I switched to D&D Fatcats on my '04 softail about a month ago when I did a perfromance build. the orig FC pipes come in two versions as far as height. theres the reg softail version then theres a lower one for heritage per the specs, but it fits all softails as the frames are the same. I went with the lower version and only scraped when 2 up and cornering sharply. I don't care for the FC low that is upswept.
However...I am not sold on the sound totally...but its growing on me. as mentioned above, it does sound better when someone else is riding it than when in the drivers seat....to me. But for 20hp gain and 26tq increase...I am very happy with the performance.

If you do the pipes also change the air kit to a high flow kit. Then get it dyno by a tuner who "custom" tunes not just loads a canned map and does some BS runs...thats what my local HD does. I was lucky enough to find a student and performance shop nearby that trained under Doc...(forum search him) and I couldnt be happier. With my build...and I consider it mild... My old 88" can now run with my buddies stock 103... and then some.

 

Fat Cats are low enough in some applications to scrape. The chrome quality compared to Bassani is what they are referring to.

 

Ahhh! I was wondering why folks kept mentioning the upsweep, as I just was not seeing it. Turns out I saw the thumbnail and rejected it out of hand as I want straight pipes (I intend to put hard bags on, hopefully this summer) and promptly forgot about it.

I'm kind of leaning twords the Basani's atm anyways. I really like the sound, a buddy of mine has it on his bike.

 

You can get Fat cats that are straight. They make 2 versions of the straight ones...for the lower one its the one for Heritage applications because of the bags...

 

Check out the RUSH 2:1 pipes before you buy. They look and sound awesome! Ceramic coating inside. They now have two models to choose from, both offered in black ceramic and chrome. Their newest model is a stepped exhaust.


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