dannie Posted August 18, 2011 Report Posted August 18, 2011 Shearer in-frame drag pipe over the cpi pipes Quote
Strm Trpr Posted August 18, 2011 Report Posted August 18, 2011 I want in on this as well. I've read that the Shearers make more power, but have a slight fitment issue? Hopefully people who own the two different pipes can chime in. I really like the whole look of the CPI's! Quote
4MiLLDraGSheE Posted August 18, 2011 Report Posted August 18, 2011 well i have cpi inframes and just put on the shearers... i love the shearers and personally they look and sound better, havent rode yet so dont know about performance i think they have more top but less mid, the cpi's were nice and i had no prob with fitment? Quote
BUILDER Posted August 18, 2011 Report Posted August 18, 2011 No question in my mind the Shearers are a much better pipe. I have them on my bike and have no fitment issue at all. I think they have a much better power range than the CPI'S do and they also sit further forward so you dont burn your leg on them and plug access is easy. Quote
252wheelieking Posted August 18, 2011 Report Posted August 18, 2011 No question in my mind the Shearers are a much better pipe. I have them on my bike and have no fitment issue at all. I think they have a much better power range than the CPI'S do and they also sit further forward so you dont burn your leg on them and plug access is easy. X2......I had both & they both are a very good pipes, but Shearers seems to pull a little harder mid to top...Just my penny Quote
shanYE west Posted August 18, 2011 Report Posted August 18, 2011 Each pipe has their place.. Some builds like the cpi's some like the shearers.. But.. the shearers seem to favor more setups over the CPI's.. I currently use CPI's on my 350 but I think the motor would have better useable power with the shearer over the CPI due to more over rev. The fitment issue is the pipe needing to be shimmed out at the mount.. if you dont. you'll bounce the pipe off the head. VERY common problem. All i've ever used is shearers until this set of CPI's. Quote
RadarRacing Posted August 18, 2011 Report Posted August 18, 2011 I've ran both and we had CPI's even before shearers were out. They are both good pipes but the CPI's will favor a rookie rider who doesnt shift exactly right, the shearers will run better and if shifted right they wil out run the CPIs by a bike or two on most setups. With CPI's you'll burn your hand every time trying to do plug chops etc. They block plug access and will burn your legs more. If you have long legs or are over 6' tall get shearers for sure. I have seen one or two bikes that liked CPIs but they are rare. I think both sound and look great. Quote
lms1977 Posted August 18, 2011 Report Posted August 18, 2011 the shearer pipes I just put on fit great not issue with the pipe hitting the head. Quote
camatv Posted August 18, 2011 Report Posted August 18, 2011 i just want to add.. snipers fit better, and have more grunt power than the CPI.. the shears still have more overrev. BUT if you liked the way a CPI feels you will love a sniper.. Quote
06specialedition Posted August 18, 2011 Report Posted August 18, 2011 Both are great pipes. I currently run CPI's and CPI is local to me, but would love to see how some Shearers do on my ported 350. Quote
methyman Posted August 19, 2011 Report Posted August 19, 2011 Each pipe has their place.. Some builds like the cpi's some like the shearers.. But.. the shearers seem to favor more setups over the CPI's.. I currently use CPI's on my 350 but I think the motor would have better useable power with the shearer over the CPI due to more over rev. The fitment issue is the pipe needing to be shimmed out at the mount.. if you dont. you'll bounce the pipe off the head. VERY common problem. All i've ever used is shearers until this set of CPI's. The old Shearer pipes had a problem with the left pipe hitting the head. The new pipes do not have this issue because Mat addressed this issue on the inframe pipes. Quote
shanYE west Posted August 19, 2011 Report Posted August 19, 2011 The old Shearer pipes had a problem with the left pipe hitting the head. The new pipes do not have this issue because Mat addressed this issue on the inframe pipes. good to know.. its been about 4yrs since i've used shearer inframes. Quote
CFH87 Posted August 19, 2011 Report Posted August 19, 2011 How would sniper pipes work on a banshee ported for shearers? Quote
camatv Posted August 20, 2011 Report Posted August 20, 2011 i think they would add a good amount of low end hit. i dont have a set to try out on a larger port motor like the shear seems to prefer.. i DO have a set of shear inframes and some CPI inframes. every pipe has its quirks.. Quote
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