$185 it knocks the drummer out of the water. At least the Drummer has been tested not to make your bike run lean. The Drummer was built to have the optimum air fuel ratio. The Hawk pipe has been tested for sound, no dyno time, no air fuel data. But I guess if you're willing to pay your hard earned money on a cheap pipe, you may be ok, then again, you may just get a loud exhaust and burnt valves. Pay your money and take your chances I guess
At least the Drummer has been tested not to make your bike run lean. The Drummer was built to have the optimum air fuel ratio. The Hawk pipe has been tested for sound, no dyno time, no air fuel data. But I guess if you're willing to pay your hard earned money on a cheap pipe, you may be ok, then again, you may just get a loud exhaust and burnt valves. Pay your money and take your chances I guess
hahah. No exhaust will make your bike run lean. The ecm learns via input from the 02 sensor. If the bike is running lean then the AFV value will go up making the mix richer.
Our bikes are made to run at 14.7:1 in the Closed loop region. The ecm will always keep the bike running there in closed loop via the ego corr. Open loop the ecm applies the "learned" AFV multiplier as well as the open loop enrichment of 105%.
Ego corr is calculated real time via input from the o2. AFV is adjusted over time from an average of Ego Corr.
When our bikes learn, the whole map is changed by percentage. If a new exhaust / filter / breather mod changes flow in a particular area of the map besides closed loop learning (2000-3000 rpm minimal load and throttle input, the afv adjustment can put that area in a rich or lean condition.
Also, XBullet's XB9SX with a Micron was showing signs of burning the valves with less than 5K on the engine. Gooch had the head off and his piston was starting to cook just like the one pictured above. That even included the map from Al. As the saying goes: "Your results may vary"
Lean doesn't melt over time. Lean melts right now. If your bike can sustain a very hot engine below the melt point, you're good.
Looking lean, being lean and fatal lean are different degrees of the same condition.
Personally, I like it when a builder adds a bit of research to their product.
No idea on Hawk's quality but I didn't like the sound. It's not like the Magnaflow or the Xopti pipe. Hawk has a flat drone that would bother me pretty quickly. (None of them are going to be studio recording so the comparison is valid.)
The pic I put on there is with the lower center tube and the left upper tube so the valve is still hooked up and working so maybe it won't run lean hey if anyone has a spare can I will make one and test it on my bike can't hurt to try it
you need a baffle plate. yes i did not build many and wont build any more.
it gutted totally with two baffels and two catches with a 3 inch tube inside the pipe as the outlet is full open no little tube inside it.
first baffle is 3 inches at from the collector and the other is 6 inches from the rear both cover 3/4 of the pipe. thats the basics.
the voodoo free post on how to do your own pipe is a good pie also if you do your own mods.
if not buy with confidence a drummer or any pipe. i think the damage was not a pipe the color is not there for over lean that a high rev damage all day sorry the color has that. i see it in valves often or a engine built to tight specs.. it will bend break and warps. the top snaps off and it beats the crap out of it.high rev, wrong valves. wrong springs for the lift, many things. been there done that.
I just want to see if I can make it I will do mine over next season if I can't find an old can. I would actually recomend someone buy a proven product I jusy love to tinker with stuff and since its my own why not