Where are Softail cats?

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Jun 5, 2013 | 11:03 PM

mmcbeat

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Where are Softail cats?

I have been riding touring bikes for the past several years and yesterday I traded my RK in in a new deluxe.

I might be having a senior moment but I seem to remember reading that Softail cats are in the mufflers as opposed to the head pipes. Is this indeed a fact?
If so, hello slip ons.

Thanks

Jun 5, 2013 | 11:09 PM

heritageblue2013

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Well I just got a 2013 Heritage back in March. And guess what? Go ahead guess? Yes, Yes, Yes, (that's what she said, lol) they were in the mufflers. And yes, I said hello to Vance and Hines straight shot slip-on's. The dealer offered to put them on for free but I did them myself. Removal and install total time when the bike only had 75 miles on the clock took me 45 minutes.
I assume (*** of u and me) that your Deluxe cat's are in the muffler also.
OH, and I just completed a five day vacation ride of 1,076 miles around Colorado and northern New Mexico and the bike ran fine.

Jun 6, 2013 | 08:04 AM

SBRob

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Yep, in the mufflers....slip ons will remove the cats.

Jun 6, 2013 | 08:38 AM

NDBadlands4-2

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In the Touring bikes they used to be in the slip ons as well, right? I thought that they changed the touring bikes to a head pipe cat about 2008.

Jun 6, 2013 | 04:48 PM

volks-man

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as said above: in the mufflers

I pulled the stock baffles out and cut off the cat end. then reinstalled the shortened baffle. the mufflers sound surprisingly good without being obnoxiously loud.

Jun 6, 2013 | 05:32 PM

mmcbeat

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Many thanks for the replies. V&H slip ons are on the way. Now can anyone help me find the front O2 sensor connector? I found the rear one under the seat, just hate to start cutting all the ties to find the front one. And I do have a service manual ordered.

Thanks