Replacement Dominator exhausts
 

Can anybody tell me who makes/supplies replacement exhaust systems for my recently aquired 1996 NX650 Dommie?
(Stainless steel preferably).
Cheers, Robbo.

Arrow Paris Dakar is a very nice one... a removable insert makes it stelthy and when you take it out you can terrify children with it... gains heaps of power with it too.. i loved my dommie after i changed to one..

I have a Supertrapp in Stainless which saves a pile of weight is fairly tough and gives a good bit more power.Try WWW.supertrapp.com
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thought that in the uk the only replacement system was made by laser. you had to pick legal or race. how loud the race is i dont know cos suppliers dont have info on this. the arrow system sounds better. where can i get one and how much. would really appreciate this info and any more

Arrow exhausts available from David Lambeth engineering Crowborough, nr Tunbridge wells. Good solid exhaust but was hard to fit to our 98 dommie.

Did a search on Google for Dominator exhausts and found these: http://www.giannelli-direct.co.uk/index.htm

Forget spending big money take off your two cans cut one open pull out all the insides (just a load of baffleing) put the end back on weld the two pipes into one and it's done you'l save about 8 kg and mine gained 7 bhp on a dyno not to mention you've still got a spare can any half compitant welder can do it. cheers Rich ps it sounds great as well

I actually got a EGU replacement exhaust (http://www.egu-motoren.de/) for the dommie some time ago, last weekend i took it to a dyno bench and the power and torque is really horrible (max 35hp)... This guy told me that for 1 cil its always better to have to exhausts instead of one, if you want a bit more and gruntier sound then all you need to do is drill a few 5mm holes around the nozzle om the orginal exhaust. Having done that, it does sound a lot gruntier and for a change it really goes as well!

I going to put it on a dyno again this weekend (35euro), drop me a line if you are interested... Can provide some pics on the exhaust and power/torque graph.

And eerrrh, this 2 int 1 EGU exhaust is for sale! anyone?

Thanks for all the suggestions guys.
Have repaired the original for now.
Await the results of dyno test from gozell.
Should be interesting!

See

http://www.geocities.com/sackville99/powera.jpg

for the dyno results on the EGU vs modified orginal exhaust... The increase in torque is really noticable, not so much increase in top power but over the whole revs range there is about 5hp more available...

does anyone has a dyno of a stock nx650?

forget above link

try

http://www.geocities.com/sackville99/nx

Hi,
The information on dommie exhausts is a little confusing. I think it depends on which country your in too.

I know of another exhaust by Predator. From Herts in England. Its a 2-2 stainless steel job. I go to predator for my MOT's but never got round to asking them about it. Probaly cause its quite pricey!

I have the originals still on my dommie, but they are on the way out through corrosion. I was thinking about the Laser, but i'm not sure about the legal or road version. I can't find out any info on it either. The only thing im worried about is upsetting the running by fitting a new pipe. I currently have it ticking over very nicely and i don't want to end up running on dynos, so it runs correctly.

Does anyone else have a Laser Pro'duro on their dommies?

I know it's a different bike but I have just fitted a new Stainless Steel system on my XTZ660 - makes them for any bike - from

www.gazbike.demon.co.uk

Bit pricey but a quality product.

Had a look at that link and saw the pic of the dommie. Looks quite big eh?! Tony, how much did the system cost you, if you don't mind me asking.

Been looking at the Arrow Paris Dakar for the dommie. Can anyone tell me how loud it is. Is it likely to attract old bill in town? Looks like quite a nice pipe at a decent price too. I've heard the Laser ones affect the jetting setup a bit, although i can't remember where i got that information.

If anyone has any advice on the Laser / Arrow i would love to hear about it.

cheers

don't know how the size compares to the original 2 pipes of the dommie but my XTZ660 is exactly the same size as the original and sounds very nice, not too loud though. Cost - 360 GBP plus postage. Fits like a dream (couple of minor alterations).

thanks tony.
I ended up going for an Arrow pipe as it was quite cheap at £175. The system you talk about looked really smart but with the added quality comes a slightly higher price tag!!

The company looks similar to Predator Exhausts, who pretty much make any system for any bike. Always good to keep an eye out on these sort of places.

The Arrow pipe is great although it was a bugger to fit. The downpipes didn't align exactly so i had it blowing at the front. A bit of wiggling and swearing seems to have sorted it! Its still a blowing a tiny bit, but some new gaskets might help create a better seal.
The pipe sounds great and not too loud either. Ended up ignoring the Laser as it was more expensive than the Arrow. Didn't notice any huge performance gains, the engine just seems to rev quicker. Still i haven't taken it for a proper blast yet.

Hi Rob,

When I looked at Arrow pipes I just saw the silencer. Does this mean that for £175 you get the whole system? My Dommie is 1992 so has steel pipes all round and I really need to replace them.

Cheers - Dave

hi dave,
you are correct, the arrow is just the silencer which connects to the existing front pipes. You do not get the front pipes too! (The Laser exhaust needs an intermediate pipe which connects the two front pipes to the silencer. The Arrow has this 2-1 bit built in, so it makes it cheaper...)

http://www.arrow.it/eng/produzione/prod.asp?id=494
see the link for a picture.

I am after some stainless steel front pipes for mine now to match the rest of the system. The current ones are a mixture of rust and black exhaust paint!

Bit late, but good for future reference. Predator exhausts, mentioned earlier are without doubt the trickest looking, best sounding, easyest polishing, easyest fitting exhaust on the market. Hell, even the sceuring nuts welded onto the can for the original heat shields were spot on perfect and stainless steel. Lifetime guarentee ( unless you trash it) on the workmanship, you can have road or race pipes with relevent kite marks etc. Full or part system, they can even fabricate an exhaust from your old one. Two end pipes with joining section was 379 quid for an aprillia pegaso. Not exactly cheap but you get what you pay for !!! Shiesssh, what do you want, the moon on a stick ;-) Oh, and no I dont work for them...