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Old Aug 3, 2010 | 07:46 AM
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Haven't gotten my service manual yet so I need a question answered.

In a 2010 FXDC is the cat converter in the mufflers or where?

I'm planning on having my muffs reworked by American Customs and they don't do muffs with cat converters in them.

Thanks for your help.
 
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Old Aug 5, 2010 | 05:08 AM
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The converter is in the mufflers on your bike. They are in the crossover section of the header in the Wide Glide & Fat Bob.
 
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Old Aug 5, 2010 | 08:07 AM
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LownBlue is correct. When you remove the slip ons from a '10 FXDC you can see the honeycomb section inside the front of each muffler. Sounds like you'll have to find a different plan.
 
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Old Aug 5, 2010 | 08:14 AM
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Well, hell!

Wonder if I screwed them when I drilled thru the baffle?

Thanks for the info guys.
 
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Old Aug 5, 2010 | 08:18 AM
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Originally Posted by atlantaallen
Haven't gotten my service manual yet so I need a question answered.

In a 2010 FXDC is the cat converter in the mufflers or where?

I'm planning on having my muffs reworked by American Customs and they don't do muffs with cat converters in them.

Thanks for your help.
There can't be that much diffeence in cost between re-working them and buying new slip-ons.
 
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Old Aug 5, 2010 | 08:28 AM
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Originally Posted by atlantaallen
Well, hell!

Wonder if I screwed them when I drilled thru the baffle?

Thanks for the info guys.
They're made of a coated ceramic material, so if you didn't get a bunch of whitish grey dust out of them after drilling I'd have to say no you didn't do any damage.
 
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Old Aug 8, 2010 | 10:15 AM
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if i'm not mistaken the cat converters on HD are made of nickel
the ceramic was't/isn't durable enough to withstand vibration
 
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Old Aug 12, 2010 | 01:13 AM
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If you have the 2 to1 fatbob pipes the catylist is in the section where it comes together.
 
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Old Aug 12, 2010 | 01:18 AM
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American customs told me it was the same price if you bought their slipons pre modded and send them yours. You've just get charged a core charge until you send yours in to them. I'd think its just easier to send yours in and then let them send you their modded ones.
 
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Old Aug 12, 2010 | 08:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Jarhead08
American customs told me it was the same price if you bought their slipons pre modded and send them yours. You've just get charged a core charge until you send yours in to them. I'd think its just easier to send yours in and then let them send you their modded ones.
Problem is that they said they wouldn't give me the $89 credit if I sent in pipes with a cat converter in them.

The reason I don't want other slip ons is that 1) I like the shape of the tapered stock pipes and 2) I'm powder coating the heat shields black including the one over the muffler which I'm leaving chromw. The muff heat shield won't fit over other slip ons.

Probably the best compromise is to get the modded slip ons for $258 and not get the credit. I still get the shape I want and can still use my heat shields.
 
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