GS850 Exhaust...

[Guest]

Hello everyone. Brand new owner of an 82 GS850gl here.

I'm wondering about the exhaust. Specifically, how there are 6 holes coming out the back of each pipe, but 3 of them of plugged up on each (see picture). My understanding from the guy who sold me the bike is that these were plugged up due to the import/emissions laws at the time.

My question is: Can I drill these out and then install the Dynojet stage 3 jet kit (that was included with the bike in a box) to balance out the fuel/air mixture and get a few more horses out the the engine?

[Nessism]

Humm, haven't seen a GS muffler like that before where some holes are open and others closed. Usually it's either or. Wonder if someone drilled three of them open? Drilling out the others don't do anything other than make more noise and mess up your carburetion.

[Dogma]

^^^ What he said. Also, you won't gain enough (if anything) to justify the bother of fixing the carburetion.

[simonw]

Drop the muffler

Lose the pipe and you get this gorgeous sound

http://youtu.be/Hkmd380L1LI

[Steve]

My wife's bike has stock pipes on it, only the CENTER hole is open.

Yeah, the "L" pipes sound a bit "motorboat-y", but drilling holes makes it sound much worse.

If you want more sound, get a 4-into-1 or an aftermarket 4-into-2. Either way, you will likely need to re-jet. If you do just the pipe(s), a Stage 1 will probably do, but if you also change to pods on the intake, you WILL need the Stage 3.

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[Wingsconsin]

Mine have been drilled...

My GS850 has been drilled on all 6 holes by a previous owner..
It is louder , and pops a bit on deceleration ..
It isn't too terrible, but I am going to figure a way to plug them back up.
Although mine are not drilled the entire diameter of the entry as is yours...the holes in my pipes are centered (nearly perfectly) and 1/2 the diameter of the exit size...