GYTR slip on, go for the head pipe or?

[Langford]

Hey guys...just did my first mods to my Raptor over the weekend, and I'm not sure which route I want to go with it now.  A friend of mine was selling his Raptor and I decided to trade him something for his pipe and pcIII, but it isn't the exact setup that I want...so I'm not sure what to do now.


I love the added power of the pipe and pcIII (already had a K&N w/pre filter), bumped my top speed up from 72.5 (stock), to 81.6mph...and it is much more work keeping the front end down in first and second gear. 

Well, I'm not too keen on running just a slip on pipe, so I want to change it out for a full system.  The GYTR pipe looks good, and matches my quad being a GYTR edition...so I was considering ordering the GYTR head pipe, changing the map and calling it a day (found the head pipe online for around $230).  But, is it worth it to go from a slip on to the full system using the GYTR parts or would I be better off keeping it how it is now?  Or should I just sell the GYTR pipe and spring for the Barker dual setup?
Keep in mind, this is probably as far as I will go with this quad for now...not plans on a BBK or anything crazy, just sticking to the exhaust, intake and PCIII...so would the barkers be overkill for me, or even worth the upgrade on a basic big 3 700?

Most of my riding is at Silver Lake, so I have to keep the noise down to around 96db...easy enough with a full system on a Raptor 700? 

[Sand84]

Lang give me your truck and ill tell you everything you need to know

BARKERS FTW

[PDX Raptor]

Would be a lot cheaper for you to just buy a used gytr header. Also you will want the quiet tip on your exhaust to stay around 96db.

[Langford]

Sand, you give me 23k, I will give you my truck .  I really want that SVT Raptor, but I'm not 100% sold on the extended cab.  If I end up keeping the F-250, it will be going under the knife sometime next year and will be putting out some good power.  500ish HP and around 1000 ft-lb to the ground, should make it a little more interesting. 

Anyway...so one vote for the Barkers, one for the GYTR.  If I do the barkers, I want the black cans with all of the goodies, but they run almost $950, which I really don't want to spend on the Rappy right now (I'm trying to keep a few pennies aside each week for the MCX turbo for the RZR-S, that thing with around 85rwhp will be a monster).  The GYTR headpipe will cost me around $250 delivered, and will be a simple swap.  Anybody have an idea on how much more power the barkers will make than the GYTR full system?  Remember, this isn't going on a fully built quad...just a filter, PCIII and whatever exhaust I end up with.  Is it worth spending the extra coin on the duals if I don't plan on opening the motor up?  

[PDX Raptor]

About 3 or 4 hp more with Barkers

[Krandall]

It's a noticeable difference on the ol' butt dyno. But if you're going to drop $250 on a header. I'd look at a better single setup vs the GYTR. like sparks or HMF.

[PDX Raptor]

Im sure you can find a used header for half that. I bet if you posted in WTB you would get multiple replies.

[Langford]

Im sure you can find a used header for half that. I bet if you posted in WTB you would get multiple replies.

good idea, I will do that tonight.