rust once it is exposed to moisture.

I have recently painted a Savage header and the exhaust system for my wood splitter with Cerakote in Glacier Black. The stuff is incredibly tough, and it can withstand temperatures up to 1,800 degrees! It sprays incredibly easy - coverage is so much better than normal paint. The only downside is that the air cure requires 2 weeks of cure time before being exposed to heat. It comes in a lot of colors....the 4 ounce tester bottle is enough to paint a header about 4 times! A cheap Harbor Freight HVLP paint gun sprays it just fine.

https://www.cerakote.com/shop/cerakote-coating?finishes=cera_1800

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och Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 614	Re: Welp, my exhaust fell apart! Reply #38 - 03/20/23 at 17:33:04 Yep, but I really don't want to paint mine. I'll keep an eye on the rust, if it becomes really bad, I may just buy a new header.
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buster6315 Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 353	Re: Welp, my exhaust fell apart! Reply #39 - 03/20/23 at 20:02:10 I vote for installing a heat shield of some type.
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jacobg98 YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 5	Re: Welp, my exhaust fell apart! Reply #40 - 03/22/23 at 09:44:23 Has anyone put additional baffles in a Dyna/Sportster muffler? How much do they help? I picked up a set of sportster mufflers, and I love the deep tone, but holy cow are they loud. I don't mind when I'm riding it, but my neighbors might shoot me.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28754 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Welp, my exhaust fell apart! Reply #41 - 03/22/23 at 09:56:35 in stock form, HD muffs have a plate in the middle. if you can look straight thru the center, that plate has been removed. you can replace that plate there are posts somewhere
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jacobg98 YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 5	Re: Welp, my exhaust fell apart! Reply #42 - 03/22/23 at 10:11:22 Yeah, there's no plate in the middle. I'll look into that. Thanks!
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och Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 614	Re: Welp, my exhaust fell apart! Reply #43 - 03/22/23 at 10:13:26 Looks like you bough one with the baffle plate removed, essentially making it a straight pipe.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28754 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Welp, my exhaust fell apart! Reply #44 - 03/22/23 at 10:47:11 I think this one talks about the plate... http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1514049876
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