drag pipes on thunderbird

Hi tbirdjon - welcome to the forum.
Someone will be along shortly with an answer.

 

Hi tbirdjon, yes you can if you wish install a straight-through exhaust system - and it'll sound grrrrreat. You just need to make sure that the fuel mixture remains optimised. You'll need to re-map the bike.

 

If you change the rear end of the exhaust and remove any cats, it will increase exhaust gas flow and encourage the bike to run leaner. The fuel map in the ECU will need to be modified by an expert to ensure the air/fuel mixture remains good.

If your bike was one of the 865 Bonny range I would know where to suggest straight away, but with a 2010 Thunderbird I don't know who works on them.

 

Hi I got a Speedmaster put short pipes on then took it to my local Triumph dealer who remapped mine (2012 model). Any decent bike garage who remaps bikes will do it.

 

Here's the first step without map change. Look into the mufflers later.
http://jack-be-quick.com/jack-shop/jack-shop-3-2/

 

No remap required with stock mufflers & stock or K&N air filter. That's my setup, and I'm quite happy with the results.

If you go with aftermarket or TORs, will probably require remap.

Just my 2 cents, but when you start getting into all that, mileage suffers with minimal gain in useful power. T-Birds are plenty powerful as they are.

 

My 2010 1600 needed re-mapping after having a balanced cat bypass pipe and straight through slash cuts fitted, this was done before I bought the bike.
It sounds and run great but after having the bike airbrushed I now changing the exhausts to finish off the look so I've got 19" long turnout slash cuts and ordered two 45 degree 38mm Mandrel pipes so I can do away with the balanced cat bypass pipe http://www.autosiliconehoses.com/st...lbow-tube-polished-bend-choose-your-size.html which cost me a total of £22.
The turn outs are off Ebay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/111865151540?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT can't wait to have them on and fire it up.

Have a look on this website, it's really informative and might help you decide what to do http://williamfaulkner.co.uk/wordpress/2013/07/triumph-thunderbird-cat-bypass-pipes/

 

Triumph shops tend to flash the map wether you want them to or not so I would assume they would have done.

 

just keep an eye on the colour of your plugs that will tell you how the bike is running

 

Is the K&N the same as the Triumph performance air filter?