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GTM Cal-14 Exhaust
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Thank you, Scott. It's good to be here!
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Todd’s Full Monty setup is truly THE BOMB! Great stuff. You can tell people until you are blue in the face but until they experience it themselves, they just don’t fully understand.
Experiencing is believing!
Anybody who says otherwise, hasn’t got it setup correctly.
Experiencing is believing!
Anybody who says otherwise, hasn’t got it setup correctly.
Thanks, glad you enjoy(ed) it! Just wait... it keeps getting better.
Indeed on all, and on that last line, yes and/or those to ignorant to detect the remarkable difference, such as those in Roperville and Beetleville.
On June 4th, I rode my 2017 California Tour 1400 miles from Granbury, TX to Orange, CA to have the full stainless exhaust and fuel upgrade installed. One day in the shop, and I was on the road back to Texas. I pretty much had the cruise set on 75mph on the way there via Interstates, but took roads less traveled through mountains as much as possible on the way back. The difference is like awakening a sleeping giant! Increased horsepower, immediate throttle response, AND better fuel consumption in spite of being on the throttle more just to hear that beautiful exhaust!
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Another convert. Welcome to the Club!
It’s truly remarkable isn’t it? I’ve been thrilled with it for 10 years now.
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Just got it firing!
Finally a picture of an Eldorado with a GTM full exhaust! It baffles me there are no quality photos of bike in the "final" state on the GTM store site. I'm looking to drop over $3k on a full exhaust and fueling hardware and there are no quality photos. How do you like the setup. You wen all in with the exhaust and suspension. I would like to know more.
Let me help clarify. The exhausts are in large hand-built, and we don't fit every system we sell in the shop. In fact, most are shipped.
There's plenty of photos both on the Store and on this Forum. You can also read the Reviews on the online Store as well as here. Hope that helps. TIA for the business, as I don't think there are any other manufacturers on the planet that offer a full system with a lifetime warranty and proven/significant dyno results.
I'll use the above image for one of the rare few selections on the Store that does not have a full side image. The pic above isn't high-res, so @Brian Stoller - if you could email me some of those above at full res please; Info @GuzziTech.com
This post will be moved to the C14 EXHAUST thread.
I’ve not been riding much..waiting for the weather to get to a more comfortable temp.The weather here hasn’t dropped below 90 in months
I wear protective gear and the discomfort ridding in +90 degree temps outweighs the fun..
I did drive it back from the shop and once again for a 20 min ride .. it was throatier, a lot more responsive and the shocks are a 1000% improvement. I changed out the back shocks eight months earlier and I was really surprised what a Improvement that made
Once I get some miles under the new improved “Mothra” I will let you know
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It really is easy as pie. Don’t psyche yourself out.
The types of connectors Todd used are rock solid reliable and work perfectly. Just read the instructions completely all the way through, BEFORE you begin.
You will better understand exactly what it is you will be doing this way.
Never dive in, step1, do it, then step 2, do it then step 3…
Know the procedure start to finish in your mind because you have read it through once or twice, and you will be amazed how simple it really is.
Good choice BTW and good luck. You are going to love it!
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Just purchased GTM's full stainless system for 2018 Eldorado. I've looked but haven't found a thread with exactly the answer I'm looking for. How hard is the installation? I don't have a bike lift and still haven't figured out how to lift my bike confidently. On a 1-10 scale I'd give myself a 5.5 on mechanical aptitude. Wondering if I should schedule a three hour drive to the dealer to have it done.
Since you aren't confident in you skill level, probably best to have a professional do the install.
Tony, believe it or not, removal is the hardest part since the mufflers are put on apparently with a 100 ton press, and the cross over pipe usually is a bear as well as noted here. If you don’t care about it, you can simply cut it apart and remove as shown earlier in this thread. Best to use new exhaust gaskets (not included), but our system goes on easily. I’ve completely eliminated the clamps on the whole system, slip fit.
Ask your dealer if he’ll install it. Some will not.
Ask your dealer if he’ll install it. Some will not.
After the long winter hibernation here I tackled the exhaust project over Easter weekend. First, thank you to the GTM family! Great product, great support. Any complaints I have are based on my inexperience in wrenching on bikes. Happy customer so far. Installation took me a full day. That's with extended breaks crawling through Guzzi shop manual looking for torque specs and online looking for reference photos.
Lesson 1: Assemble the exhaust off the bike first to see how the pieces fit and solve any configuration issues you create. Todd was absolutely right. Once the old exhaust is off installing the new one is pretty darn simple.
Lesson 2: Listen to the numerous folfs on the forum that said to just cut to old exhaust off. Wasted about an hour trying to outsmart that one.
Lesson 3: Listen to Todd. Assempble the exhaust right to left with finger tightness. I tried to be cute and had to back track a bit to get the cross pipe to fit correctly.
After installing I washed the entire system down with a few bottles of alcohol to get my grubby finger prints off it. I started with gloves but was fumbling to much with them on. I then washed the whole bike as usual including the pipes.
Lesson 4: Do not start the bike with the new pipes in your garage for the first time. Wow! Dogs, wife and neighbor came out to see what was going on. Wasn't expecting it to be that loud. After about 2 minutes it seemed to smooth out a bit and lower the decibal but could have been just me getting used to it. It sounds so good....
I wasn't expecting the exhaust headers to turn gold so quick. They were a uniform gold tone after about 3 minutes. No marks any where else on pipes so I must have done a decent job cleaning them.
Will be going out for first ride in a bit. I have Todd's fueling kit sitting in box here also so that's next. Was going to jump right into that too but decided to just take my time and enjoy the process. Todd, thanks again. Without your shop and this resource this would not have been possible for me. Much appreciated.
Lesson 1: Assemble the exhaust off the bike first to see how the pieces fit and solve any configuration issues you create. Todd was absolutely right. Once the old exhaust is off installing the new one is pretty darn simple.
Lesson 2: Listen to the numerous folfs on the forum that said to just cut to old exhaust off. Wasted about an hour trying to outsmart that one.
Lesson 3: Listen to Todd. Assempble the exhaust right to left with finger tightness. I tried to be cute and had to back track a bit to get the cross pipe to fit correctly.
After installing I washed the entire system down with a few bottles of alcohol to get my grubby finger prints off it. I started with gloves but was fumbling to much with them on. I then washed the whole bike as usual including the pipes.
Lesson 4: Do not start the bike with the new pipes in your garage for the first time. Wow! Dogs, wife and neighbor came out to see what was going on. Wasn't expecting it to be that loud. After about 2 minutes it seemed to smooth out a bit and lower the decibal but could have been just me getting used to it. It sounds so good....
I wasn't expecting the exhaust headers to turn gold so quick. They were a uniform gold tone after about 3 minutes. No marks any where else on pipes so I must have done a decent job cleaning them.
Will be going out for first ride in a bit. I have Todd's fueling kit sitting in box here also so that's next. Was going to jump right into that too but decided to just take my time and enjoy the process. Todd, thanks again. Without your shop and this resource this would not have been possible for me. Much appreciated.
Looks great!
I wouldn't ride too far before doing the fueling kit. The bike will be running lean. You don't want to discolour your new pipes by overheating them.
I wouldn't ride too far before doing the fueling kit. The bike will be running lean. You don't want to discolour your new pipes by overheating them.
Looking good. I keep repeating myself on sound. Everything is louder compared to stock. The long mufflers are very reasonable, and so far from loud compared to most everything else you’ll hear from the HD crowd.
Per above, I strongly recommend doing the fueling kit, and yes, single wall tubing colors quickly.
Per above, I strongly recommend doing the fueling kit, and yes, single wall tubing colors quickly.
Per advice I canceled my maiden voyage (see, I learn). I'll tackle the fueling solution this week. Going to go over the installation thread a few times to wrap my head around it. Thanks again.