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Old Jul 18, 2005 | 10:54 PM
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Can anyone tell me what the difference is between the GHL Bullets and B&B's Bullets? Thanks
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Old Jul 18, 2005 | 10:55 PM
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GHL's just kick @$$

Magnums all the way....
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Old Jul 18, 2005 | 10:58 PM
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GHL's just kick @$$

Magnums all the way....


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Old Jul 18, 2005 | 11:06 PM
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GHL's pure and simple!!!!!

Nothing better, from a Harley owner to another, it's all in the pipes!!!!

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Another vote for GHL's here, went with the Bullets as mine is a daily driver and did not want resonance. Deep throaty authorative sound but not obnoxious. CompleteDreams has the best price for the Bullets.
http://www.completedreams.com/1997-2...s-p-16307.html
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Old Jul 18, 2005 | 11:21 PM
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[QUOTE=99vettewsnc]Another vote for GHL's here, went with the Bullets as mine is a daily driver and did not want resonance. Deep throaty authorative sound but not obnoxious.


except mines not a dd
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Old Jul 19, 2005 | 06:57 AM
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GHL!!
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Old Jul 19, 2005 | 06:58 AM
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I say buy another Vette and get them both.....
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another vote for GHL Mag.
I just installed mine last weekend and they are great.
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GHL Bullets. Excellent quality and fully polished stainless.
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Okay, everyone is saying get the GHL's but why GHL's over the B&B's
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B&B = too much cabin drone
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Old Jul 19, 2005 | 11:47 AM
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I have bullets and love them, and i dont have hardly any resonance
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Old Jul 19, 2005 | 12:51 PM
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I went from stock, to GHL, to B&B. There are some unique differences between the two. In my opinion, you cannot compare GHL to B&B at all.

GHL are of good quality, with very little cabin drone. They also sound pretty good at idle, and FANTASTIC at WOT. But, with that being said, I did not care for the way the tips are designed, meaning it takes a little doing to get the tips aligned properly due the their decision to use clamps to link everything togather. Taking off from a stoplight, the GHL's are deep and throaty, but at highway speeds you can't even hear them over the radio, which was a big no, no in my book.

The B&B's are a night and day difference from the GHL's. The B&B's are constructed in a superior manner. They do not use clamps to hook everything togather. Instead, the sections are connected with flanged ends and bolts, so the entire system is stable and will not work loose over time, nor do you have to worry about knocking anything out of alignment. At idle or start up, they are extremely deep and mellow. Taking off from a stoplight, they are deep and loud. And they rumble, rumble, rumble at highway speeds. You definitely know your driving some American muscle with these things. They do have cabin drone noise, but it's a trade off for a mean sounding engine.

The only similiarity that I noticed was they both tend to sound "motorboatish" at idle. Meaning, they have that inboard/outboard sound to them.

I would pick the B&B's over the GHL's any day of the week...
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[QUOTE=Tubes] Taking off from a stoplight, the GHL's are deep and throaty, but at highway speeds you can't even hear them over the radio, which was a big no, no in my book.QUOTE]

This goes to show that preference plays into it. I got the GHL Bullets for exactly the reason he got rid of them; Great sound at idle and acceleration but quiet at cruise. If I want to hear them I just press the gas or downshift. This makes any long trip much more bearable.

I have found the GHLs to be of good quality construction that has not shown any wear since I got them. Adjusting the tips is a one time thing at installation.

FYI, the GHL Bullets uses 6" straight through mufflers; few if any people report drone/resonance with GHL Bullets. GHL Magnums and Borla Stingers use 5" straight through mufflers,are louder, and usually have some drone/resonance.
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