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2008 Ninja 250R Dyno: TYGA Round Aluminum Race Exhaust System vs. Stock Exhaust

I’m a private party and this is my review of the TYGA Round Aluminum Race System. I am not a dealer, nor do I work for TYGA, but I’m a street rider and club racer. I’m reviewing this because I found little to no information regarding this system and I wanted to share my findings with others who found themselves in the same predicament as me (how can I pay less and not sacrifice performance!?!?). I scoured the internet but found no proof this system would give me any performance gains. I knew TYGA was a reputable manufacturer of quality products so I took a leap of faith and boy did it pay off!

Ninja 250R Dyno results are for the following runs:
Black: Stock Exhaust (no modifications whatsoever)
Blue: Stock Exhaust (snorkel removed)
Red: TYGA Round Aluminum Race System (snorkel removed)
Note: Carbs were not jetted. Fuel mixture screws were not adjusted.

HP Gains:
1) Remove snorkel (+1.5HP) == 28.1HP!
2) Install TYGA Round Aluminum Race System (+4.2HP) == 32.3HP!
Total: +5.7HP (+4.2HP from TYGA exhaust!)

Weight Comparison (lbs):
Stock | Header: 4.1 | Can: 10.5**| Total: 14.6 lbs
TYGA | Header: 3.4*| Can: 2.6**| Total: 6 lbs
Weight reduction: 8.6 lbs!

** does not include mounting clamp or bolt
* includes all hardware – ie: springs, bung plug, manifolds

http://www.aftermarketcycles.com/tyga-performance-full-race-exhaust-aluminum-ninja-250.html

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What does it sound like?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tUeTh26uP8

Want to see higher resolution photos? See the 3rd post down posted by Tyga USA:
http://www.ninjette.org/forums/showthread.php?t=50337&highlight=tyga+exhaust

Stock exhaust on dyno:

TYGA Round Aluminum Race Exhaust:

TYGA exhaust on dyno:

Want to price other Ninja 250R 08-10 exhaust systems? They’re over $100+ more than TYGA and some don’t seem to perform as well!
Area P, Yoshimura, Leo Vince, Muzzy, Jardine

Did I mention TYGA Exhaust works for FI models? For NON-FI bikes you can plug the O2 sensor hole OR plug a wideband into it!

What’s next?
I’ll be tuning the carbs and do a few more final dyno runs to see if we can’t squeak more HP out of my 250R!

My recommendation:
I highly recommend purchasing an exhaust system from TYGA! High quality, high performance gain and low cost. Pay less but don’t sacrifice quality!

Special thanks to Dave Lanigan @ Speeddealer Motors for the dyno work!

UPDATE: http://www.racingorder.com/2010/12/ninja-250r-hotbodies-race-body-work-quality%e2%80%a6/

Thanks to Mark @ Aftermarket Cycles for a killer deal on the bodywork, they’re a WMRRA Ninja 250 Class sponsor!

If you’re looking for race bodywork or other Ninja 250 parts call Mark directly @ 586-524-7888

UPDATE: View Ninja 250R TYGA dyno results!

Since I purchased a stripped down Ninja, it needed an exhaust and while I considered a cheap stock can I figured why not look into a full exhaust system? I found two notable relatively cheap exhaust systems.

TYGA
http://www.tygausa.com/ninja-250r-2008-2010/52-full-race-exhaust-system-aluminum-silencer.html
http://www.ninjette.org/forums/showthread.php?t=50337&highlight=tyga+exhaust

PLMFG Power Driven
http://www.kawiforums.com/ninja-250r/136612-plmfg-power-driven-08-09-250r-full-exhaust.html

In the end I purchased the TYGA Aluminum Race System because TYGA is a reputable company and from the photos I had seen the quality seemed top notch. PLMFG is a knock off of Area-P and was selling for next of nothing – seemed too cheap, and I couldn’t find much information on the company.

While I can’t find a single dyno sheet for the TYGA system, I’ll be changing that. I’m going to borrow a stock exhaust, run it on the dyno, swap out the exhaust for my TYGA, do another dyno run – tune/jet the carbs and do a final dyno run.

Stay tuned.

TYGA Full Race System:

While the rules aren’t ironed out, the Ninja Cup Class will become reality. There were around five 250’s on the grid for the last round. From what I’ve heard there should easily be roughly twenty bikes on the grid for 2011! Did I mention I picked up a 2008 Ninja 250R? I bought it very naked, but that’s okay! The blue will have to go…

If you’ve been thinking about getting into racing, this is the perfect opportunity as it won’t cost an arm and a leg to get started. Both new and old-gen 250’s will be on the grid and from what I understand many will be running nearly naked bikes (tail fairing only.) Did I mention if you’re new as a Novice you’ll be racing with Experts instead of with the other Novices?

I never took the time to do a before/after on my suit after the dramatic burning bike crash @ ~130mph. Here it is, all repairs done by Victoria-A – I highly recommend them for leather repair, patchwork, you name it. The photos don’t show all the damage, but you get the idea.

Before:

After: