Benz Quiet Muffler Add-on ... Not so sure

Before I get into my first impressions of the Benz Quiet Muffler Add-on .... let me tell you what I have added to the Grizz.

I installed a Leo Vince X3 pipe. Love the pipe. Love the sound. I have the quiet core in & it sounds great in the garage .... but out rid'in, the "BarK' seemed to get to me after a while. Not sure, but maybe all after market pipes are this way & I have nothing to compare mine too. I had another Grizzly owner with an HMF Utility pipe who was suppose to come over so we could compare pipes. But he's stood me up three times, so screw him.

The other item I have just installed on the Grizz is a Hardline Tach/Hour meter. This little item is kinda interesting to watch. (Hope I don't wreck because I'm watch'in it & not where I'm go'in !!??)

So today the Benz Quiet Muffler is delivered. I rush out to make this fit on the Leo Vince pipe. I put the "Power Core" in (105 dbs), held up the Benz Muffler Adapter & determined, it just might work. I had to drill a couple holes in the backend of the Leo exhaust can & I was hoping this wouldn't ruin a perfectly good pipe.

I got the adapter attached to the "Power Core" insert & got all those pieces installed on the backend of the exhaust can. Looks kinda cool .... Sounds bad .....

Now to attach the Benz Quiet Muffler ..... becasue I have this Moose rear bumper, I couldn't attach the muffler permanently ... so I just slipped it on over the adapter ......... DAMN ..... that is quiet ....... HOWEVER ........ and this is where the little tach is nice ..... my rpms dropped by 200 to 240 rpms.

Is that good ....... I slipped the Benz Muffler off ..... the rpms came right back up !?

The claim is, no power loss with this Benz Muffler installed ......... I'm not so sure now.

The bike revved up nice still .... it's just at idle ... it was being .... for lack of a better word ... "Restricted" ........

I'm still going to make the necessary modifications to get this Benz Muffler mounted & try it out rid'in .... but it may be a couple weeks.

In the mean time, since the snow is gone from where I'm going riding this Friday, I reinstalled the quiet core adapter with the Leo Vince spark arrestor. Now this combination was "Softer" than just the open quiet core .... interesting ..... so I'll give this combinationa a try & see what I think of the noise level for everyday rid'in.

Bottom line .... The Benz Quiet Muffler Add-on did quiet down the exhaust noise .... but at what cost ??

And I really like that little tach !

Later ...