took the baffles out of my v&h big radius went for a ride the low end power loss was drastic and the sound was nasty 20 mins later I put them back in I've been told if you cut them in half and reinstall the power loss would be minimal but I dont see how ,thought about torque cones, but with the stock v&h baffles there loud enough and the power is good enough with the stage one think I;ll leave it alone