Wet Dreamz exhaust from Pipe Dreamz.

[jimmyheadgear]

I just ordered a set.

Does anyone have them?

Good or bad, I would be interested in hearing all opinions.

Thanks
jh

[gordy]

They look good but have heard that owners have been unimpressed with the quality and performance after putting them on

[jimmyheadgear]

gordy

Thanks for the reply.

I'll let you all know about both, I plan to have it dyno'ed after.

[crackers]

jimmy,
id be interested in seeing the results.
they do look the goods, but i dont know if they would suit the majority of my riding.

cheers
crackers

[cobra0478]

Didn't one of the young ladies on the site install a set a few weeks ago?????Can't remember who?
I believe she posted a photo,mabe.
Mabe it was on the old site????

[txsporty]

jimmyheadgear

Let us know how they do on the Dyno!!!

Want to see some Pic's!!!! :D

[Mnemonic]

Thanks for the compliment, but i am not a young lady... young man at best...
These pipes have not blued, or dissapointed me in the least, and the sound is INCREDIBLE...

Listen to them (http://www.ziliconvalley.com/harley/running.wav)

http://www.ziliconvalley.com/harley/bike1.jpg
http://www.ziliconvalley.com/harley/side1.jpg
http://www.ziliconvalley.com/harley/pipes1.jpg

[vetteguy]

Nice bike. Love the pipes!

[crackers]

Mnemonic,
did you have any other pipes on before these?
if so, how does the performance compare?
do you need to be high in the revs all the time for best performance?
and any other questions i can think of?:p

cheers
crackers

[txsporty]

Mnemonic,

NICE!!! Sound Good!! Where did you get them??

[Moved On]

Thanks for the compliment, but i am not a young lady... young man at best...
Cobra was thinking about Danii who just got a set of similar pipes (http://www.xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=112). Actually when you look at them side by side they are quite a bit different, but they are the same basic idea behind the shape. Sorry Mnemonic, but I think like Dannii's a little better, but everybody likes something a little different, thats what makes Harleys so nice.

Gary

[cobra0478]

Sorry,
I don't know why I thought it was a young lady who posted before.

[Moved On]

Sorry,
I don't know why I thought it was a young lady who posted before.
It was a young lady, it was Danii. Don't worry your not getting too old to tell the lady's from the boys yet Cobra !!!

Gary

[willprevale]

Sounds fairly decent but where does yer ol' lady put her feet? :yikes

[damianct]

not sure where this post is going..but i have these pipes and theyre great..high quality, great original look, and really good sound..and theyre really cheap compared to othe ones on the market..also, Ben, the owner is great, smooth transaction..fast ship..you know the deal..this isnt a sales pitch..just givin the credit.....(ben if you check this out..its Damian from CT..congrats on the magazine coverage..bike looks great) but i really would recomend them to anyone

[gordy]

Sound good but I dont think they flow very well with the shape of the bike, just my own opinion tho

[Mnemonic]

Sounds fairly decent but where does yer ol' lady put her feet? :yikes

She doesnt... she wont set foot near my bike... I go out riding with the boys while she cooks dinner :)

[Mnemonic]

Mnemonic,
did you have any other pipes on before these?
if so, how does the performance compare?
do you need to be high in the revs all the time for best performance?
and any other questions i can think of?:p

cheers
crackers

1 - I had everything stock when i put the pipes on...
2 - When i did the pipes i also did a hypercharger pro, and rejet... In my opinion the preformance went up, this bike RIPS now...
3 - No, you dont need high in the revs to get good preformance, from a dead stop without slamming the throttle i have really good acceloration.
4 - I dont know.....?

[jimmyheadgear]

Thanks for all the replies.

I ordered with Ben, and he suggested that I use the torque cones and baffles for more low end torque and performance.

He says if I use both I shouldn't lose any performance at all.
He says the baffles are more for performance than quieting the sound.

I'll be putting them on this weekend and dyno'ing on monday or tuesday.

Stay tuned for the results!

jh :clap

[cobra0478]

It was a young lady, it was Danii. Don't worry your not getting too old to tell the lady's from the boys yet Cobra !!!

Gary

Thanks Gary,I was starting to worry about me.
Don

[crackers]

1 - I had everything stock when i put the pipes on...
2 - When i did the pipes i also did a hypercharger pro, and rejet... In my opinion the preformance went up, this bike RIPS now...
3 - No, you dont need high in the revs to get good preformance, from a dead stop without slamming the throttle i have really good acceloration.
4 - I dont know.....?
thanks Mnemonic

cheers
crackers

[txsporty]

OK, I give up!!! Where did you get the Pipes???? :D

[rottenralph]

I used to ride with a friend with turnout drag pipes and it was good for him and terrible for whoever rode next to them. They were ear splitters and awful for the people on the side. Something you should think about when buying pipes. I had to always have earplugs with me to make it bearable. They do look cool.

[Mnemonic]

OK, I give up!!! Where did you get the Pipes???? :D

http://www.pipedreamz.biz/

[txsporty]

Mnemonic,

Thanks for the Link!! :clap

[jimmyheadgear]

The pipes are on and it is on it's third dyno test.
Here are the results for the first two.

Started with S.E. slip on: 68h/67t

WetDreamz with cones, without baffles: 80h/71t


I'll update with those numbers and dyno sheets and couple of pic's soon.

[txsporty]

jimmyheadgear,

That's all you did was change Pipes!!!!! Nothing else?? Those Pipes gave you a 12HP increase!!!! :yikes

[jimmyheadgear]

jimmyheadgear,

That's all you did was change Pipes!!!!! Nothing else?? Those Pipes gave you a 12HP increase!!!! :yikesUnless I misunderstood the guy who was reading the sheet to me over the phone, but I'm pretty sure thats what he said. I should have all the dyno paper work available to post next week.

All I did was swap pipes.

Maybe someone with knowledge can tell me, if these numbers are true, why did the hp really jump up and the torque only increased by a few ft/lbs?

[txsporty]

jimmyheadgear

I'd really like to see the dyno sheet!! If they boost the HP and TQ like that, I'm getting a set!!! :D

[jimmyheadgear]

Here's the dyno sheet as well.

The only other change was the pilot jet . #48 was used

[crackers]

sweet lookin' pipes.

are the pillion pegs still useable??

cheers
crackers

[maddog]

1 - I had everything stock when i put the pipes on...
2 - When i did the pipes i also did a hypercharger pro, and rejet... In my opinion the preformance went up, this bike RIPS now...
3 - No, you dont need high in the revs to get good preformance, from a dead stop without slamming the throttle i have really good acceloration.
4 - I dont know.....?


Mnenonic...Bear this in mind for future references. When you do any performance improvements, always do one thing at a time. Then you can truly tell if that one item gave you an improvement.

Your doing the pipes with the Hyper-Pro and a jet job did give you a zip. BUT the zip was from the Hypercharger and Jet Kit much more so that the pipes. Even the stock pipes and muff's would show improvement with a quality air intake.
Any one who likes the swoopy curve of those pipes should get and enjoy them. BUT, anyone looking for performance should stay away from straight pipes, curvy or not. Go with a quality 2 into one like T-Header, Lightening Racing, White E-Series, Etc. And asking if something is better than the stocks w/ Screaming eagle II's is a waste of time because just about anything is better that Factory crap...Even straight's.

[jimmyheadgear]

sweet lookin' pipes.

are the pillion pegs still useable??

cheers
crackers
Yes. It comes with an off set peg mount.

[Mnemonic]

Mnenonic...Bear this in mind for future references. When you do any performance improvements, always do one thing at a time. Then you can truly tell if that one item gave you an improvement.

Your doing the pipes with the Hyper-Pro and a jet job did give you a zip. BUT the zip was from the Hypercharger and Jet Kit much more so that the pipes. Even the stock pipes and muff's would show improvement with a quality air intake.
Any one who likes the swoopy curve of those pipes should get and enjoy them. BUT, anyone looking for performance should stay away from straight pipes, curvy or not. Go with a quality 2 into one like T-Header, Lightening Racing, White E-Series, Etc. And asking if something is better than the stocks w/ Screaming eagle II's is a waste of time because just about anything is better that Factory crap...Even straight's.

Understood... but Im not riding to have a huge amount of HP between my legs... in my personal opinion the Hypercharger and the pipes were put on to make the bike look good and sound amazing. A increase of 5-30HP is a great benefit, but not the first thing i was looking for with these modifications :)

[jimmyheadgear]

...in my personal opinion the Hypercharger and the pipes were put on to make the bike look good and sound amazing.

Mnemonic

After seeing the pic's of your bike, I agree. That's why I went to ebay and bought a hypercharger pro. I got lucky and got it for $175 + 20 shipping.
Thats my Christmas present to myself!

[Mnemonic]

Mnemonic

After seeing the pic's of your bike, I agree. That's why I went to ebay and bought a hypercharger pro. I got lucky and got it for $175 + 20 shipping.
Thats my Christmas present to myself!

Yea, i got mine from a local ebay dealers for $175 and i picked it up, so no shipping :)

I'll tell ya, all the hypercharger is , is a K&N filter in a pretty box with vaccum driven butterflies..... but when your bike is on the kickstand and you rev it up around a crowd and they hear the pipes blaring and the butterflies open up when you rev... it definitly turns heads :)

[Mnemonic]

By the way, the one thing i am not happy about with these pipes is the fact that they used standard steel to make the mounts for the back of the pipes... you will notice in a few weeks they will be 100% rust. very hard to keep rust free....

[Russ]

Jimmy,
I still can't get over that HP increase you saw with those pipes... WOW!

[jimmyheadgear]

Jimmy,
I still can't get over that HP increase you saw with those pipes... WOW!
I was putting them on for looks and hoping there wouldn't be a big drop in performance. So this is an unexpected bonus.
Hopefully the neighbors and the local cops won't think they're too loud.

I'll have it dyno'ed again after the Hypercharger Pro goes on.

[Mnemonic]

Guys, im reviving this thread... I am getting sick of these pipes burning thru my jeans!! So I did a little reaserch, and come up with a little something.

Want these pipes to never look blued and have a new design over it? The Flame Heat Sheildz from the same maker of these pipes look AMAZING!

http://www.pipedreamz.biz/shieldz.html

http://www.pipedreamz.biz/images/851T0779.jpg

[Luckymic]

Very nice look with those heatshields. I had a chance to sit on that bike durring the Easyrider show in San Diego. He's got a ton of cool stuff on there. You gotta see it in person to really appreciate it.

[jimmyheadgear]

By the way, the one thing i am not happy about with these pipes is the fact that they used standard steel to make the mounts for the back of the pipes... you will notice in a few weeks they will be 100% rust. very hard to keep rust free....
I was thinking about powder coating the pipes and the hanger black and putting the flamez shields over it.

[Mnemonic]

I was thinking about powder coating the pipes and the hanger black and putting the flamez shields over it.

THAT would look awesome :)

[74FeHeadXLH]

I'm wondering would the powdercoating handle the heat....or would that ceramic coating (if there's even any one who does that) be better...but yea that would look awesome....interesting idea for my '74 since it's mostly black.. have to check into the ceramic coating, I'll let you know if I find something...Mike

[jimmyheadgear]

I'm wondering would the powdercoating handle the heat....or would that ceramic coating (if there's even any one who does that) be better...but yea that would look awesome....interesting idea for my '74 since it's mostly black.. have to check into the ceramic coating, I'll let you know if I find something...MikeMike

I think you're right. On the site, the guy had his pipes ceramic coated black

Go to customer pics and look for Jim Norris

http://www.pipedreamz.biz/customers.html

[74FeHeadXLH]

Thanx..now all I/we gotta do is find someone ceramic coats "stuff".......I do alot of ceramic tile @ work but I don't think the mastic will hold for long...huh-huh...Mike

[Luckymic]

When I talked to the owner of pipe dreamz, he said they would be offering their pipes ceramic coated in the near future. Just a little FYI

[74FeHeadXLH]

Thanx a bunch.....do ya know if the make pipes for IRON's

[cypher]

Guys, im reviving this thread... I am getting sick of these pipes burning thru my jeans!! So I did a little reaserch, and come up with a little something.


I'm glad you mentioned this! I was seriously considering getting these pipes (love the look)...actually, I'm still considering them. Do you feel the burn only when stopped or even while you are riding? How about the smell of exhaust....is it worse or about the same as before the pipes? Let us know how it is with the shields on. They look great!!

[leo_frantic]

I'm not sure if anyone is still reading this thread ... but I'm a dealer for Pipe Dreamz, so if anyone has any questions, throw 'em at me.

[74FeHeadXLH]

Yea what can ya get for Ironheads (74) ?

[leo_frantic]

Sorry ... they only make them for 86 - up.

[Mnemonic]

I'm glad you mentioned this! I was seriously considering getting these pipes (love the look)...actually, I'm still considering them. Do you feel the burn only when stopped or even while you are riding? How about the smell of exhaust....is it worse or about the same as before the pipes? Let us know how it is with the shields on. They look great!!

Cypher -

They really are great pipes... I only get burnt when im stopped and i get up off the bike the wrong way... never riding...

Smell of the pipes are fine, i dont smell anything acctually.

I am ordering the sheilds within the week...I will keep you updated.

[BrokenSmile]

I don't suppose these will fit a kick start? What are good kick start pipes with a similar style?

[leo_frantic]

Sorry BrokenSmile ... wasn't online all weekend. Got some parts on Friday and was out in the shop. I don't know of any other pipes that are of similar style for ironheads, but Paughco has some cool pipes (I can get you a deal on them.) I'll try to enter a link ... if not just copy and paste it: http://www.paughco.com/2003_catalog/page309.htm
Pipes for '57 - '85 are on pages 309 -315.

[leo_frantic]

Cool ... the link worked. That's pretty exciting for a guy that's sorta computer stupid.

[KingSize]

Just found this thread. Can't believe it. Litreally just saw these in the back of American Iron magazine, and couldn't believe me eyes. This is EXACTLY what I wanted for my Sporty, but never thought I would find a company that would make them. I almost fell off the couch when I first saw the ad. I love these style of pipes. They will fit my bike perfectly, because my bike is pretty chopped up as it is.

So I was wondering if any of you guys know a cheaper place to buy them, other than than the manufacturer? Also, now that it's been some time, do the people that have them still like them?

[leo_frantic]

I'm a dealer for Pipe Dreamz ... I can give you a nice discount.

[KingSize]

I'm a dealer for Pipe Dreamz ... I can give you a nice discount.

Please e-mail me. Squirt93@yahoo.com

[jimmyheadgear]

I sent mine out to be ceramic coated black, then I'll use the flame heat shields.

They should be back in about 3-4 weeks.

[KingSize]

There's a guy on Ebay that has them. In his listing he says for $40 he will put a coating on the inside that keeps them from blueing. Does this process work?

[basquiat]

Mnenonic...Bear this in mind for future references. When you do any performance improvements, always do one thing at a time. Then you can truly tell if that one item gave you an improvement.

Your doing the pipes with the Hyper-Pro and a jet job did give you a zip. BUT the zip was from the Hypercharger and Jet Kit much more so that the pipes. Even the stock pipes and muff's would show improvement with a quality air intake.
Any one who likes the swoopy curve of those pipes should get and enjoy them. BUT, anyone looking for performance should stay away from straight pipes, curvy or not. Go with a quality 2 into one like T-Header, Lightening Racing, White E-Series, Etc. And asking if something is better than the stocks w/ Screaming eagle II's is a waste of time because just about anything is better that Factory crap...Even straight's.
where did you get the black down tubes? I am not able to find them

[jharback]

Just thought I'd add my 2c worth on this thread. I've been running these pipes for about a year now and just love them. I installed mine with the heat shields and have never had a burn problem. I also installed an S&S Super E Shorty at the same time and had to do some minor modifications to make it fit with this carb. All I had to do was cut a small half moon out of the shield so it would fit around the teardrop air cleaner. Can't notice any difference when its all installed. There seemed to be a huge increase in power and torque but, I don't really know if it was the carb or the pipes, or a combination of the two.

They do include an offset for the rear passenger foot peg. It raises that foot peg about 2-3 inches. I don't ride two up a lot but, my passengers say that its not that bothersome. There are no problems with forward controls because there's plenty of clearance where the forward's mount to the frame and the pipes are high enough on the frame that theres no problem with the rod running from the brake pedal to the master cylinder.

Quality is excellent. I have'nt had any problems with rust but, my bike is garaged and I seldom ride it in the rain. In this past year since putting the pipes on I have run about 8,000 miles.

Overall, if you like the looks, I'd highly recommend them.

[1fast2liter]

i have the dreamerz (aka pro streets)


i got cones gaskets, pipes and sheilds shipped for less then 400 from him. they sound awsome and i love the look..... ben was very helpfull and i will definatly go to him again. now i need a dyno run to see what they really did for the bike...

[jimmyheadgear]

Wow! This is an old thread.

Here are some pics of when the WetDreamz were on my bike.

Chrome pipes with no heat shields.
http://xlforum.net/photopost/data/500/medium/13_Wet_Dreamz_pipes.JPG

Here they are after they were jet coated.
http://xlforum.net/photopost/data/500/medium/14_WD_pipes_jet_coated_black.JPG

Here are the flamz heat shields.
http://xlforum.net/photopost/data/500/medium/15_WD_Flamez_heat_shields.JPG

I've since put on a pair of Bassani Pro Streets, and then replaced those with a set of D&D Fatcats.

I really liked the looks and clearance of the WetDreamz.