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brian-oki · 10-11-2008, 08:03 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, 10:20 AM

No it will sound crap.

Save up and buy some real aftermarket pipes.

Steve

ITSME · 10-11-2008, 11:03 AM

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, 11:04 AM

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, 11:19 AM

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 · 10-12-2008, 11:51 PM

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

YouTube - 2005 fz6 stock exhaust drilled.

Steve

**aussiejules** · 10-12-2008, 11:56 PM

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, 04:32 AM

It sounds better than stock that's for sure.

I like it.

**Humperdinkel** · 10-13-2008, 04:34 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, 04:58 AM

Quote:

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, 08:03 AM	#1
brian-oki Junior Member Bike: 06 fz6 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: lexington,ky Posts: 70 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts Rep Power: 8 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	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, 10:20 AM	#2
steveindenmark Older Member Bike: 2006 FZ6 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Denmark Posts: 1,690 Thanks: 110 Thanked 539 Times in 309 Posts Rep Power: 44 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Re: How to drill out factory baffels No it will sound crap. Save up and buy some real aftermarket pipes. Steve

10-11-2008, 11:03 AM	#3
ITSME Senior Member Bike: 06 FZ6N Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Washington Posts: 321 Thanks: 73 Thanked 73 Times in 62 Posts Rep Power: 12 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	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, FENDER ELIMINATOR, SHOGUN FRAME SLIDERS, RED LED UNDERLIGHTS, CLEAR ALTERNATIVES TAILIGHT W/ BUILT IN TURN SIGNALS, HARRIS FZ6 GRIPS, FZ1 BARS, UNIVERSAL BAR MIRRORS, PROJECTOR HEADLIGHT FAIRING, POWERBRONZE BELLYPAN

10-11-2008, 11:04 AM	#4
opds9091 Super Member Bike: 07' Yamaha FZ 6 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: cape coral, FL Posts: 1,075 Thanks: 300 Thanked 82 Times in 60 Posts Rep Power: 22 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	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. __________________ DOMINIC My Mods- Scorpion C/F cans, arrow mid-pipe,PC111, air box, K&N air filter, speed-0-healer, Dual headlight mod, yellow bulbs, red led kit, F/E, -1/+2 rear sprocket in black, 520 red chain, belly pan, seat cowl, rim stickers, Yamaha logo, Puigg windscreen, FZ6 extended frame sliders, Rizoma grips & bar ends &bars, Pro-Bolt red engine kit, gas cap kit, red sprocket bolts, red radiator panels, red foot pegs, OSO2K rear set plate's, LSL fork sliders & swing-arm sliders.

10-11-2008, 11:19 AM	#5
Nelly International Liaison Bike: 2005 FZ6 Silver & black Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Kilcormac, Co Offaly, ROI Posts: 5,315 Thanks: 633 Thanked 1,130 Times in 645 Posts Rep Power: 76 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	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 __________________ "Bump starting the FZ6 on frosty ground, when your only 5' 6". Is like a Dachshund trying to swing a leg over a giraffe." Mods in order of appearance: K&N Air filter. Data tool system 4 alarm. Biker dude headlight harness. 12V power socket. Data tag. Speedo healer. Puig frame sliders. Front & back Crash bobbin axle sliders. #1 mod LIB footplate inserts "Don't ask me I got it from here"? Forum FAQs... My Resume...

10-12-2008, 11:56 PM	#7
aussiejules Senior Member Bike: 04 silver fz6n Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: adelaide australia Posts: 1,519 Thanks: 661 Thanked 425 Times in 261 Posts Rep Power: 33 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	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. __________________ Jules.

10-13-2008, 04:32 AM	#8
BranNwebster The UNO Master Bike: 07 Fz6 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Webster Texas Posts: 736 Thanks: 167 Thanked 267 Times in 142 Posts Rep Power: 19 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Re: How to drill out factory baffels It sounds better than stock that's for sure. I like it. __________________

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