V4 Exhaust

Speedhaus · Apr 28, 2018

WARNING!!!!

Anyone considering the full Akra exhaust for their V4 should know that installation is supposed to be a "bitch!" My dealer us charging 9-10-hours labor for the install. Supposedly you have to remove subframe, tank, rear wheel, etc..... I had them go ahead and install mine on my Speciale' since I had a $1000 credit with them. Just wanted to warn other Speciale' buyers that the upgraded exhaust doesn't come installed and isn't cheap or easy to do so.

wilkson · Apr 28, 2018

Don't forget radiator that's got to come out

SixShock · Apr 29, 2018

good to know that on top of the exhaust, the labor will be 500-800. This is not even including a tune to make it run properly.

mtb · Apr 29, 2018

Tune most likely comes with the exhaust in the form of an upmap unlocking key that plugs into the diags port.

LeoV4S · Apr 29, 2018

SixShock said:
good to know that on top of the exhaust, the labor will be 500-800. This is not even including a tune to make it run properly.

Every Akrapovic exhaust comes with a serial number so the Ducati dealers can request the tune. This can only be done 1 time so used exhaust won't be able to sell with a tune.

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Nitrouz · Apr 29, 2018

Yup. This was when I had mine installed.

Critical69 · Apr 29, 2018

Nitrouz said:
Yup. This was when I had mine installed.

[emoji50] I'd be afraid my dealer would screw up putting the bike back together!!

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maslov · Apr 29, 2018

It was a pain on the 1199 as well... although if you know basic Maintanence and can follow instruction you can DIY. Took me about a week, few hours after work with a cold one, but I got it done and learned a heck of a lot about my bike!

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DarR · Apr 30, 2018

Here's an example of privateering engineering at its best.
His call sign is Beaker from New Zealand.

wilkson · Apr 30, 2018

DarR said:
Here's an example of privateering engineering at its best.
His call sign is Beaker from New Zealand.

I have no words

reganc · Apr 30, 2018

DarR said:
Here's an example of privateering engineering at its best.
His call sign is Beaker from New Zealand.

ha brutal but the Akra is over $5k i just can't quite get my head around that.

BSR1 · May 1, 2018

The Akrapovic is expensive but that's what gives it the full (226) power.
It's not like I really had a choice.....

jpanigale · May 1, 2018

BSR1 said:
The Akrapovic is expensive but that's what gives it the full (226) power.
It's not like I really had a choice.....

Ah, the sweet taste of the kool-aid....

Notec · May 1, 2018

BSR1 said:
The Akrapovic is expensive but that's what gives it the full (226) power.
It's not like I really had a choice.....

There are rumors with a supporting dyno comparison that shows the Termi system with umap makes more power than the Akra.... I'd take the results with a grain of salt though.

Termis are also more reasonably priced.

BSR1 · May 1, 2018

Notec said:
There are rumors with a supporting dyno comparison that shows the Termi system with umap makes more power than the Akra.... I'd take the results with a grain of salt though.

Termis are also more reasonably priced.

Same map or Termi has their own?

Notec · May 1, 2018

BSR1 said:
Same map or Termi has their own?

Termi apparently has their own.

HiSpeed48 · May 1, 2018

Its probably a very similar install as the 1199/1299 full system. With a decent tool kit you can do the install yourself. It's a b**ch of a job, but there's nothing technically difficult about it. For my 1199 full-termi system it took me about 13 hours over the course of two weekends using hand tools.

jaycstlo · May 1, 2018

would installing your own Akra system void the warranty in any way?

LeoV4S · May 8, 2018

jaycstlo said:
would installing your own Akra system void the warranty in any way?

Ducati performance will only send the tune to a Ducati service center so you won't be able to install your own exhaust.

My bike is getting the exhaust on right now and they only charge me 8 hours. This is not even the dealership were I bought my bike so I'm not getting any special discount.

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jarelj · May 8, 2018

That exhaust is not easy to install, I just watched my techs do it on a Speciale we just got in. Yeah, I will not be doing that myself, let the pros do it. All of this stuff is getting more and more complicated all of the time with the "centralized mass" packaging of the bikes for better handling and all of the added electronics and related doo-dads and whiz-bangs. It's nothing like the exhaust I put on my own SV650 in 2001.

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