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Motoroost1:
I've got a stock pipe as well but I've never tried it . How does it compare to the Gnarly woods ? My only complaint with the Gnarly is that I find the power flattens out in the upper midrange quite a bit .

dmazz71:
It doesn't hit as hard on the low end, but the stock pipe makes up the difference in the mid to top end.  Since I mostly ride in sandpits and a wide open MX track, the rad valve, stock pipe and race gas is the perfect setup for me.  It really all depends on what your powerband preference is.  I liked the arm ripping low end, but not enough to sacrifice the top end hit.  Just my 2 cents.

Motoroost1:
Most of my riding on the K5 so far has been on fire roads so I could go either way on power bands I guess . I like the low - midrange pull with the Gnarly pipe but I've been wondering what the bike would be like to ride with a stronger mid - upper powerband . I like this type of powerband on my 2007 KX250 but as I am new to the K5 , I was not sure if this engine would really be happy to rev out a bit . Perhaps I'll take an afternoon and put the stock pipe back on to see how it goes . I am interested to see how the bike works this way now :)

dmazz71:
If you're used to blasting down fire roads, I think you will like the stock pipe better.

Motoroost1:
My interest has now been piqued so I guess I'll have to try the stock pipe out just to see how it compares to the Gnarly . It should be interesting .

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