So, for those that are curious, that last heat shield did infact deform from the heat of my exhaust. Ah well. On the plus side, I have some backup mid pipe mounts
I went ahead and installed the real carbon fiber heat shield on it, and that is holding up just fine (will see in pictures to come). I am going to thumbnail most of the pictures just for space saving reasons, you can click on them to make them bigger.
First order of business, after being over a week late my new "Yoshimura" muffler and baffle arrived. While a little smaller than I would like, it actually does a decent job and sounds really good. The outlet not only angles down, but slightly to the right, which solves a problem the old ebay exhaust always had.
The new inlet baffle that I have (and installed) is a big improvement over the old design. It is larger, progressive, and has more holes to vent into the packing.
So, how does it fit? Probably one of the best fitting exhaust combinations to have graced this Hawk since the stock exhaust system. The muffler tucks up nicely, the outlet angles the exhaust out and away from the fender entirely, and points above it even if it didn't, so there is no fender melting capability to be had. it's a long enough muffler that it can reach the factory muffler hanger location, and the exhaust angles it correctly so it actually reaches said hanger location perfectly. Plus, it just looks good.
