BrileyR Posted March 23, 2011 Share #1 Posted March 23, 2011 I got the collector off, cut it open and removed a bunch of loose baffling, also noticed that the left side exit pipe had a crack where it is welded to the collector body, the crack was about 3/4 of the way around. I took it to a local welder, he fixed the crack and welded a new stainless steel plate over the opening, and also rewelded all of the tacks that hold on the chrome covers. $30, not too bad! Also decided to remove the airbox, clean the oil out of it, and remove the breather tubes. I used a rubber tube with a 90 degree bend off of the "twinkie" so the hose exits to the side with a filter on it. I also drained the oil down to half way in the sightglass, that should help. I just got it back together, and it runs smoother than before, and sounds great, a deeper sound, and no rattling or leaking sounds. I'm really surprised that these changes would make such a difference to the way the bike runs, it's a lot smoother. Is it possible that removing the breather tubes and fixing the exhaust leaks could make it run better? Removing the collector was not a hard job, I only broke 1 clamp bolt, the rest were ok. If your thinking about tackling this job, get to it. Next project, installing the Road King pipes! I can't wait to see what they look and sound like. Briley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
friesman Posted March 23, 2011 Share #2 Posted March 23, 2011 good work!!!! it looks like youre doing all the right stuff. Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyinfool Posted March 23, 2011 Share #3 Posted March 23, 2011 PLEASE tell us you took pics....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrileyR Posted March 23, 2011 Author Share #4 Posted March 23, 2011 PLEASE tell us you took pics....... Ummmm....wellll.... I didn't get any of the collector, but it looked like the one in the Tech section. I'll get some of the new breather tube and filter. Sorry, I was too excited to get her back together and running. Briley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrileyR Posted March 30, 2011 Author Share #5 Posted March 30, 2011 Here's the new breather tube and filter. It exits on the right side. http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab243/BriRit/2011-03-30_17-59-14_545.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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