Well, it’s finally happened. Well… happening I guess.
Talked to Mark the other day and he’s whipping me up a 4 into 1 stainless exhaust, 14” can and 2.5 opening (with turndown).
Since August of 2012 when I finally bought a Vmax, I’ve wanted to get rid of these pesky Cobras and get me a real exhaust.
I’ll be rereading all the exhaust threads, even though I think I’ve read and reread most that pertain to a “marks exhaust”.
My questions are:
· Are there any particular issues I should expect replacing the exhaust? The thought of breaking a bolt scares the daylight outa me.
· What exhaust gaskets should I use? OEM?
· Is there any specific tools I should/shouldn’t use on the project? (I thought I read that somebody fashioned a special wrench to get access to the rear bolts.
· Should I replace all the bolts or reuse?
The bike is an 02 with 30,000+ on the clock, but I belive the previous owner left it out doors and uncovered for most of its life, as the cabon fiber was totally trashed when I took ownership back in 2012. (been garaged kept ever since, but MANY frozen bolts so far.- front disk bolts frozen, brake/clutch cover bolts frozen, rear “exhaust cover doohickey bolts were frozen- 1 snapped as I removed to restore.)
Well, I once again turned a simple Q&A into an essay of rambling…
Thanks so much for any and all advice..
T$
Talked to Mark the other day and he’s whipping me up a 4 into 1 stainless exhaust, 14” can and 2.5 opening (with turndown).
Since August of 2012 when I finally bought a Vmax, I’ve wanted to get rid of these pesky Cobras and get me a real exhaust.
I’ll be rereading all the exhaust threads, even though I think I’ve read and reread most that pertain to a “marks exhaust”.
My questions are:
· Are there any particular issues I should expect replacing the exhaust? The thought of breaking a bolt scares the daylight outa me.
· What exhaust gaskets should I use? OEM?
· Is there any specific tools I should/shouldn’t use on the project? (I thought I read that somebody fashioned a special wrench to get access to the rear bolts.
· Should I replace all the bolts or reuse?
The bike is an 02 with 30,000+ on the clock, but I belive the previous owner left it out doors and uncovered for most of its life, as the cabon fiber was totally trashed when I took ownership back in 2012. (been garaged kept ever since, but MANY frozen bolts so far.- front disk bolts frozen, brake/clutch cover bolts frozen, rear “exhaust cover doohickey bolts were frozen- 1 snapped as I removed to restore.)
Well, I once again turned a simple Q&A into an essay of rambling…
Thanks so much for any and all advice..
T$