Yes it does, it gives it a very distinctive throaty growl from the bear claw , it also makes any under tank servicing ie: spark plug changes that much easier and as a bonus you get extra storage space where your OEM filter used to reside. ( my throttle response is much snappier )Does it make the bike sound meaner under throttle?
I can recall fitting an AEM cold air intake on an old Subaru Impreza of mine. It made the car sound meaner!