Exhaust Heat!
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Riding in 100f outside temp, the exhaust heat off of the Cat Conv area is just too much.
2023 Flhtp. No mods.
Constantly moving my foot around and off the board.
What should I do? It is affecting my enjoyment of this bike.
I have some ideas but I would like to hear what others have done.
Thanks for any ideas.
2023 Flhtp. No mods.
Constantly moving my foot around and off the board.
What should I do? It is affecting my enjoyment of this bike.
I have some ideas but I would like to hear what others have done.
Thanks for any ideas.
Last edited by Redrodyankneck; 07-15-2024 at 02:00 PM.
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00fxd, take off the right muffler, get a 12" long, 3/8" drill bit at Home Depot and drill away. add the "spacers" you can buy on Amazon for about $25. You do NOT need to retune!! done this to at least four bikes, works fine, enjoy. CSM-H
Thanks NorthWestern . De catting is definitely one of my choices but I will likely not if it requires getting a tune. My preferred method in this would be removing muffler and drilling with a large diameter bit removing as much cat material as possible. Will I need a tune?
I am also considering exhaust heat wrapping the Cat area. Any experiences with this approach anyone?
I am also considering exhaust heat wrapping the Cat area. Any experiences with this approach anyone?
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00 fxd (07-17-2024)
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Believe it or not, these help, I've put them on my last 3 bikes, current bike included. I rode in 100 degrees over this past weekend, it still sucked, but these make it bearable, I used to burn the heck out of my right inner thigh.
captain-itch
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Goose_NC (07-17-2024)
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I have done many things to get my bike to run cooler and while it does run cooler per my infrared heat gun,it's still pretty warm on the right side. I have a 1" tank lift,I installed an oil cooler into my left side lower fairing,I installed a remote oil filter that is located under the left passenger floorboard, installed a Fuel Moto jack pot header with screamin eagle street cannons , got it dyno tuned and run a powervision with 18mm wide band sensors with a target tune box. The only thing left is to maybe run some Love Jugs or a Jim's force flow fan. It does run about 30 degrees cooler than an air/oil cooled bike but still warm on the right side..
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Believe it or not, these help, I've put them on my last 3 bikes, current bike included. I rode in 100 degrees over this past weekend, it still sucked, but these make it bearable, I used to burn the heck out of my right inner thigh.
captain-itch
captain-itch
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I do not know what "spacers" you are referring to. Drill bit extensions? Please advise.
Last edited by 00 fxd; 07-16-2024 at 01:35 AM.
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Believe it or not, these help, I've put them on my last 3 bikes, current bike included. I rode in 100 degrees over this past weekend, it still sucked, but these make it bearable, I used to burn the heck out of my right inner thigh.
captain-itch
captain-itch