House of HP Exhausts

[Islander]

Hey everyone,

Just wanted to give a quick write up on the product and support i've recieved from richard at House of Horsepower.

I originally ordered 2 Scalvini systems, One for me and one for a local pro rider(2014 ec250 replica). I Just ordered the pipes as I had not read any positive reviews about the silencer in regards to performance. The customer service was good, the shipping time was reasonable. The Pipe didn't line up at all and the spring mounts were out atleast a solid inch from factory position. Initial ride.. I was impressed with the power, the bike pulled harder everywhere (2014 ec300 racing) and pulled significantly harder up top. Second ride on the bike I misjudged a small heavily rutted hill, came to a stop and simply flopped the bike to the side. Nothing I would have EVER thought twice about. I looked down at the pipe to discover a golfball sized dent in the pipe.. Not impressed. The pipe was literally paper thin and never would have held up. I Contacted Scalvini and shipped them back the one that my friend hadn't run yet. Full refund, no issues.

This left me a little disheartened as they aren't cheap and I wasn't sure where to go from there. I saw a thread on here in regards to richard and his product so I contacted him. I cannot express how pleased I am with the level of customer service I have recieved. Richard has been nothing but a wealth of knowledge and I have learned a great deal from him just through the conversations we have had regarding his systems.

I ended up ordering 2 complete systems. Pipe, Pipe guard (Very thick, Carbon fibre) the House of Horsepower silencer, jetting kit and slide, as well as a power valve cover just for my 300.

Initial impressions while inspecting and installing everything.. top notch quality. The pipe is absolutely GORGEOUS, the welds are clean, the pipe is considerably thicker than the scalvini and it sits much higher than stock. It mounted to the bike better than the stock pipe. The carbon fibre guard is not a manufactured guard such as the P3, its hand made and you can tell. It looks raw and mean and its very stout. Already bashed it around a bunch and its rock solid. I had seen pictures of the silencers before and they didn't impress me much as far as looks went but I had read rave reviews.. When it was in my hands, it was gorgeous. The welds were very clean, the end cap looked badass and its the perfect length.

I had a few issues after everything was installed.. the bike wasn't running clean and was down on power. They were a few minor issues on my end and Richard spent several hours with me, calling back and fourth while he helped me address the issue. Finally got it all installed and jetted correctly as per richards recomendations. First ride... Initial impressions.. started it up and was rewarded with a sound like no other GasGas I have ever heard. Its deep, louder and just flat out mean. I'm so used to my gasser being so quiet that it took me a while to get used too. The bike flat out HAULS with this set up. I don't feel like I gained much on the bottom (certaintly didn't lose any) but the mid range and top end come on like a freight train. The bike comes on the pipe sooner and just doesn't ever sign off. My 300 has always signed off late midrange and had nothing for over rev.. not anymore. The bike pulls like an absolute beast and just never quits. The throttle response leaves absolutely nothing to be desired, Crisp doesn't even describe it. Definitely need to pay a little closer attention when riding now because it doesn't take long to be doing warp speed. Long story short... My 300 is now just an extremely ballsy 250. Same low end as before.. incredible mid range and top end. It has changed my riding considerably.

I can't say much in regards to the other system on the 250... We rode together once and he was absolutely thrilled.. he said the power was unbelievable.

I cannot say enough about Richard and his product and his customer service. Its top notch and the best in the industry. I know he also does suspension and that will be our next adventure. I'm looking forward to our next project and working with him on future bikes and set ups. I will not run anything else anymore.


Cheers,

-Bryce.