Yeah but wear and tear decrease (from high EGTs in the mountains) was also a main purpose. Doesn't having the thinner exhaust increase my EGT's? I just kinda figured if I can have my guys do it tomorrow and do a good job of it for $50 why not do it when it's cheap and before I drive another 20,000km's without it.
Although, that kind of thinking makes it very difficult not to do everything I could possibly imagine to my cruiser at the same time...