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Old Mar 27, 2008 | 10:38 AM
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you are right about the bassani...coating is good for about year....it peels turns white, purple...kinda fun to watch a pipe turn into a 50$ home-made pipe. we have been sending all our 2-1's into jet hot. been taking a bout 2 weeks. just got a t-header back with the three 3 piece shields and it ran 180 bucks with shipping. gloss black looks great !!!! we have one on a bagger thats about 7 years old and it looks like the day it was new......jet hot is also super easy to deal with...
 
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Old Mar 27, 2008 | 01:19 PM
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Sent my black Thunderheader to Jet-Hot........Four years still looks great.
 
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Old Mar 27, 2008 | 03:26 PM
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Old Mar 27, 2008 | 03:30 PM
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Old Mar 27, 2008 | 03:37 PM
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Maybe because I wanted it to get more of a chance for other people to reply since I havnt heard from any D&D owners. Besides why do you care?
 
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Old Mar 27, 2008 | 03:54 PM
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Black Fat cat is high temp paint on the muffler and tins, ceramic on the headers. The pipe in my opinion is quite warm and I removed it for that reason alone. Sound and performance....Awesome!

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Old Mar 27, 2008 | 05:10 PM
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CigarC,

It was so hot it was uncomfortable so you removed the pipe? Did you think it was hotter then the stock pipes? By tins I am assuming you mean you had the heatshields on it as well then. Thanks for the info I still love the look of the fatcat.
 
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Old Mar 27, 2008 | 05:49 PM
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Maybe because I wanted it to get more of a chance for other people to reply since I havnt heard from any D&D owners. Besides why do you care?

 
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Old Mar 27, 2008 | 06:24 PM
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CigarC,

It was so hot it was uncomfortable so you removed the pipe?
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Did you think it was hotter then the stock pipes?
No, same temperature. Different design.

By tins I am assuming you mean you had the heat shields on it as well then. Thanks for the info I still love the look of the fatcat.
Tins = Heat shields, they come attached to the header(s).

I love the sound and power of the Fatcat !!!! The pipe is amazing.

 
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Old Mar 27, 2008 | 06:34 PM
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This is good to know CigarC because I dont think my stock pipes are uncomfortablely hot. Mysoftail had some damn hot pipes, even wrapped.Thanks for you info man.
 
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