Yesterday the exhaust started popping during deceleration when the clutch was not disengaged. One of the nuts on the exhaust flange at the back head had to be torqued down again this morning. The pipes come tapped and ready for oxygen sensors and they include threaded plugs if you go a different route.Ī problem developed during the end of the ride yesterday that was resolved today. Once that was sorted out it was just a case of bolt everything together, working from the back to the front, and I was out the door with the bike. These pipes use crush rings rather than the much larger exhaust washers that came with the stock exhaust. Tech support helped when I couldn't figure out exactly what to do with two rings that turned out to be crush washers. Does the exhaust pipe assembly attach to the top of the bottom of bikes forward pipe bracket? The answer is under, but I found that out by doing some research on the web, not at D&D's web site. Other than some basic instructions, some questions remain. That isn't a big deal, but it leaves a little to the imagination. Since this exhaust fits several different years of Dyna's there are subtle difference in how it goes on the various model years. The instructions are a little less exciting. I can't remember the last time that anything that I ordered was so well protected.

Everything is bubble wrapped, taped, and then packed in styro-peanuts that are very nicely packaged in plastic bags. The FAT Cat comes packed like it is going to be air dropped out of a cargo plane in a combat zone. Using a little WD-40 on the joint between the mufflers and the exhaust pipes makes the separating these two pieces a lot easier. It took about thirty minutes to take everything apart and sort the parts our for storage. Removing the stock exhaust was straightforward. After two hundred miles with the new pipes, this is my initial review. I put a new exhaust on my 2009 FXD Dyna Super Glide yesterday.

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