Ducati Monster Forum

I have a 2011 monster 796 and was wanting to upgrade my exhaust system. I was wondering if there was a big difference in performance from a full exhaust system vs a slip-on? Is the performance in the full exhaust system worth that extra $ grand or two? 

I have a 2009 M1100 which had SC Project slip on cans when I bought it but everything else stock. On the weekend I fitted a DP ecu from a Termi slip on kit which I picked up cheap off fleabay here in OZ and after consulting with Ducati in Brisbane I bought and installed a K&N air filter which I was advised is the closest match to the DP filter which also comes with the Termi kit but difficult to get by itself!

The end result was an amazing difference in the way the bike rides, allot easier to ride at slow speeds and a noticeable performance increase with better throttle response. Also allot less popping and burbling from the pipes when decelerating. I pulled the plugs after around 100 km on Sunday and it appears to be running perfectly, no signs of running lean or too rich. I will be getting it to a shop for a check over (emissions and tune) when I can but incredibly happy with the end result!  ;)

For now it's a new bike and down the track I will be thinking of re-flashing my standard ecu and further upgrades.

I know it's a little different but my findings from a slip-on kit!

Cheers,

Scott   

the only real benefit of getting a full system is looks and pipe routing is changed, depending on the system it might remove the flapper valve

but most of the restriction in teh stock 796 exhaust is in the stock cans, so a slip-on would be a good bang for your buck

+1 on Scott's reply: the DP ECU  made a huge difference. I can troll city streets as low as 3K, and the increase in mid-range power is phenomenal - hammer blows, big freakin' hammer blows on those pistons! The only issue I had is that goes to KPH versus MPH, but a Speedo Healer fixed that.

You should be able to switch that in the gauge cluster....

yeah that was a useless purchase, the new monster gauges are simple setting switches. check out your manual

In that light, yes. However, the instructions that came with the Termi's said nothing about converting from KPH and MPH (they were poorly Xeroxed pages, for shits sake!), and I still had a +10-percent high speedo reading. Besides, the cost of the Speedo Healer was under the standard Ducati add-on uplift of $250...    ;D

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Too true. Too true.