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Old Apr 21, 2018 | 01:00 PM
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All I wanted was slipons.

This is what they all say:
You will burn out your valve’s
You must have a map dealer who wants megabucks
You will loose power without a map.

I don’t want to pay mega bucks I just wanted that Harley sound, why is rumble so expensive.

If mine didn’t have cats I wouldn’t be so careful
 
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Old Apr 21, 2018 | 01:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Eagle15
All I wanted was slipons.

This is what they all say:
You will burn out your valve’s
You must have a map dealer who wants megabucks
You will loose power without a map.

I don’t want to pay mega bucks I just wanted that Harley sound, why is rumble so expensive.

If mine didn’t have cats I wouldn’t be so careful
If you've done nothing else, you can throw slipons on there just fine. It will run better with a tune, but for just slipons it's not necessary.
 
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Old Apr 21, 2018 | 01:11 PM
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Even if the cats are removed ?
If I’m right they are in the original cans on a 2017
 
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The engine doesn't care if there are cats or not, only thing is if you need annual inspections that require cats? if not, throw on your choice of slip ons and go riding!
Don't listen to a dealer and don't over complicate things.
 
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who are "they"?
 
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Old Apr 21, 2018 | 01:55 PM
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Dealers
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Forums
 
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Old Apr 21, 2018 | 01:59 PM
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has adaptive learning and the ECU will correct.

Dealers recon not
 

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Pull out your baffles.


Your welcome
 
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slip on’s are fine without a remap. It’s when you run an after mkt AC with slip on’s then you’ll want to remap. Just don’t go to the dealership for the remap because they’ll only download a EPA compliant fuel map that’s too restrictive. Get an after mkt tuner. Look at DK Customs on the forum and they’ll hook you up with info to better educate yourself. Slip on’s alone are fine.
 
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all full of it. get what you want. people say a lot of bs. most of the time they are just mindlessly parroting other people.
 
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