Vance & Hines Shortshots are an aftermarket exhaust system for a variety of motorcycles made by Honda, Yamaha and Harley Davidson. Shortshots add a custom, straight-pipe appearance to the motorcycle while including street-legal mufflers and stock mountings for no-drill, no-weld installation. Shortshot pipes are featuree staggered, slash-cut ends and a 220-degree heat shield. Installation on the Harley Davidson FXR Super Glide is typical for a model powered by the popular Evolution series of engines.
Instructions
1. Remove the stock exhaust pipes.
2. Evaluate the stock exhaust gaskets and replace any that appear worn or defective.
3. Bolt the muffler mounting bracket, marked "278," to the transmission housing using the two 5/16-inch by 7/8-inch original equipment flange bolts, the 5/16-inch by 3/4-inch Allen bolt and 5/16-inch washers. Insert the two 5/16-inch by 7/8-inch original equipment flange bolts through the back of the mounting bracket before you tighten it to the transmission housing.
4. Spread the supplied tube clamp and slide it over the exhaust port end of the front head pipe.
5. Mount the OEM circlips and flanges on the front and rear Shortshot head pipes.
6. Slip one supplied dog bone-shaped nut plate beneath the bracket on the back of the front head pipe. Bolt the flat bracket (marked "279") to the head pipe with one supplied 5/16-inch by 5/8-inch flange bolt. Don't tighten yet.
7. Install the front head pipe using the original equipment nuts. Don't tighten yet.
8. Line up the tube clamp with the bracket just under the cam cover. Insert a 3/8-inch by 1-inch bolt with washer through the top of the tube clamp. Place another washer on the bolt and secure with a 3/8-inch lock nut.
9. Align the #279 bracket with the #278 muffler mounting bracket. Insert the 5/16-inch by 7/8-inch flange bolt into the dog bone nut plate on the rear of the front head pipe. Don't tighten yet.
10. Slide another dog bone-shaped nut plate beneath the bracket on the back of the rear head pipe.
11. Install the rear head pipe using the original equipment nuts. Don't tighten yet.
12. Bolt the rear head head pipe to the 279 and 278 brackets with 5/16-inch flange bolts.
13. Situate the pipes so that they appear parallel from the right side of the motorcycle.
14. Tighten the 5/16-inch head flange bolts on the front and rear head pipes. Tighten the exhaust port nuts on the front and rear head pipes. Tighten the front head pipe clamp bolt.
15. Unscrew the clamp screws on all supplied hose clamps so that they're fully open. Insert the tail end of the hose clamp into the retainer clips on the heat shields. Position the heat shields over the head pipes and turn the hose clamps so that the clamp screws are accessible. Tighten the hose clamps.
16. Loosen the baffle bolt on the back of the head pipes and adjust the baffles at the end of the pipes so that the endcaps are flush with the ends of the heat shield. Tighten the baffle bolt.
17.Verify that all hardware is properly tightened.
Tags: head pipe, front head, front head pipe, head pipes, rear head, 16-inch 8-inch
