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| Newbie Joined: May 2008 From: Puyallup, WA I Ride: '06 Honda VFR800 | which exhaust for '06 VFR I'm trying to decide on what exhaust to get, and having a hard time. It seems performance is comparable across most, so I'm trying to decide based on sound. Trouble is, audio/video clips of the same exhaust can sound different. I've been looking at Two Brothers, Leo Vince, and Staintunes. I'm looking for something with a deeper, kinda growly tone. So, I was hoping there might be some VFR riders in the Tacoma/Seattle area that I could get an in person listen to their aftermarket exhaust |
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| Pit Crew Joined: Mar 2008 From: Salem-Seattle-Portland-? I Ride: Busa! | The best way to go is to core your existing, stock exhaust by taking a Dremel tool to the inside end pipe. The VFR Board has detailed instructions. The sound is uber-cool, low tone but not loud - like a miniature small-block Chevy. Better than ANY other set up. Do NOT take the whole thing apart, cut the can in half and gut the entire exhaust. Simply take the heat sheilds off, drop the cans and core out the inner end pipe section from the tail of the exhaust. Be prepared to go through a dozen circular cutting Dremel bits. Oh, and wear gloves - I ruined a good set of fake fingernails! |
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| WMRRA Qualifier Joined: Aug 2007 From: Burien, Wa I Ride: I just keep it in the garage and make the neighbors think I ride | Mine might be a little old, but I have a 97 VFR with a Staintune. Love the sound of it. At high RPM's through the twisties, it sounds kind of like an exotic sports car. |
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| Pit Crew Joined: Mar 2008 From: Salem-Seattle-Portland-? I Ride: Busa! | The boys are all giving you great options but I’m telling you sweetheart; core your existing cans the way I’ve described and that VFR will sound better than ANY aftermarket exhaust. Also, you’ll retain the cool, clean sixth generation exhaust look and only end up spending $37. What do you have to lose? |
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| Newbie Joined: May 2008 From: Puyallup, WA I Ride: '06 Honda VFR800 | The only problem I've read with gutting the stock cans is that you lose some of the low end. I figured that since I was going for exhaust I might as well get something that would up performance as well, eventually I'd like to get the PCIII and such. I only can go off of what I read haha, don't know much about this stuff myself ![]() |
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| Fast, Easy, and Old Fashioned ![]() Joined: Sep 2006 From: Spokane I Ride: Guess..... | I would say get the PCIII or PC V first. Without it, you will get a lot of popping and overscavenging from the less restrictive aftermarket exhaust, unless you plan on putting in all the silencing baffles that come with it. I put my exhaust on first and it wasn't right until I got the PCIII in there and uploaded the right fuel map to it. |
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| Superbiker Joined: Apr 2006 From: Vantucky, WA I Ride: '84 VF 700F Interceptor | VFR's sound sick un muffled. Sounds like a small muscle car. If I had the extra coin, and the time to get to my carbs, I'd totally rejet to run straight pipes... Last edited by K2TheM; 07-01-2009 at 09:56 AM.. |
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| WMRRA Qualifier Joined: Nov 2007 From: Edmonds I Ride: 06 Honda VFR800A 86 Honda VFR750F & 83 Honda VT500 Ascot | I agree with RedVFR. If you buy the exhaust without a PC you will not be able to tune it for the new pipe. It will also help out with the surge in the 4-5K range. |
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| Fast, Easy, and Old Fashioned ![]() Joined: Sep 2006 From: Spokane I Ride: Guess..... | ![]() ![]() |
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| Pit Crew Joined: Mar 2008 From: Salem-Seattle-Portland-? I Ride: Busa! | ![]()
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| Endorsed Joined: May 2008 From: Portland, Oregon I Ride: 2003 Kawi Ninja ZX6-R 636, 2007 Suzuki GSX-R 600 | My buddy has a 6th gen VFR with the Laser pipes...HOLY FRICKIN CRAP it sounds awesome. Sounds like a '68 Camaro SS...seriously awesome. Buy the Laser system, you won't regret it. Plus it looks bad-A! Laser exhaust website ![]() |
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| Endorsed Joined: Jan 2009 From: Seatac, WA I Ride: Honda VFR800 | Although my preference is stock, I've always thought Two Bros. Racing cans sound pretty good: Two Bros. makes them in carbon fiber, titanium, and stainless steel. Keep in mind that only one of the cans is functional (something some people have issues with.) In terms of performance, this isn't necessarily a negative. I realize the Two Bros. cans are simply slip ons, but some full systems on Gixxer 1k's use only one can to replace the two stockers. It's all about tuning. Here's another picture of a current generation ('02+) VFR with Two Bros. cans. In case anybody is wondering, yes, they do make aftermarket wheels for the VFR (these Carrozzeria's run $3.5k). You gotta admit they look pretty good. Notice he's got an aftermarket tail light assembly, too. Not that anybody cares, but can you point out this guy's blunder? He put a sticker on the back that reads VFR788 when, in actuality, the engine only displaces 781cc's (they do make an aftermarket big bore kit for the VFR, but it increases displacement from 781cc's to something like 830-840cc's.) ![]() Last edited by EvergreenVFR; 07-01-2009 at 01:16 PM.. |
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| Fast, Easy, and Old Fashioned ![]() Joined: Sep 2006 From: Spokane I Ride: Guess..... | ![]() ............................................^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Notice it also has an aftermarket catless header? I've always wanted to hear a 6th gen with the catless header and Leo Vince cans but I don't think the return on investment is enough to make me want to buy the header. |
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| Endorsed Joined: Jan 2009 From: Seatac, WA I Ride: Honda VFR800 | Yeah, those headers probably cost him about $700. Had he gotten a hold of some '98-'99 catless headers, he would have gotten the same result for less than half of what he paid. Is it worth it? It depends on who you ask. From what I've seen, people with VTECs that installed catless headers, good aftermarket cans, a PCIII, and a good aftermarket air cleaner have gone from 99 rwhp to about 108 rwhp (with 110 being the highest I've ever seen.) While going from 99 to 108 is only a 9.1% increase in power, most people seem to do it for the look and sound of aftermarket exhaust cans. Just about everybody I've spoken to with a PCIII has said that, properly done, it really smooths out the VTEC transition at 6,400 RPMs (or 7,000 depending on the year.) The black VTEC in the picture is probably the best-looking VFR I've ever seen. The only thing I would have done differently is gone with titanium cans, a supersport front fender (like mine), clear turn signal lenses (like mine), and a shorter windshield (also like mine.) Notice the guy also has an Ohlins steering damper. If I were a betting man, I'd say he's got an Ohlins rear shock to go with it. Here's mine: ![]() |
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| Fast, Easy, and Old Fashioned ![]() Joined: Sep 2006 From: Spokane I Ride: Guess..... | Yes it does. I am running the Coyze v.5 map that I found over at VFRD on my PCIII, courtesy of a heads up from Cammer (thanks again man!) and as a result, the low end throttle response is far smoother and the vtec transition is way less abrupt. I'm still voting for a PCIII first, then the exhaust. |
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| Superbiker Joined: Apr 2006 From: Vantucky, WA I Ride: '84 VF 700F Interceptor | What do you mean by only one can is functional? |
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| Fast, Easy, and Old Fashioned ![]() Joined: Sep 2006 From: Spokane I Ride: Guess..... | There is no "Y" pipe, the left can is just sitting there doing nothing but looking pretty. |
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| Newbie Joined: May 2008 From: Puyallup, WA I Ride: '06 Honda VFR800 | Actually, Two Brothers on an RC51 is what made me want to do the exhaust on mine Yea, I know mine won't ever sound like an RC51, but still. The non-functional can doesn't bother me. |
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| Superbiker Joined: Apr 2006 From: Vantucky, WA I Ride: '84 VF 700F Interceptor | Wow. There's a money pit... |
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| Endorsed Joined: Jan 2009 From: Seatac, WA I Ride: Honda VFR800 | That's why I said some people have issues with it. However, until somebody posts some Dyno charts, one can't really say they're inferior in terms of performance. They certainly do look good. BTW, the tip of the non-functional can be unscrewed (by hand). A lot of people store documents (e.g. registration, insurance, etc.) in there. |
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| Pit Crew Joined: Mar 2008 From: Salem-Seattle-Portland-? I Ride: Busa! | ![]()
Or you could send a PM to Biggn1400, who has done the very procedure we're discussing. I'm betting Justin would do the job for you for $100-$200. | |
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| Fast, Easy, and Old Fashioned ![]() Joined: Sep 2006 From: Spokane I Ride: Guess..... | Ah James, people want to express themselves....just go with it. |
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| Superbiker Joined: Apr 2006 From: Vantucky, WA I Ride: '84 VF 700F Interceptor | ![]()
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| Endorsed Joined: Jan 2009 From: Seatac, WA I Ride: Honda VFR800 | ![]()
Here's the Two Bros. Racing can in titanium. I really liked the way it looks but wanted to maintain a quiet motorcycle. Consequently, I did my stockers up to look a little more like the Two Bros. cans. ![]() I sanded down heat shields and tips down to the metal and then painted the tips with high temperature engine & case paint. The heat shields now have sort of brushed aluminum look that can sort of pass for titanium at a distance. ![]() Here's what they looked like before: ![]() | |
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| Newbie Joined: May 2008 From: Puyallup, WA I Ride: '06 Honda VFR800 | Coring of the stock exhaust is scheduled for tomorrow morning ![]() I figure if I don't like it I can always do the aftermarket route. I'll let you know how it goes! |
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| Superbiker Joined: Oct 2007 From: Bremerton, Wa I Ride: Slower than you on my Kawasaki GTR 1400 | I had Staintunes on my 2004 my roommate had lasers on his 2003 I really liked the deeper tone of the staintunes at normal riding, but the lasers rocked at WOT I'll see if I can find the videos |
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| Superbiker Joined: Oct 2007 From: Bremerton, Wa I Ride: Slower than you on my Kawasaki GTR 1400 | |
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| Superbiker Joined: Oct 2007 From: Bremerton, Wa I Ride: Slower than you on my Kawasaki GTR 1400 | here's a thread on gutting the stock exhaust. I've got a stock exhaust in my garage if you want an extra (so you don't ruin your only option) http://www.vfrdiscussion.com/forum/i...howtopic=29017 |
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| Pit Crew Joined: Mar 2008 From: Salem-Seattle-Portland-? I Ride: Busa! | FYI Mike - you don't have to take the exhaust off to accomplish this modification. Good luck and let us know how it goes and whether or not you like the sound Sweetie! XOXO |
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| Newbie Joined: May 2008 From: Puyallup, WA I Ride: '06 Honda VFR800 | Just finished, didn't take off the exhaust. I had my brother help me, we only went through 8 cutting discs It sounds pretty awesome, I'm definitely happy I did it this way. ![]() |
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| Pit Crew Joined: Mar 2008 From: Salem-Seattle-Portland-? I Ride: Busa! | That makes me so happy Mike Sweetie! I’m really pleased it turned out the way you wanted it. And look, it only cost you a few cutting discs and some elbow grease – how cool is THAT?!? Just wait till you hear it under heavy deceleration as you downshift – sooooo cooooool!!!!!!!!! VVVVRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() jumpj ump:![]() ![]() |
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