SV1000S stock exhaust – my intestines are prettier
After removing the stock exhaust from my SV1000S and replacing it with a Yoshimura 3/4 system, I have to say, the stock system is a mess.
Have look at the pictures below and imagine you are a molecule of combustion gas trying to escape an engine through the labyrinth of flattened, bent, twisted and hideously ugly pipes that lead to the totally restrictive honeycomb-filled mufflers.
You would be a pretty sad little molecule. Bruised and beaten and generally tossed about. Not the best design I have ever seen, to be sure. Compare that to the nice Yoshimura kit.
The good news is that stock system weighs 26.2 pounds – WITH the baffles removed (at just under a pound each). Wait, that’s awful. We are talking an almost 30 pound system, that can be replaced with a roughly 13 pound system. Come on.
I will be interested to see what the throttle response is like with the new pipework.
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December 11th, 2006 18:28
Stock system doesn’t look too bad if you’re a molecule coming out of the rear cyclinder. The guys coming out the front have a much harder time.
December 11th, 2006 18:58
So many jokes about coming out the rear…
Ahem.
You are right. Of course, that’s not so great, given that those two cylinders want to flow equally for maximum smooveness, power, and longevity… Right?
December 12th, 2006 14:34
Yup.