What is the better choice? Rackin' out the doe for a complete exhaust system on a honda 400EX and 250EX when we basically use them for pleasure ridin' or stayin' simple with a slip on just for the sound? Is it really worth it? How much do the full systems effect the power, rideability, and overall fun?

 

Come on guys no Comments?

 

some slip ons give just as much power as the full systems like the HMF sport series slip on and the white brother pro meg slip on

 

I was thinking of the Yoshimura slip on pipe for my 400 and my fiancee's 250....how are those?

 

I don't think the full exhaust I put on my 400 made a world of difference except for maybe a little on the bottom and you could always tell where you were in the rpm range as it was very loud. A full exhaust on my 450 made a big difference though.

 

If you are just pleasure riding, then you could save some $$ and just go for the slip ons. Are you happy with the performance now? The extra 1 or 2 HP a header MIGHT give you comes at a hefty price. However, a header can help tailor the power output, skew it more towards the top, mid, or bottom rpm range. I would call the manufacturers you are considering and ask if they have any dyno graphs or can give you an idea of how much extra a full system might deliver. IMHO, the small gain overall from a header is usually negligible to the old butt dyno while on the trail.

 

Yeah we just pleasure ride with these. My fiancee looks for power more out of hers then i do. I have a Banshee i ride if i want to go for adrenaline haha. Interesting though her 250 with a power adder kit installed keeps up farely well with my 400. which i was extremely surprised. But as far as mine goes i just want a decent sound thats basically it, like i said i got the banshee for all the other stuff lol.

 

Yeah, I see trailblazers and 250ex's/etc. all the time that keep up just fine on the tighter N.E. style trails. While the extra power is always nice, for trailriding it is mostly a waste I suppose.

 

Yeah Trails in NE are moslty woods. Which is where i think i would be smarter to stick with the dependable route.