what pipes are the best

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just woundering if srx pipes will fit on a sx viper and if not what kind of pipes would you recommend
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srx pipes will fit on a viper, but there will be some tinkering involved. as far as aftermarket pipes go, there's bender, jaws, slp, aaens, and cpr that all make pipes for the viper. all will make a huge improvement. i personally have the aaens, but if i were to do it over again, i would go with either the benders or slps. I only got the aaens, cause I got them from a friend for a good price.
 
Asking what pipes are the best is like asking which brand of snowmobile is the best..........duh.........YAMAHA! anyway....When I picked my pipes for my viper I did research on just about everybrand out there. I spent about a good month just reading articles and doing searches on this forum. In the end I knew what I wanted to get out of the pipes what sound.......I personally went with bender pipes. In the end the decision is your own.
 
No SRX pipes do not fit without a lot of customizing. It can be done though.

As for the best pipes well I can't really say one way or the other as I've only tried mine. I've heard the following though. Bender pipes require some hammering to make them fit. I've also heard you may need to dent one of the pipes or shim your hood to stop it from melting. Aaens are supposed to fit very well, as do SLPs. SLPs fit with reverse, not sure about the others. I know nothing about installing the CRP (CPR?? Can't remember) or Speedworks pipes. CRP and SLP pipes are supposed to be good on long lake pulls. They also seem to be they two that people have the least amount of burndowns with.

I'm sure other will disagree with some of those statements, but that is what I've read. The best info will come from the guys that run that particular brand of pipe (if they are honest).

I like my SLP becuase they fit without a lot of bashing, they fit with reverse, they make good HP gains and are probably the quietest of all the brands. So being honest, what's bad about my pipes? Hmmm, if you are looking for that sweat sound they do not have it. You have to cut the right hand hood wire support (minor and I reattached it using a rivit on the top edge of the belly pan). Their jetting sucks gas, got 5.4 mpg using suggested jetting (riding like a jackass though). Them's all my complaints for now.

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This question has been asked so many times on here its just crazy, Firsthand experience between B2SO's Bender piped 136" 1.5" viper, Ski's SLP piped 136" 1.25" Viper, Red Dog's 136" 1.5" & Flounders 144" 2" Aaen Piped vipers on the dragstrip @ the Grand Marais airport was more about track/gearing than pipes. @ the 1/4 miles mark on the snow track all 4 sleds were within a couple sleds of each other. Ski had the best top end running the 8DN's/1.25" geared tall for running the Wawa trails but Red Dog was right on his bumper running the stock 8Ek's & the 1.5" track. Flounders 144" slowed the most on the big end but had the holeshot with B2SO's Heel Clicker viper on the packed snow.
Funny this was on the first line up all the vipers was owned by a Pro-X 600, Never let Jimmy pick his line while racing! He lined up off to the side of the runway where a single sled track had been cut & the other guys did not see it...... He had em all by 6-8 sleds @ the end. LMAO these boys wanted to die untill I told them what happened! The 600 wasnt close after the snow got packed but we all agreed that the pipes were the over-rated part of the setup after running so close all day.
 
I ran the CPR's one season and went back to stock. They are argueably the fastest pipes for drags, etc. They are kind of a bugger to put on too. The one pipe sweeps across laterally to keep from going over the head as not to transfer heat to the head area. If I was piping again, my first choice would be SLP from some reliable sources that do alot of aftermarket Yamaha mods. JMO........
 
My benders pipes did not require any bashing in of the pipes to make them fit. I did the hood shim that was supplied with the pipes and removed all the foam underneath the hood and applied heat tape. No hammers required.
 
viper48 said:
My benders pipes did not require any bashing in of the pipes to make them fit. I did the hood shim that was supplied with the pipes and removed all the foam underneath the hood and applied heat tape. No hammers required.
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Well I said that based on a post by Jeepthreapy (think that his ID). Think he said he talked to Bender and they said to do it, lol. I'm sure he'll chime in with the realy story.
 
had to dent the supports to fit both benders and cpr's. imo cpr's are the best but im partial. :winterrul i found the cpr's easier to put in then the benders once you know how to work with them.
 
Love the sound of my benders and they work real well...however...installation would have went alot easier if i had slp's. Definentley easier to have another guy around when fittin in those benders.
 
I love my srx pipes but its a fair bit of work, I still havent got it clutched perfect. should be good for next weekend though. I actually ge tbetter gas milage then before.

I woudl do a good search on here and pick what ever pipe seams to be the most recomended or used most. That way i fyou need help jetting clutching ect.. there will be lots of members who can help out fromk expeerience.
 
well from over the years gone buy and still one of the best pipes to buy slp they make horse power and have a indy car sound to them and work very well on yamahas they are a little lighter pipe than others offered my buddy has them on his 700sxr and have served him well the sled has over 10,000 km never been apart or burned down and has had many runs at -30 to -40 on week ends, so sorry guys it,s slp all the way, like 1 said on here long hard runs and no burn down problems, it does not get any harder than -30 to -40 for a 300 to 400 km week end al Larson and this sled runs with the 800 and 900
 
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