Today I replaced my K-Factory exhaust with the Ixil L2X from www.ixilusa.com based out of Indiana. I received the exhaust direct in about three days to San Diego and I was pleasantly surprised at what I got. In my previous post I had done a review and install on the K-Factory S-Line full exhaust. The reason why I moved to the Ixil is because I wanted something a little more louder in order to get noticed by the complacent drivers in my area, and I needed something that was compact. The K-Factory has excellent form and fitment, with strict attention to details. Aesthetically it appeared like a low mount stock system, and had a low rumble sound. Because of it's size it was rather cumbersome fitting in a side by side single garage, but overall I was rather pleased with the performance gains.
Here is what the bike looks with the K-Factory:
Even after about 11 months of weekend only use the exhaust looks like new
This is what it looks like with the lower Petex belly pan removed.
Because of the fuel controller I bought I had a wideband O2 bung welded on.
With the exhaust removed, there is a noticeable size difference in
both length, tube and muffler diameter.
This is how it sits now before I tested the pipe without the O2 sensor.
I wasn't sure if I was going to keep this but after taking it around
the block a few times I feel like I made an excellent choice!
It was very pleasing, both in aesthetics and function. The small
form factor looks right at home on the Grom!
This cell phone video does NOT give it any justice, but in person the sound
was not as deep as the K-Factory, but it certainly was satisfactory. Initial impressions:
quick pick up, solid pull off the line. Noticeably lighter than the previous exhaust, and
loud when I want it to be!
With the Petex cowl back on, O2 wideband sensor
covered, really clean look.
Really liking the look of this exhaust
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