Vance and hines slip on mufflers on my vtx 1300r

VANCE AND HINES SLIP ON MUFFLERS ON MY VTX 1300R MOD
VANCE AND HINES SLIP ON MUFFLERS ON MY VTX 1300R MODS
VANCE AND HINES SLIP ON MUFFLERS ON MY VTX 1300R CRACK

The deceleration caused the water to leak past the reed valves and into the exhaust stream. Eventually it will fill with water and may cause white smoke out the tailpipe when decelerating (this happened on my bike). Now some of you may ask, why not just plug this instead of doing the entire mod?Дisconnecting the pair valve wiring and plugging the intake hose will cause condensation to build up in the hose plumbing. The only thing you need to be absolutely certain of is that you DO NOT plug the crankcase breather! IвЂ™ve heard of guys removing the hose from the back of the airbox and plugging it with a large bolt, a marble, etc вЂ“ whatever works for you.

If you donвЂ™t want to use the rubber plug you can use just about any creative method of plugging this hole you can come up with, as long as the plug is solid and has no chance of being sucked up the hose. You can smear a little RTV silicone on the plug if you want to ensure a complete seal. We use a #000 plug on the 1800вЂ™s, itвЂ™s available at most hardware stores for less than a quarter. You can plug the PAIR inlet with a rubber plug, IвЂ™m unsure exactly which size is best. The crankcase breather is the lower one and the PAIR inlet is the top one (see pic to right). Look inside the airbox under the air filter and you will see 2 small holes above the 10mm mounting bolt.

VANCE AND HINES SLIP ON MUFFLERS ON MY VTX 1300R MOD

This project takes most people between 1-2 hours the first time, YMMV.ДЇor anyone that is interested in this mod but are afraid of what the end results will be you can test it out beforehand. The plates are inexpensive, look a lot nicer than caps and last forever. You can buy these plates from DLP or Biglry & BoneвЂ™s which do not require dismantling the reed valve gasket plate. In updating the mod here I recommend using block-off plates to alleviate this issue.

VANCE AND HINES SLIP ON MUFFLERS ON MY VTX 1300R CRACK

The original version of this mod recommended capping off the reed valves using rubber caps but over time IвЂ™ve found that these caps dry up and crack leaving you with unfiltered air getting into your motor and the need to refix the same problem every few months. I have detailed this write-up for the C model but the procedure is the same for all 49 state 1300 VTXвЂ™s.

The emissions equipment on my VTX is of no benefit to itвЂ™s rideablity and makes no RWHP gains that I have found.вЂќДЄs always undertake this project at your own risk. The fact is without these Federal mandated and state regulated laws, Honda probably would not have put a PAIR system or EVAP canister, catalytic muffler, O2 sensor or any of the other emission specs on the VTX. In no way do I advocate anyone to break Federal emissions laws or state emissions laws рџ‰ and as Docc has said I know of NO Honda dealer that would violate Federal emissions laws (itвЂ™s a big $ fine). I tried to give a straight forward way to do this mod as there is a lot of myth and misconception that has arisen over these federally regulated emission parts of the VTX.

VANCE AND HINES SLIP ON MUFFLERS ON MY VTX 1300R MODS

Nowhere in my 'how to' post did I say these mods were needed for the VTX or said any thing about RWHP gain or possible warranty problems. I would like to clarify a few other points. Could it be because no fresh air is going in the exhaust port? I feel that it is why we see this decel popping on a lot of stock VTXs. As for RWHP gain on this mod on a stock bike, I doubt you would see a measurable gain.Д®ver heard of any one changing header pipes, they go cheap and use the old gaskets then get popping on decel from sucking in cold air at the exhaust port? Well I have seen by doing this mod 99% of decel popping stops on a stock bike. I have found through much testing in my building of motorcycles that the pulsed air at the exhaust port is detrimental in trying to build more HP through exhaust mods.

There is a scavenging effect that a properly tuned exhaust has that helps with the flow of getting exhaust gases out of the combustion chamber. In the VTX and other bikes that use the PAIR system for smog control the air is pulsed directly into the exhaust port through a one way valve (reed valve) and a hole in the head to the exhaust port. On a car it uses HP to turn an air pump (no pump on the VTX), and the air is injected into the exhaust manifold near the port. вЂњThe Pair valve is nothing more than a way to get fresh air into the exhaust port to complete the burn of unburned fuel to meet federal smog regulations вЂ“ it can be compared to the smog pump in a car.

Vance and hines slip on mufflers on my vtx 1300r