I am thinking of adding dual side exhausts to my Slingshot. I like the look of dual side pipes and it takes me back to my '60s hot rod days. Question, has anyone tried a single side pipe on the passenger side only? Do you think it would look out of balance or more in keeping with a Harley? Also looking for recommendations for a stainless header. Suggestions, comments and wise ass remarks welcome. Thanks
Dual Side Exhaust
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I am thinking of adding dual side exhausts to my Slingshot. I like the look of dual side pipes and it takes me back to my '60s hot rod days. Question, has anyone tried a single side pipe on the passenger side only? Do you think it would look out of balance or more in keeping with a Harley? Also looking for recommendations for a stainless header. Suggestions, comments and wise ass remarks welcome. Thanks
Just buy the 1320 header, the side pipes have been done a lot, single and duals. My buddy just used Harley mufflers
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I remember seeing a write up about how he did this. I think he had them down both sides like a corvette.
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The sway bar will not be a problem. If you live in a big city you may not find anyone to build this for you without charging you an arm and a leg, if they will even do it. Find yourself a small welding shop/muffler shop in a small town and they will work with you and not at the high price. The only problem you will have is the cross over pipe and get it to clear the tire on the drivers side in the turns and the suspension travel. It is not a big problem. Go for it and good luck.
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I have found a guy that is a custom car builder that is doing the work. It’s at his shop now. He called today looking for what I want for headers. He brought up the concerns of ground clearance on the driver’s side due to the proximity to the steering box and swing arms. He’s also noticed the heat reduction kit and asked about that being an issue. On a side note, he had a supercharged caddy engine he jokingly said would fit. I hate those kind of choices.
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The guy that did mine (dual's to Rinehart mufflers) had to run the drivers side pipe under the frame due to where the steering box is at. He made sure where it went under the frame was in center line of the front wheels to keep speed bumps from hitting the pipe.
On back county blacktop roads I have to keep an eye out for high spots but rarely scrape unless not paying attention. This was before and after moving to the SL wheels and upgraded coil overs set to 1/2" lift over stock height.
And I can second what FunCycle said, there won't be an issue with a bigger sway bar.
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Mine is stock height after adding JRI Grand Touring Shocks. I’m not planning on going taller wheels. Momma pointed out I already have 11g in upgrades on my Slingshot. I am concerned about high spots hitting the pipes since I tore up a strip of underglow lights pulling off the road at Maggie Valley this year to put on rain gear. This is one of those decisions I don’t want coming back to bite me and worse yet, the wife saying I told you so.
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Wonderdog my opinion, for what it's worth is that you can't see both sides at once so no problem with passenger side only. I mean, you already lost a rear wheel so who cares if it looks 'conventional'. Also, I bet a good 95% of my riding is solo so I wouldn't miss the heat or the opportunity to burn my leg getting in and out. Looking forward to seeing what you come up with.
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Have had side pipes on my SL since early 2016 and never had any issues. Warrior Racing in Tipp City, Ohio did mine and did a great job and were very reasonable.
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For those of you that have side pipes... Is the exhaust noise less noticeable now that the outlet is behind rather than in front of you?
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cant help you with the side exhaust, but of all of the headers I have seen available for the slingshot the one that intrigues me the most is this one
Full Blown Motorsports Polaris Slingshot header
from what I understand I do not think this design will accommodate a turbo, but if you are NA I think it is worth considering
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I've been looking at side pipe kits in the 3-4" range, but would probably only install on the passenger side since routing the driver side pipe in front of my inter-cooler might reduce the inter-cooler's performance. While Googling side pipes and mufflers, I came across several DIY videos on fabbing custom baffles. See - https://www.youtube.com/result…ery=DIY+side+pipe+baffles. I found 1929fordhotrod's video interesting, but there are several other interesting approaches.
