My shiny overpriced cat delete pipes are here and... - Ducati.ms

hyper425 · Feb 19th, 2011, 7:32 pm

how do you install them?! What a horrible question. I spent some time outside trying to put it on and have put it off until Monday when I have more time. I took off the lead pipe coming out of the engine and got the stock cat pipe off that way. So from there I tried to adjust the new catless pipes and thought I could slide them right in and put the lead pipe on and whammo...done right? Nope. Could you guys toss some suggestions to me on how to get this done? I'm thinking I'm going to have to take the whole exhaust system off, assemble it and then slide it back on.

Gilly · Feb 19th, 2011, 8:05 pm

When dealing with exhaust parts, you have to loosen things up. So everything that seems to not fit is acting that way because it is tight. Any attaching points, header nuts, compression sleeves(whatevertheyarecalled). I completely removed the front header pipe.

If it feels like it is sticking when you try to manipulate things into place, a little anti seize works wonders at the joints.

I only removed the front header pipe. Once that is off, the cat sorta drops down from the other attaching points. I did not remove anything else to put my eliminator in.

It will work, just dont get frustrated and it will come together.

hyper425 · Feb 20th, 2011, 2:02 am

great, that's what I was hoping to hear! Thanks for your input, I can't wait to terrorize the parking garages!

cr500erider · Feb 20th, 2011, 2:26 am

Any chance of getting a couple of photo's? I am in the market for a cat eliminator

hyper425 · Feb 20th, 2011, 2:33 am

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Originally Posted by cr500erider

Any chance of getting a couple of photo's? I am in the market for a cat eliminator

Yes. I'll take pics of it when I get off work and put it in on Sunday.

coolduke · Feb 20th, 2011, 8:47 am

Great!!! Do try to get videos of before and after if u have the time

It will be great

Cheers!!

hyper425 · Feb 22nd, 2011, 7:21 pm

Holy crap! The bike sounds like a bike! It's the pissed off sound of what it should have been being sold out of the factory. I will post up db differences and pics of the before and after here shortly.

freezer16801 · Feb 22nd, 2011, 11:22 pm

def. need some lube to get things to fit together for ya. I had mine off to wrap the headers and it is tough even with pipes that were already run for 8000 miles.

cr500erider · Mar 2nd, 2011, 6:53 pm

Stop hooning around everywhere and post some photo's
please....

shanetbird · Mar 4th, 2011, 7:11 am

Get a Leo Vince, fit was good, sound was awesome BUT on the dyno i lost a 1 HP.

The front cylinder runs cooler.

Bike sounds great on deceleration also forgot l have termi slip ons

Buy from the states forget Australia they want an arm and a a leg , check on shipping I got mine at bio hazard cycles

Shane tbird "cyclone smashed" Townsville