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brian-oki · 10-11-2008, 09:03 AM

Does anyone know how to drill out the baffel from the factory exhaust, and will it work without sounding ugly?

steveindenmark · 10-11-2008, 11:20 AM

No it will sound crap.

Save up and buy some real aftermarket pipes.

Steve

ITSME · 10-11-2008, 12:03 PM

When i did mine i used the biggest 1/2"drive drill,longest 3/8" drill bit 12" long i have at work for a pilot hole then i used the longest 7/8" drill bit i have at work which is 12" long and started to hog it out and was quite happy with the outcome, its no aftermarket exhaust but it does give it a better tone IMO good luck with this let us know if you have any questions.

**opds9091** · 10-11-2008, 12:04 PM

come on now Steve, everyone did this at first, well at least till i saved up for the SCORPION CF. What I did was bought the longest drill bit (i am not sure how long it was) measure on the outside the length i think it was a 12' drill bit and 3/4 or 7/8 as far as the width. When you start to drill when you feel it hitting something push until it cuts the tin on the inside. If you want with a flashlight look inside to get the idea. When finished YOU WILL HEAR A DIFFERENCE. When you do it let me know how everything worked out. Many people did this mod.

**Nelly** · 10-11-2008, 12:19 PM

I have not done the mod, I have heard the results though. I don't think that it sounds crap.

Check out Aussiejules posts, he did a comprehensive how to...

Nelly

steveindenmark · 10-13-2008, 12:51 AM

It must just be me because I think this sounds cheap and tinny.

YouTube - 2005 fz6 stock exhaust drilled.

Steve

**aussiejules** · 10-13-2008, 12:56 AM

Cheap it is cant get more cheap, sound crap, well its no scorpian or two brother, but imo it is louder and it is better, if only marginal.

BranNwebster · 10-13-2008, 05:32 AM

It sounds better than stock that's for sure.

I like it.

Humperdinkel · 10-13-2008, 05:34 AM

I wouldnt say it sounds tinny or cheap any improvement is good coz i say a loud bike is a safe bike , but having said that can i suggest saving up for a set of Microns , i put then on mine and i love the deep deep sound they produce......

Wolfman · 10-13-2008, 05:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Humperdinkel

I wouldnt say it sounds tinny or cheap any improvement is good coz i say a loud bike is a safe bike , but having said that can i suggest saving up for a set of Microns , i put then on mine and i love the deep deep sound they produce......

Had mine done shortly after buying the bike, just to get a bit more noise, and it works fine....Jules now has my old (modded) pipes on his bike, and while it doesnt have the bark of some after-market pipes, it is well worth doing.

You have to remember the OEM collector boz is like a car exhaust, so you will never get the sound of a set of straight through sport pipes....that unfortuneatly comes at the price of buying a new set of end cans...then the bike's sound changes dramatically.

Here is the link to what Nelly is talikng about....

http://www.fz6-forum.com/forum/fz6-g...-inside-2.html (inside)

10-11-2008, 09:03 AM	#1 (permalink)
brian-oki Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: lexington,ky Bike: 06 fz6 Posts: 56 Rep Power: 2 Member #3971	How to drill out factory baffels Does anyone know how to drill out the baffel from the factory exhaust, and will it work without sounding ugly?

10-11-2008, 11:20 AM	#2 (permalink)
steveindenmark Older Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Denmark Bike: 2006 FZ6 Posts: 1,032 Rep Power: 14 Member #1326	Re: How to drill out factory baffels No it will sound crap. Save up and buy some real aftermarket pipes. Steve

10-11-2008, 12:03 PM	#3 (permalink)
ITSME Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Washington Bike: 06 FZ6N Posts: 208 Rep Power: 5 Member #3912	Re: How to drill out factory baffels When i did mine i used the biggest 1/2"drive drill,longest 3/8" drill bit 12" long i have at work for a pilot hole then i used the longest 7/8" drill bit i have at work which is 12" long and started to hog it out and was quite happy with the outcome, its no aftermarket exhaust but it does give it a better tone IMO good luck with this let us know if you have any questions. __________________ MODS: SCORPION EXHAUST, LED FLUSHMOUNTS, FENDER ELIMINATOR, SHOGUN FRAME SLIDERS, RED LED UNDERLIGHTS, CLEAR ALTERNATIVES TAILIGHT W/ BUILT IN TURN SIGNALS, HARRIS FZ6 GRIPS, BAR END MIRRORS, DUALSPORT HANDLE BARS, PROJECTOR HEADLIGHT FAIRING

10-11-2008, 12:04 PM	#4 (permalink)
opds9091 Super Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: cape coral, FL Bike: 07' Yamaha FZ 6 Posts: 783 Rep Power: 12 Member #523	Re: How to drill out factory baffels come on now Steve, everyone did this at first, well at least till i saved up for the SCORPION CF. What I did was bought the longest drill bit (i am not sure how long it was) measure on the outside the length i think it was a 12' drill bit and 3/4 or 7/8 as far as the width. When you start to drill when you feel it hitting something push until it cuts the tin on the inside. If you want with a flashlight look inside to get the idea. When finished YOU WILL HEAR A DIFFERENCE. When you do it let me know how everything worked out. Many people did this mod. __________________ MEMBER # 523 DOMINIC HAVE FUN AND BE SAFE

10-11-2008, 12:19 PM	#5 (permalink)
Nelly UK Moderator Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Reading, Berkshire, UK Bike: 2005 FZ6 Silver & black Posts: 4,325 Rep Power: 53 Member #274	Re: How to drill out factory baffels I have not done the mod, I have heard the results though. I don't think that it sounds crap. Check out Aussiejules posts, he did a comprehensive how to... Nelly __________________ "Some say......... His cardiac output is equal to the FZ6's 4 cylinders at 13,000rpm. All we know is he's called the STIG".:UK: Mods: K&N Airfilter, Datatool system 6 alarm, Bikerdude headlight harness, 12V power socket, Data tag, 15T Front sprocket, Speedo healer, Puig frame slders, front & back Crash bobbin axel sliders. "Dont ask me I got it from here"? Forum FAQs... My Resume...

10-13-2008, 12:51 AM	#6 (permalink)
steveindenmark Older Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Denmark Bike: 2006 FZ6 Posts: 1,032 Rep Power: 14 Member #1326	Re: How to drill out factory baffels It must just be me because I think this sounds cheap and tinny. YouTube - 2005 fz6 stock exhaust drilled. Steve

10-13-2008, 12:56 AM	#7 (permalink)
aussiejules Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: adelaide australia Bike: 04 silver fz6n Posts: 901 Rep Power: 15 Member #302	Re: How to drill out factory baffels Cheap it is cant get more cheap, sound crap, well its no scorpian or two brother, but imo it is louder and it is better, if only marginal. __________________

10-13-2008, 05:32 AM	#8 (permalink)
BranNwebster The UNO Master Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Webster Texas Bike: 07 Fz6 Posts: 447 Rep Power: 8 Member #2405	Re: How to drill out factory baffels It sounds better than stock that's for sure. I like it. __________________ If you think nobody cares about you, try missing a couple of payments.

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Humperdinkel Rum Pig Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Bike: 2005 FZ6N , a silver 1 coz they really are the fastest .... Posts: 581 Rep Power: 7 Member #4819	Re: How to drill out factory baffels I wouldnt say it sounds tinny or cheap any improvement is good coz i say a loud bike is a safe bike , but having said that can i suggest saving up for a set of Microns , i put then on mine and i love the deep deep sound they produce......

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