MTC exhaust questions
 

Hi all,

Been reading several threads but that's just raised more questions. Seriously considering purchasing and fitting the single can, basic stainless exhaust from MTC. First I'd like to understand:

1. How loud is the exhaust. I leave the house at 7am everyday so don't want to become unpopular with the neighbours.
Had a GPR bike on a 250 before which was verging on too loud.

2. Does the exhaust foul the OEM panniers?

3. Does it burn said panniers or top boxs which are fitted (mines is Givi)?

4. Any other mods I should look at doing at the same time?


Thanks for the help all.

Penfold

Well you no doubt read a few of my posts ref the noise (too loud for me) and that the round one was way too close to the panniers. But someone popped up saying his fitted fine. I leave home at 5am so it was way too loud for me.

Hi redbikejohn.

Thank you, yes, your post about noise concerned me, but I gather the latest versions are quieter. Not sure if this is true or not though.

I missed your post about panniers, take it that was the OEM ones in both cases.

Thanks,
Penfold

Yes it was oe panniers. You can sort of get it to fit as its possible to swivel the link pipe a bit but it was too close for comfort for me as the oe ones are plastic and only aluminum coated.
I was never that pleased with the way they sat in pictures but picked up one second hand for a good price to try. The gutted and drilled oe pipe is quite a bit louder than stock and this pipe was louder again by the same amount. Due to the angle of the frame and space I think its difficult to get one to fit as I'd like and still have enough internal space to dampen noise without affecting performance.

I have 2 Leo Vince end pipes on my XTX and they are NOT loud, just a bit more "full" sound which is great for safety in the city. Some extra noise is also generated on the intake side when you let the engine breath better (remove snorkel and so on).

Yea a friend bought one with Leo twin cans on and its wasn't much louder than my drilled oe. I was surprised it wasn't. Look nice but pricey.

Scorpion twin cans look and sound beautiful

...................so is there a single can that is q
not as loud as the mtc. I say this because I am seriously considering ditching the MTC. It is loud and when I originally got mine I was so concerned that I went back to the factory twice, the last time with the bike and rode it into the machine shop and gave her a damn good rev!. That woke them up.
It is still too loud despite different end pipes and the 'pepper pot. diffuser that they gave me stifles it too much.

So my question again is ther a quieter single can available?

SteveD

That's dissappointing, price was the biggest temptation but I don't want an excessively loud system.
Are the twin systems any better?

As with SteveD, any single exhausts available which aren't loud, too expensive and OEM panniers fit?

SteveD, you looking to sell yours? Right price and it might be worth a gamble with pepper pot baffle in.

Cheers all!

Yes. More volume of silencing material means a quieter exhaust. Also the greater cross-sectional area of the combined outlets means the pressure pulse is reduced (which is what causes the main difficulties in silencing a single).

Yes. Have a look at the various Exan single can systems. They start at very similar prices to the MTC for a round stainless version. Mine is pretty quiet with the baffle in, not far off baffled Leos or Akrapovic (which I had before) - a nice sound, but still polite.

http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps0b3d395b.jpg

Buy from Mad4Exhausts.com, not the UK importers, as they are considerable cheaper shipped from Italy to the UK privately.

Read this thread (if you haven't already?)