Rinehart Baffles

I have an '05 Electra Glide (carb) with typical stage 1 and Rinehart True Duals. I ordered a set of the performance baffles as well, but have not installed them. Has anyone had any real world experience with the performance baffles vs. the stock Rinehart baffles? I e-mailed the tech guys at Bub and they tell me if I use the Performance Baffles on anything less than a 106" motor I'll suffer a performance loss.

The next scheduled upgrade is a SE Mikuni 42mm carb and SE 203 cams, adj. pushrods and SE ignition. I was considering swapping the baffles at this point but if I lose low and/or mid range performance then that will defeat the purpose all-together.

Never know - perhaps I'll have a set of baffles for sale soon.

Thanks

The performance baffles flow a lot more air and I agree that they will only hurt your low to mid range even more. The folks at Bub know of what they speak.

you can do a lot better

Paulie-

I saw your plans for the future and I gotta say...You can do a lot better for the same money than go with those SE 203 cams. I've had them and they are not much better than stock. I was really dissapointed. Andrews makes the TW-26 and TW-37 which are much better. The 37 will need a bit more compression to work its best...so should wait till you are ready for big bore. Don't settle for what the dealer tells you. I only wish I'd found these online Harley forums before I spent sooo much money on parts that didn't perform as advertised.

Thanks for the advice. I did do quite a bit of investigating before deciding on the approach I was going to take with the Electra Glide. Truth is, I'm not looking for anything other than a mild boost in the low and mid-range. Given the way I ride the bagger, I figure this will make the most usable power. Also, being semi-restricted by the Extended Service Plans I thought it best to stick with parts from the motor company as well.

My "hot rod" is my 99 Night Train - I have it set up with Branch Heads, Andrews cams, S&S Carb, Crane HI-4 single fire ignition and V&H Exhaust. Last Dyno I had 80HP and & 84 Ft. Lbs of torque.

Extended Service Plan

The only things that are "legal" under your extended service plan are the items that have the green light in the Harley Catalogue. Most dealers will still take care of the warrenty issues if you are useing Screaming Eagle parts, but they don't have to if there are racing flags on the parts. Even though the engines are basically the same for touring, dyna and softail, the stage 2 upgrade kit is not considered street legal for a bagger. Figure that out!!!! I found this out after my engine was already rebuilt at the dealer, he'll cover it but if I breakdown somewhere else there is the possibility that I'm screwed.

I have 2 dealers in the area that I primarily do business with. I have had the same conversation with them concerning the use of SE and aftermarket parts. I agree the provisions surrounding performance parts, warranty, extended service plans, etc have little to no logic to them at first glance.

However, once you realize that these conditions are in place primarily to appease the EPA then it's easier to accept. Nothing can complicate things more than government endorsed regulations

At least I know that the dealers in my area will stand behind their work provided I use the SE parts. I would venture to guess that I too would be in a similar situation away from home in the event of a breakdown on the road, but isn't that a risk we all accept?

Then again - life would be pretty boring without taking a risk every now and then. Not to mention that some of the most fun I've had on road trips is when someone breaks down. Until you have to break out the American Express