Honda Spree and Elite 50 Forums

I drilled out about half of the exhaust restrictor.
I now get much better acceleration, and my top speed wasn't really affected that much.
That's exactly what I wanted.
--Matt

You're right, I don't really want spent $120+ on a new exaust system.
The reason I was thinking about it was because its technically illegal in Massachusetts to remove any restrictors in a moped. If I ever(and I'll probably never) want to sell my Honda, I'd want it to perform as stock.
--Matt

Thanks the help!
It sounds like removing the restrictor in the exaust will help my take off.
I'm wondering if I should consider buying the R1 performance exaust off ebay, so if someday I want to return my Elite to stock, I'll have the original part.

Will installing one of these exaust systems have ...

Hi, I have a 1996 Honda SA50P that does 25mph.
I don't really want to go faster, but I'd like to get better acceleration.
Is there a way to get more power without increasing the top speed?
How much would this affect the life of the engine?

Thanks,
Matt