cut muffler, remove cats, install link pipe

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cut muffler, remove cats, install link pipe

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got excited this weekend. drilled out cats. what a job!!!!!
next i installed link pipe come together nice!!! but wasnt that happy with sound. akrapovic soaked up alot of sound.
cut 90mm off muffler. louder sound and deeper! sorry for poor quality phone pics
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thats awesome, looks good mate, How much louder would you say it is??? been thinking of doing same to mine, cause its WAYYY to quiet!
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You could say it goes like a "cut cat" then :lol:

Eh well :roll:


It looks good, gotta sound bite?
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Looks sweet, it's a wicked looking bike, I love the white 10!
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it made it louder but its not to loud. now it sounds like its got a after market exhaust on it. its worth it if your looking into doing it and really easy. only took 2 hours. in pic 2 you see how jam packed the muffler is with wool insulation that soaks the sound and heat.
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Looks awesome Dan, you did a great job.

Sounds way better now too!
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how about some better pics of the whole bike ? looks cool .. 8)
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Akrapovic make a link pipe that removes the cat.
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