Originally Posted by
blacklightning
Ok, I can now speak from first hand knowledge on the cat bypass. I picked up a cat delete and an aftermarket carbon fiber muffler for my 2016 F3T about a year ago. I put it on, and drove about 1 mile. The thing had more power, but sounded like one of those little honda civics with the bumble bee can sticking out of the back. I immediately took it off and sold it. Well yesterday my cat delete bypass pipe came. It included the spring tool and a baffle insert. The baffle came in 2 configurations so I was going to try it with just the baffle in, but no end cap. As I inserted the baffle, it seemed not to fit far enough in the pipe to allow for the dougnut gasket to do it's job. So I removed it. The instructions actually suggest that you install the pipe without the baffle, as if you put it in and let it cycle a few times, it might be hard to take it out afterwards. So, I installed the pipe without the baffle and let it run for about 10-15 minutes. My thoughts at idle were that it sounded stock (I have the stock muffler). But I did notice a lot better throttle response when I hit the gas. So I took it out for a ride. No, it did not burn rubber, but I did not necessarily try. I am thinking the off the line tq. might be the same, or a little less. But the response above 3k rpms was a lot better. I drove it about 20 miles and seem happy so far. I thought it was a bit louder going down the road, but I later realized that I had the wrong helmet on, and may only be fooling myself. I will take it for a better test ride tomorrow. On a side note, one of the springs had not been on my pipe since the first pipe and muffler install over a year ago. With the tool supplied, I was able to install the 3rd spring with no trouble. And the pipe, baffle, and tool were $183 on ebay.