When I bought my America last year, it had TORs and I really like the sound.
My question is, as on the T-Bird, do America TORs come in short & long?
If so, mine end about 2" behind the axle. Are they short or long TORs?
Yes, they did. The long TOR was just like/as long as the stock original muffler but without all the internal baffle bits. My old "short" slant cut style ended just before the rear axle. They did have different styles early on, tapered end and slant cut end.
Well, it is slant cut, but since I didn't have the original mufflers, I have nothing to compare it to but my aging memory of the 2006 America I sold 5 years ago. I was thinking that the stock mufflers on it went back farther than these.
So..... short or long?
Maybe the slant cut was shorter than the tapered style. Those look longer than my old "short" TORs but shorter than the original long tapered mufflers. I do have some pics from many years ago. First pic is the original before the first service and the second the short TORs after the first service.
I bought the short TORs last year and they extend to the axle nut like the picture from Matty above. I've never seen the long ones, but I assumed they extend as far as the stock ones did.
I have a stock '14 America LT & The 2008 with long TORs.
The TORs are definitely louder, but in my opinion, sound very good.
I had a 2005 Speedmaster for a short while with Bubs. It was obnoxious.
I actually put a DB meter on my TORS (long) vs stock — 85 dB vs 75 dB. To me, fwiw, the TORS were too loud and blatty. The stockers are like somebody said, pretty tame. They do growl a little when you hit it hard; but otherwise, pretty quiet, which for me is just fine.
Right on, the db measurements are 75 for the stock pipes and 85 for the TORS... I did it with an app on my iPhone, so I doubt it's scientific; it does reflect the volume difference. You're right, it's a subjective thing -- which sounds better...
To get back to the OP's question, short & long TORS. If I remember correctly a riding buddy, Friar John, had short TORS on his 03 Speedy. Sounded pretty lively!
I guess mine are "short" TORs then? They came on the bike when I bought it from the original owner along with the stock silencers in a box. I don't consider them to be obnoxiously loud and I can tell you that if you are caught at a light between two Harleys you can't even hear if your Triumph is running.
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