Heat shield chrome going pitting
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Road Captain
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Heat shield chrome going pitting
I just replaced my stock headers and V&H with a D&D fatcat 2-into-1 set up. The dyno tuned torque and HP gains through the powerband were great. The downside is, within only a couple hundred miles, a really bad spot developed on the chrome heat shield right where the clamp attaches it to the pipe.
Good news - D&D is sending me another one - awesome!
Now the question is, how do I keep it from happening again? I was thinking I should put some exhaust tape/wrap around the pipe at the clamp area to help prevent heat from spreading up to the shield through the clamp. Anyone else have this issue or know another solution?
Good news - D&D is sending me another one - awesome!
Now the question is, how do I keep it from happening again? I was thinking I should put some exhaust tape/wrap around the pipe at the clamp area to help prevent heat from spreading up to the shield through the clamp. Anyone else have this issue or know another solution?
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I have about 700 miles on my new 2013 FLTRX and I have several blue spots and in one spot its like corrosion or an etching on the pipe. I went to the dealership yesterday and showed them of which they called D and D. Now D and D wants pictures and who knows what else before sending a new pipe.
This is my second pipe from D and D the first one was black ceramic on my 2010 FLHX with Head-Quarters 107. I loved the set up so much that I wanted the same pipe but chrome on this bike. Im hoping chrome is not going to be an issue with this company.
This is my second pipe from D and D the first one was black ceramic on my 2010 FLHX with Head-Quarters 107. I loved the set up so much that I wanted the same pipe but chrome on this bike. Im hoping chrome is not going to be an issue with this company.
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Do you have a tuner on your bike, is it tuned for the Fat Cat? Is your motor running hot like all factory tuned Harleys? That might burn the chrome on the heat shields. I have a lot of miles on a chrome Fat Cat and it still looks like new. The motor is built, and properly tuned. D&D's chrome is well known to be beautiful.
Last edited by Northside; May 30, 2013 at 08:17 AM.
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