Cat in the header....
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Tourer
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Cat in the header....
Can someone please tell me what year Dyna models came equipped with the CAT in the header pipes?
I won't buy slip on's, if the cat would be in the stock head pipes.
Non CA model.....if there is such a thing now days.
I won't buy slip on's, if the cat would be in the stock head pipes.
Non CA model.....if there is such a thing now days.
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Zero. The cat is in the muffler. The Swithback has the cat in the collector tube AFTER the header pipes. No HD has cats in the header pipes. Not enough room. The header pipes terminate into a collector that has a cat tube welded to it.
I think 10 was the first year of the cat in the muffler for Dyna's. If you see a heat shield on the muffler it has a cat. The 14 Sportsters just got cats in the muffler for the first time.
So, if it is not a Switchback then slipon's would do the trick.
I think 10 was the first year of the cat in the muffler for Dyna's. If you see a heat shield on the muffler it has a cat. The 14 Sportsters just got cats in the muffler for the first time.
So, if it is not a Switchback then slipon's would do the trick.
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It looks like you have an '11 FXDC...so if you remove the stock mufflers & replace with slip-ons the cats are gone.
Zero. The cat is in the muffler. The Swithback has the cat in the collector tube AFTER the header pipes. No HD has cats in the header pipes. Not enough room. The header pipes terminate into a collector that has a cat tube welded to it.
I think 10 was the first year of the cat in the muffler for Dyna's. If you see a heat shield on the muffler it has a cat. The 14 Sportsters just got cats in the muffler for the first time.
So, if it is not a Switchback then slipon's would do the trick.
I think 10 was the first year of the cat in the muffler for Dyna's. If you see a heat shield on the muffler it has a cat. The 14 Sportsters just got cats in the muffler for the first time.
So, if it is not a Switchback then slipon's would do the trick.
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i have a 2014 switchback. i assume the cat is in the header pipe just before the muffler. put on aftermarket slipon. not loud at all. im going to pull off muffler and try to drill out cat .any advice before i do this?
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Joe is right & what I think he's is saying, is that just changing the slip-ons on a Fat Bob, Wide Glide or Switchback will not get rid of the cat. The collector is welded to & is basically part of the head pipes, which is where the cat is located on those models.
The OP has an FXDC, which has the cats in the muffler bodies & changing slip-ons will remove the cats on that model, same as the FXDB.
The OP has an FXDC, which has the cats in the muffler bodies & changing slip-ons will remove the cats on that model, same as the FXDB.
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