I had a weird failure on my 02 Raptor. While riding on some rough trails, I had one of the frame tubes that hold the back of the silencer break in two, then the silencer tore out the bracket holding the silencer to the frame. The small gusset plate in this area also broke a weld. Ultimately the silencer sheared from the tube connecting it to the headpipe. I now have a Pro Circuit headpipe and a broken White Bros. E-series silencer. I think this happend because I have the Armadillo out and back rack, it was stocked with the extra gallon of gas and a full six pack cooler. Any of you have this failure?

Do I salvage the headpipe and stick a Pro Circuit silencer on it ($338) or I was thinking of a complete Sparks X-6 exhaust ($559). I would like your impressions on the Pro Circuit silencer or the Sparks if you are using either regarding their performance improvement.

 

Contact white bros and see if they can repair it. If not id sell the broken peice (let them know its broken) and the header on ebay. Some guys are capable of fixing stuff like that.

 

Get the sparks if you have the money right know.