Torque cones/SE gaskets.

[Oli1200]

I'll be running these custom 1 3/4" pipes for my '04 rubbermount sporty. You get so many differing opinions but should I run some torque cones? Do they really do anything?

I'll be running 4" baffles to keep me legal as well.

Also, I've heard Screamin' Eagle gaskets are the best.

[xxxflhrci]

SE gaskets are thinner to flow more exhaust at the head. Torque cones plug up the exhaust at the head. IMO, it makes zero sense to use them together.

Personally, I think SE gaskets are more prone to leak. Stock gaskets make a better seal. As far as torque cones go, I think they plug the wrong end of the pipe. If those pipes were mine, I'd either run a shorty baffle or lollipop baffle, which is crudely tuneable.

[Oli1200]

Thanks for the reply. Yeah I think I'm just going to get regular gaskets. I tend to hear more bad things than good about torque cones too.

I have to run those 4" baffles at the least to prevent getting another $110.00 ticket from the man.

[elliottharley]

I have always used the SE seals - NEVER an issue - I think they are so much easier to deal with, my EVO was a bitch when installing the stock ones, as for the torque cones, I used them until I ported my heads, then it made no sense to continue to use them, not really sure it ever made sense lol

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[Heretic]

torque cones should be used with short, large diameter pipes. There is NO reason to use them with longer 1 3/4 pipes