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ANybody Drilled The CAT on a 2010 SG?

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Old Oct 14, 2009 | 06:43 PM
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Several Harley techs have told me to remove the stock muffler from my 2010 SG and take a 1" x 8" concrete bit and drill out the Catalyst in the headpipe and then put on the slip on of my choice. They say the bike will run better and sound better. Anybody done this?
 
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Old Oct 14, 2009 | 07:38 PM
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Old Oct 14, 2009 | 08:07 PM
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Just cut my converter last week , man that sh*t was really hard to get out ! I'm a machinist and I had a hard time getting all of it out . But it makes a hell of a diffrence on power , temp , and fuel mileage . I traded in a 09' streetglide for a 2010 streeglide , I only put 100 miles on it before I new the converter had to come out ! Now all I'm waiting on is fuelmoto to get that muffler finished and shipped ! Goodluck and enjoy your ride .
 
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Old Oct 14, 2009 | 08:39 PM
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Yeah the techs told me "unofficially and off the clock"...lol, that by drilling you couldn't get it all but it would be enough to make a big difference. They also said to leave the muffler off and run it it for a couple of minutes to get all the loose material out once I drilled it. I went with the new D&D muffler for the '10 SG and they told be once I had the CAT drilled to slowly experiment with the baffle in the D&D until it was where I wanted it. They said they knew of 8 people that had done this and it worked great.
 
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Old Oct 14, 2009 | 10:34 PM
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Dang, nobody has tried this yet? I guess I'll be the guinea pig.
 
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Old Oct 14, 2009 | 10:48 PM
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How much is a 09 head pipe from the dealer without a cat?
 
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Old Oct 14, 2009 | 10:50 PM
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How much is a 09 head pipe from the dealer without a cat?
Won't work I don't believe, the '09s are dual the '10 is a new 2-1
 
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Old Oct 14, 2009 | 11:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Big Pig
Won't work I don't believe, the '09s are dual the '10 is a new 2-1
I forgot that Harley Davidson screwed up a classic.
 
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how did you guys (cut) out your cat. thanks
 
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Old Oct 15, 2009 | 09:35 PM
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The only way to "cut" it is to cut the header pipe in half. That's way I ask about drilling in instead.
 
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