Has anyone knocked out the muffler plugs on the stock 2004 2005 mufflers and not removed the baffles? How did it sound? Did the carb require rejetting?

I drilled the plugs out(leaving the full baffle alone), and wasn't too impressed with the sound. Better than stock but still sounds wimpy. Then I removed the baffle which was louder but still not what I was looking for. I have ordered CS tapered mufflers and will report on them after I get them insatlled. If you just knock out the baffles you can make your carb work better by removing the idle mixture plug and set the screw to 2 to 2 1/2 turns out. Unless you change to a SE filter assembly I don't think you need to rejet the slow jet.

Be carefull when you start pulling out baffles as the loss of back-pressure can upset the running of the bike without a re-jet.

gp9739,

I finally got around to installing my CS TAPERED slipon mufflers. I had tried everything I could to make the stockers sound better but they can't compare with the CS sound. My bike finally sounds like a HARLEY. By far the best add on I have ever done.

Nailhead,

Thanks. I do like the looks of the tapered mufflers. The HD site doesn't list SE tapered mufflers for the 2004-05 models so I'll probably go with the Cycle Shack tapered.

I put Khrome Werks on my 04 1200R a while back. They are slipons that look like drag pipes. They sound great. I didn't do anything to carb until I installed the SE/AC then I rejetted. It ran fine.

Where did you guys buy your Cycle Shack mufflers?

ebay...brand new, in the box, 75 bucks. :D