Staintune Exhaust

[Scoobynut_imp]

Has anyone ridden with the Staintune at highway speeds for some distance? Any droning? That to me is one of the downsides to aftermarket exhaust, the dreaded droning...

Tripod, I put about 500 miles on my Staintune equipped bike this weekend. However, I always wear ear plugs on the highway unless I know I won't be at highway speeds for very long. I could still hear the Staintune with the plugs in, but it wasn't much louder than the wind noise or whooshing sound you still hear with ear plugs in. I could see the exhaust being a little wearing on a longer trip without ear plugs, but then again the wind noise to the helmet would be much louder, so I'm honestly not sure what it would be like on a longer trip without ear protection. I have taken the bike on shorter highway jaunts without ear plugs and didn't mind the exhaust sound, but then again, that was maybe 10 miles or so at 55-60 mph.

In any case, in my opinion you are crazy to take longer trips without hearing protection, so the exhaust is plenty quiet with the ear plugs in, more like a background sound than a drone.

As an aside, the worst part of the trip was that I had a 40 mph headwind on most of the way up, and a 30 mph headwind on the way back (the wind shifted by the time I rode back). It was just brutal. I did get a hell of an upper body workout, however. :dodgy: Never again without some kind of wind screen, that's for sure!

 

[the Ferret]

Man, how I remember the drone from my Vance and Hines 4 into 1 on my GS 1100E on long rides.. Made me swear off replacement pipes. Kept the stockers on my Nighthawk, kept the stockers on my 2 FZs, kept the stockers on my ST, will keep the stocker on my CB. Ahhh quiet! Lol

Wait I did replace the stock pipes on my Triumph Bonneville, with Triumphs Off Road pipes, but the Bonnie off road pipes were just barely louder than the stockers ...what a waste of money ...certainly didn't sound like a proper Bonneville. lol

 

[ChipBeck_imp]

Man, how I remember the drone from my Vance and Hines 4 into 1 on my GS 1100E on long rides.. Made me swear off replacement pipes. Kept the stockers on my Nighthawk, kept the stockers on my 2 FZs, kept the stockers on my ST, will keep the stocker on my CB. Ahhh quiet! Lol

Wait I did replace the stock pipes on my Triumph Bonneville, with Triumphs Off Road pipes, but the Bonnie off road pipes were just barely louder than the stockers ...what a waste of money ...certainly didn't sound like a proper Bonneville. lol

I put the Triumph off road pipes on my Bonneville and had the same experience. It still sounded like a sewing machine. Zero soul and if I didn't tell you I don't think anyone would notice the mufflers were changed.

Chip

 

[CB4ME_imp]

I was a little apprehensive about the sound levels when ordering the Staintune. But at 50mph and above in 5th gear, exhaust noise is nearly masked by wind noise. No problems at all.

 

[Tripod_imp]

Thanks for answering my previous questions, everyone. I went ahead and ordered the Staintune from Pirates' Lair. Received it promptly, installed in about 15 minutes and sounds wonderful! Not too loud, but loud enough. Absolutely no droning, at least to my ears. Really glad I purchased this exhaust.

 

[HikerToo_imp]

dang, 2 week wait now......

 

[BuffaloBill_imp]

Ordered mine, from pirateslair.net, in stock, received in three days, easy install in less than 30 minutes.

Like most all others have said: not too loud, but loud enough, nice growl. Conservative smaller "stock" pipe look. Also really glad I purchased this exhaust!

 

[CB4ME_imp]

I have a few hundred miles on my Staintune, and there's a nice side benefit.

My wife and I do a lot of back country roads and generally keep the RPMs low. With the stock pipes, we'd get right on top of folks on the side of the road before they'd take notice, usually with a startled look that we were so close. With the Staintune, that's not the case anymore. Folks look up while we are still a bit off. Yet the noise is not at a "disturbing the peace" level, just loud enough for people to take notice.

 

[Darpo_imp]

Ordered mine, from pirateslair.net, in stock, received in three days, easy install in less than 30 minutes.

Like most all others have said: not too loud, but loud enough, nice growl. Conservative smaller "stock" pipe look. Also really glad I purchased this exhaust!

Hi Bill-
Real nice video. I'm on the fence and I think the vid helped w/ my decision. Do you notice a performance increase? Has the sweet spot between 4-6,000rpms torque changed? I love just cruising in 3rd punch'n it in this zone. I may have missed it, but what's the best price for this? Easy install? sorry for all the ?'s. Oh, also from Buffalo, living in NC.
:excited::excited:

 

[BuffaloBill_imp]

Ordered mine, from pirateslair.net, in stock, received in three days, easy install in less than 30 minutes.

Like most all others have said: not too loud, but loud enough, nice growl. Conservative smaller "stock" pipe look. Also really glad I purchased this exhaust!

Hi Bill-
Real nice video. I'm on the fence and I think the vid helped w/ my decision. Do you notice a performance increase? Has the sweet spot between 4-6,000rpms torque changed? I love just cruising in 3rd punch'n it in this zone. I may have missed it, but what's the best price for this? Easy install? sorry for all the ?'s. Oh, also from Buffalo, living in NC.
:excited::excited:

Thaks Darpo. Buffalo too - Nice! Best price many of us have found is $830 http://pirateslair.net/Staintuneall.htm I've not had the chance to get her opened up to answer your HP questions. Will do ASAP. Within ohers staintune posts others have identified a 4 HP addition. I'm hoping for the same or close...

 

[HikerToo_imp]

Staintunes are flowing again from PiratesLair, received mine at lunch today, rode back to work.
I think it sounds about right.
At idle and with load while accelerating has decent throaty sound.
At highway speed( say 55mph, 3K RPM) with no load on the engine, you can barely tell its on.
I seem to get a little gurgle when letting up on the gas, or flipping the throttle around idle RPM.
Hope to have a video up with a few redline shifts since have not seen or heard any like that yet.

 

[Lord Popgun]

Ordered mine, from pirateslair.net, in stock, received in three days, easy install in less than 30 minutes.

Like most all others have said: not too loud, but loud enough, nice growl. Conservative smaller "stock" pipe look. Also really glad I purchased this exhaust!

That is a great video. Being able to liston to stock and then Staintune really shows the difference better that the verbal descriptions. I can't swing the $830 right now, but I sure like the Staintune a lot. :exclamation:

Thanks for posting the video.

 

[bix_imp]

Ordered mine from Pirate's Lair Saturday, and it arrived Monday ($830 + free shipping). Simply magnificent. Idle finally sounds like it's got some proper guts. A noticeable difference in torque off the line. The sound accelerating... oh baby. I want to hang on to every gear just a little bit longer. With the stock muffler, anything over 4,200 RPM felt a bit hollow and strained—like the bike was saying, "Oh please oh please oh please just SHIFT ALREADY?!"

The sound is bold (and imho glorious) without ever crossing over into obnoxious. Not the brappy, slightly mental, Bonneville salt flats sound some people prefer (also a very cool sound), but exactly what I was hoping for! :excited:

A link if you're looking to buy one: http://pirateslair.net/StaintuneCB1100.htm

 

[the Ferret]

Hey Buffalobill they used your youtube vid with the ad for CB1100 forum.com...how cool is that?

 

[Sandhog_imp]

I just picked a Staintune from Pirates lair, the Staintune installation FAQ references using a high-temp RTV to make a seal, I was curious if anyone here has done so and if so what RTV product was used?

 

[CB4ME_imp]

I just picked a Staintune from Pirates lair, the Staintune installation FAQ references using a high-temp RTV to make a seal, I was curious if anyone here has done so and if so what RTV product was used?

I don't think you need RTV. The fit is very, very snug. Use the clamp and you should be good to go.

 

[HondaJon_imp]

No RTV needed, Staintune clamp is a beast.

 

[darmahman_imp]

It helps seal and makes it easier to disassemble. I used this on my Staintune junction. this:http://www.permatex.com/products-2/...-temperature-rtv-silicone-gasket-maker-detail
It helps seal and makes it easier to disassemble. I use this:http://www.permatex.com/products-2/...-temperature-rtv-silicone-gasket-maker-detail

 

[Sandhog_imp]

I did go ahead and install without sealant, seems OK on a test ride. If any leaks develop I'll try the Permatex copper. Thanks for all the info!

 

[Jim21680_imp]

I just noticed that as of May 26th, Staintune exhausts are available directly from their website, shipping globally.
And now for the really interesting part: The 2013 CB1100 pipe for $636 in AUD, with an $80 dollar shipping fee to Pennsylvania.

Right now, $716 AUD = $671 USD. Could this really be???

This sounds too good to be true. I'm thinking any credit card used would charge an exchange fee or something like that.
It's certainly tempting enough to investigate further...