2012 vs 2013

[billybovine]

It appears to me the movement of Canister and Ebrake and addition of "Primary muffler" ( I do not believe it is a cat) is the cause of our 2013 troubles.

The Primary Muffler is so huge it can cause more heat rise and air flow blockage. The RS has straight pipes not a monster like that. Moving the Ebrake up over the pipe was a bad choice and moving the canister forward and closer to the pipe too. Obviously they can't do much about the other 2 parts now beyond what they have done. I will bet the 2014 "Primary Muffler" will be a REAL catalytic convertor and us 2013 guys were crash test dummies for positioning it. Difference is we have a Vtwin with snaking pipes not a single pipe flowing down the center. All in all bad engineering and they really stuck it to us 2013 owners. I am starting to think the heat shielding will only temporarily fix the issue with the 2013 unless they remove the Pre Muffler to allow more airflow. Even then I have my doubts.

The attachments in your first post do not open, so I don't know what you're comparing to.

The canister was moved.
The Ebrake and cable are in the same location since 2010 RT.
The Primary Muffler (Cat) has been there in the same location since the 2010 RT.

Please explain your conclusions. Thanks

 

[Magdave]

The attachments in your first post do not open, so I don't know what you're comparing to.

The canister was moved.
The Ebrake and cable are in the same location since 2010 RT.
The Primary Muffler (Cat) has been there in the same location since the 2010 RT.

Please explain your conclusions. Thanks

Duuno why they disappeared but are back. Assuming the diagrams show the correct orientation the EVAP canister positioning has changed between years. I have asked in another thread for pictures of these items from a 2012 as I have seen mine and would like to see them on a 2012. As far as the ebrake that was something I was told that it has been raised for 2013 possibly due to EVAP move and/or frame changes for the 2013.