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Sep 12, 2011 | 04:19 AM

slughill

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V&H Power Duals

I had the power duals installed on my 2011 Ultra Classic right out of the crate. Love the look and performance, also determined to get ride of the cat. Done the stage1, kerker slip-ons,and the race tuner. Getting ready for the 103" kit this winter. Question is that the heat that comes off of the x-chamber is un-real. I can't even imagine how it would be if it still had a cat. Anyone else have this problem? Am I running to lean or is that just life and get used to it.
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Sep 12, 2011 | 04:33 AM

todd-67

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I can't vouch for the 11's but I don't have heat issues with the duals on my 09. I would guess you are running lean if you haven't done anything with the fuel management.

Sep 12, 2011 | 04:51 AM

laduckslayer

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No issue with heat on my Power Duals on my 10 UC.

Sep 12, 2011 | 05:00 AM

06streetbob

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No heat with issue on my Power Duals on my 11 street glide

Sep 12, 2011 | 05:26 AM

hougz79

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I have not noticed any heat issues on my PDs. WAY less heat than when I had my CAT. What other mods have you done (A/C, Tuner, etc)? You may be running a little lean.

Sep 12, 2011 | 05:46 AM

tn_chopper_man

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I also bought an 11 Ultra and ran with the cat the first 800 miles and
it was unbearable concerning heat.

Installed the power duals with Rush 2.5 added stage one...Sert...
and had it on the dyno....NO HEAT that was any worse than
the previous rides.

Sep 12, 2011 | 06:31 AM

dukdog

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Not an issue with my 2010 Ultra Classic. The difference between this header and stock is striking when talking heat issues. Get your tuner to check the mixture. Best of luck.

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Sep 12, 2011 | 07:29 AM

mtclassic

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easiest fix is to ditch the lower fairings. It is amazing how much heat they hold in. I never thought my ROadglide Ultra had a heat issue because I pulled the lowers off for the first 10 ro 12,000 miles. I put them back on a while back and could not believe it.