Hyperducky, my Sport 1000 was dyno'd with baffles out. At first glance, the hp and torque numbers were disappointing, with max at 79.45 hp @7800 rpm and 62.24 ft-lbs @ 5050 rpm. However, the bike had only 672 miles on it, and a comparison dyno set of standard vs baffles-out termis for a GT that I had seen (linked by a member on this site) had shown the biggest gains were in the mid-range. Certainly, my bike now shows an almost linear hp curve from 3100 to 6400 rpm, corresponding to a fairly flat torque maximum from 4300 to 6400 rpm. Brian McMahon said the dyno was corrected for atmospheric pressure (24.86 in-Hg at test time) but not for temperature. It was fairly hot at 91.05F when my bike was tested. On the road testing reveals a much smoother motor now, without the occasional roughness that the closed-loop OE ECU/pipes apparently caused.
I am now stretching the Duck's legs up and down Left Hand Canyon, so hopefully the motor will continue to bed in well. The bike is certainly running a lot better with the Termis/DP ECU and 14-T sprocket, with predictable handling to match from the adjustable Showas: no more hobby-horsing when on the brakes or going down the gears upon entering corners, and no more jack-hammer jolts from rough pavement. I feel that the output sound level from the unbaffled Termis is certainly within socially-acceptable limits, though I must confess to a decreasing urge to conformism with my advancing age. The sound quality is now pure music, encouraging totally unnecessary blipping downshifts in the canyons. This bike is now delivering the riding pleasure that I had expected after riding the test bike with unbaffled Termis on the Denver Ducati demo Day last May. I am happy.
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