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  • leachy
    leachy
    5 years ago
    Hi All,
    Sorry if this has been discussed in the past but I couldn't find anything that was recent.

    I was trying to find out how good or bad the stock headers are. Im contemplating a changing them or de-cating the stock headers as I want to upgrade the cam in the future, at the moment is as stock 103 with stage 1, Supertrapp slip on muffler.The cam will be nothing two wild as Im not going to increase capacity put just want to get the most out of a 103.

    If the stock headers are fine thats good just trying to work out a budget, but at the same time im getting sick of the vibrating/rattling heat shields.

    Regards
    Leachy   
  • paulybronco
    paulybronco
    5 years ago
    Quoting leachy on 25 Nov 2019 05:06 AM

    Hi All,

    Sorry if this has been discussed in the past but I couldn't find anything that was recent.

    I was trying to find out how good or bad the stock headers are. Im contemplating a changing them or de-cating the stock headers as I want to upgrade the cam in the future, at the moment is as stock 103 with stage 1, Supertrapp slip on muffler.The cam will be nothing two wild as Im not going to increase capacity put just want to get the most out of a 103.

    If the stock headers are fine thats good just trying to work out a budget, but at the same time im getting sick of the vibrating/rattling heat shields.

    Regards
    Leachy   

    Decat is the go. Tested a std set with out cat and a aftermarket on my 103 and the aftermarket did produce a very small gain but not worth the $600 asking price. My std decat system works fine
  • leachy
    leachy
    5 years ago
    Thanks Pauly,
    Did you do the decat yourself?
  • paulybronco
    paulybronco
    5 years ago
    Quoting leachy on 25 Nov 2019 05:54 AMedited: 25 Nov 2019 05:55 AM

    Thanks Pauly,

    Did you do the decat yourself?

    No the dealer did it , have no access to a welder
  • leachy
    leachy
    5 years ago
    Are you in Sydney?
  • Far Canal
    Far Canal
    5 years ago
    Banana bender.
  • paulybronco
    paulybronco
    5 years ago
    Quoting leachy on 25 Nov 2019 06:00 AM

    Are you in Sydney?

    Hell no! 
  • Far Canal
    Far Canal
    5 years ago
    He's not Chinese.
  • Ratbob
    Ratbob
    5 years ago
    What bike are we talking about?
    You mentioned one muffler so is it a Lowrider?
  • Baloffski
    Baloffski
    5 years ago
    leachy, have a 103 bought new in 2012, removed the cat not long after.
    There should be a shit load of info in forum on how to.Is a piece of piss, even I could do it, although I did take it to a privately owned  exhaust joint who welded it back up for 20 or 25 dollars, total cost.
    Evidently, the standard headers are a reasonably good design and as pb states why purchase new if std are ok, with slight improvement on run of the mill, head jobs.

  • paulybronco
    paulybronco
    5 years ago
    Quoting Far Canal on 25 Nov 2019 07:15 AM

    He's not Chinese.

    Ha Ha
  • leachy
    leachy
    5 years ago
    Ok Great, thanks for the info. I have a look.
    Regards
    Leachy
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