Pros/Cons-Triumph exhaust on my '06 S3

[marcomoto]

Ok- here's the deal, my dealer wants to sell me his Triumph brand silver exhaust for my Black 2006 S3. It will improve my HP by 4 horses I'm told. If they were black, it would be a better look, but other than that, what is the value here? I'm able to buy the pipes for his cost, does the bike motor run better? Is there re-mapping involved? I've done this with Ducs and Termi's where the difference in motor and sound is significant.
Looking for your points of view

TIA

[mnhoulden]

Do you mean the stock cans or the Triumph Off Road System(TORS) cans?
What is a Triumph silver exhaust?

[201050]

Originally Posted by marcomoto

It will improve my HP by 4

That's a bike night bragging number - not a noticeable real-world number. If you really want to wring out some more performance from the bike, spend that money on a track school.

[Power-Tripp]

I am unclear on which exhausts you are talking about.

There are several exhaust available from Triumph dealers for the 1050 S3.
Stock - catalysts and baffles in silencers.
TORS - Triumph Off-Road Silencers
Arrow slip-on high mount dual silencers
Arrow full system - low mount single - GP-style.

Each of these requires different mapping, and will not really show their full value until the bike has been tuned, and not simply loaded with a Triumph map.

[marcomoto]

Thx for the response Guys-
these are the cans not the whole system, they are TOR. Just wondering about performance improvement with the tuning.
As far as track time, I have a 748 that's exclusive for that, S3 is street only.

[mnhoulden]

TORS are a deeper sounding grumble, I don't think there is much of a performance improvement involved.
Good luck.
Cheers,
Mark

[S3Junkie]

The TORS cans with the TORS tune uploaded should give you a little tiny bump in horsepower. NOTHING that will knock your socks off....other than that it will sound a bit more aggressive. Big whoopie.

Besides, those cans weigh a ton, like two shiney anchors. Avoid them and get yourself a lighter exhaust. No exhaust alone is gonna give you a ton of performance increase. The mild bump in horsepower, a properly mapped bike, and with the weight savings ....that will be the key.

[marcomoto]

Thanks S3- that's the info I was looking into, in the past besides getting a better sound (Termi's) the engine would be tuned and run smoother.
I'm passing on these even thought I can get them at the dealer's cost.