Is the only Cat bypass benefit heat reduction??

[Ramrover]

Is the only benefit of a cat bypass the reduction of heat........................ and maybe a few pounds...... especially in my wallet......

[Bob Denman]

It'll definitely change the sound of your bike... If that's an important thing for you...

[Bruisr]

Is there any performance increase in torque or hp?😳

[Bob Denman]

I've never seen a Dyno-test; to prove or disprove anything.

[tehrlich]

I love the change. It sounds a bit throatier, but not that much louder. Not even close to any V twin. I have the stock RT Limited muffler.

I would guess that dyno tests don't show much, but I could feel the difference in the range of my needed shifting.

Plus... you wouldn't believe how heavy that secondary muffler is. Glad to have that weight off. Probably feels faster now just by removing the weight!!!

[Bob Denman]

How much weight? 20 pounds? maybe 25??

[Schwingel9]

I just installed one. Sounds great, less heat, but i smell like a tail pipe.

[Bob Denman]

I just installed one. Sounds great, less heat, but i smell like a tail pipe.

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[BLUEKNIGHT911]

How much weight? 20 pounds? maybe 25??

Well just for you Bro ... I walked down 13 steps ...dug out my old CAT ( from an RT 1330 ) and it weighed 18 lb. 4.3 oz.... on a certified Fish Scale .......You were sort of close ...... Mike

[jroberts650]

Is the only benefit of a cat bypass the reduction of heat........................ and maybe a few pounds...... especially in my wallet......

I had mine on the v twin and while I did like the sound, it became a little raspy right at the rpm to shift. Wasn't really crazy about that. It did seem to pick up a little torque in the mid range but not a lot. And I didn't see that much heat reduction. Put the oem back on and installed a Two Bros pipe, Sounds Great!! That's what I was looking for. Deep and throaty!

[Rogue Hawk]

Is the only benefit of a cat bypass the reduction of heat........................ and maybe a few pounds...... especially in my wallet......

You don't have to change the litter box anymore

[ofdave]

I like the idea of the cat delete
my concern is what does it do to the warranty?

[No 2817]

I put my Cat back on. Could not stand the NOISE any more. I definitely got my low end torque back. Taking off from a traffic light is now a fast RESPONSE. With the Cat-Bypass on it was a pig off the line. There was a definite LOSS of low end torque, no I did not add the baffle, the increase in noise was enough for me to take the By-Pass off.


Chris

[Schwingel9]

I did not lose any low-end torque. I love the sound. The smell is the only thing that's a bit agitating.

[fatboy]

what smell ?

[40Xshooter]

Well just for you Bro ... I walked down 13 steps ...dug out my old CAT ( from an RT 1330 ) and it weighed 18 lb. 4.3 oz.... on a certified Fish Scale .......You were sort of close ...... Mike

Hope you didn't hurt yourself

[jaherbst]

Well just for you Bro ... I walked down 13 steps ...dug out my old CAT ( from an RT 1330 ) and it weighed 18 lb. 4.3 oz.... on a certified Fish Scale .......You were sort of close ...... Mike

That story sounds pretty fishy to me!

​Jack

[Schwingel9]

what smell ?

Exhaust fumes. Especially in garage.