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ace72ace said:Is Fatboss fat? Or just needs to lose a few pounds...? <I'll be here all week, try the veal>
I think I'll be getting some disks from Scott. Wonder if his are slotted?
Then he 'walks in quiet strength'...5 DOT 0 said:No but he is a black belt...ace72ace said:Is Fatboss fat? Or just needs to lose a few pounds...? <I'll be here all week, try the veal>
CaliMR said:I think he means like what I did, instead of a hole for the screw you cut out one side so it is a deep groove. You can just crack the bolts and then slide them in or out instead of removing the whole pipe section. Takes 2 minutes to do it.
The thing is, by the time I got around to making them, I had decided to just leave them out all the time.
I used thin sheet aluminum from the hardware store, I mean really thin, and a tin snips. Traced the old ones, cut with the snips, then used one of the pyramid drill bits to make the holes and snipped out a groove to the side holes. It does not need to be metal as thick as the OEM one, the exhaust isn't going to blow out thin aluminum.
Fat Boss said:Does my car make me look fat? Lol
Good meeting you Marco. Anytime you need to escape come on down!
ace72ace said:You are correct, this is what I meant. Sure is cheaper than the QTP cutouts. I may just make my own as well...
2012YellowBoss said:ace72ace said:You are correct, this is what I meant. Sure is cheaper than the QTP cutouts. I may just make my own as well...
I made some sets for testing when I first got my Boss. You can do it but for the price of these, is your time worth it? The discs I have are stainless steel and 18 gauge, you will install them for life. This is one reason I had these made since I was unsure how the thin discs I cut in the garage would hold up, one less thing to worry about.
As far as making them slotted, I thought about that but these are very simple to replace. Most people will install a set they like and leave them in. Once you loosen the bolts, slotted or not you need to adjust the pipes again so I saw no need to make them this way. I have tried to keep this project simple and cheap.
They're inexpensive. Order up a set of 3/4" and give them a try. If wide open is too loud for you this will be a good starting point. I have 1/2", 3/4", and 7/8" and am currently running 7/8". At times, mostly when I'm trying to talk on my cell, they can be just a touch loud at fwy speeds. The rest of the time they sound great. ;DTheMarco said:Are there any sound clips / videos out there of what it sounds like with your discs in? Is it better than running with no discs?2012YellowBoss said:ace72ace said:You are correct, this is what I meant. Sure is cheaper than the QTP cutouts. I may just make my own as well...
I made some sets for testing when I first got my Boss. You can do it but for the price of these, is your time worth it? The discs I have are stainless steel and 18 gauge, you will install them for life. This is one reason I had these made since I was unsure how the thin discs I cut in the garage would hold up, one less thing to worry about.
As far as making them slotted, I thought about that but these are very simple to replace. Most people will install a set they like and leave them in. Once you loosen the bolts, slotted or not you need to adjust the pipes again so I saw no need to make them this way. I have tried to keep this project simple and cheap.
CaliMR said:15... you must not be out of the break in. I got 12 today and half was the highway
CaliMR said:I'm a stone's throw from Stanford. Our gas costs more for a lot of reasons, but I make sure and burn a little extra to offset all the Prii on my block. Just took a run up over Pagemill then hitched north on Skyline/35 to La Honda west then pealed off on Pescadero road, then down 1 to Santa Cruz for some ribs at Cole's. Ended up taking 17 back as my belly was full and I was a little tired. Pagemill used to be great, but it has got to seed lately. Taking La Honda up and over then pealing on Pescadero is the way to do it, if you can avoid getting stuck being Prii. If you don't know those roads, look them up. I used to also make runs down highway 9 going west from 35, but the Boss is a big car and that windy goat trail is more fun in something light.
TheMarco said:Are there any sound clips / videos out there of what it sounds like with your discs in? Is it better than running with no discs?
CaliMR said:We do need to get together sometime to put the two styles of PW Bosses together. I used to do a lot of fun runs over the mountains with the local motorcycle guys, that could be fun too.