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[planenut]

the mcgills warehouse is sold out of the 1.6


do you think the 1.8 would work

jon

[Jim Kerr]

1.8 will not work.  1.6 just makes it.  If anything you need to go smaller. 

I bet they had a big run on the 1.6's  

[invinci]

Jim,
   Thanks for the post, very informative.. I live in Chicago also and if possible would like to meet and buy your drill/coring combo from you. I'm taking my 09 CVO Road Glide on a trip next week and would love to have the cat out before I go.. Let me know...either way thanks for the info..

[Boatman]

Jim-

What a nice write up/pictures.  Good job.   

[Sierramadre]

Great info.  Thanks for sharing.

[Texas 103]

Jim,
Me thinks you could sell this coring bit to another member, who wuld use it ,then sell it to another member, etc.
Nicely documented.


BTW, I believe that hunk of Platinum is worth more than the drill bit.  People may start to steal CATs off of bike as they are doing here with cars in Boston using Sawsalls.  SUVs are easy because of ground clearance.

These guys  are out of the bit and will be a couple on months before they get more, anyone have another source???

[Biscuit]

These guys  are out of the bit and will be a couple on months before they get more, anyone have another source???

Might Try http://www.mcmaster.com/

[Carlos Silva]

1.8 will not work.  1.6 just makes it.  If anything you need to go smaller. 

I bet they had a big run on the 1.6's  

Jim, excellent work my friend, you're the kind of guy that really makes this forum great

...they're indeed out of the 1.6s, I ordered a 1.5, should do the trick, spent over an hour and a half lookin' for a 1.6 at another source...and nothin'...and the price is right for a one-use tool

[planenut]

found another supply company that has them

will post later when i get home   

[Iglide]

Word travels fast, glad I got my order in early this AM. I will delay removing my cat as mentioned earlier.

I plan to get a couple of dyno pulls with the stock air box and the SE Heavy Breather (Fullsac cores are in place now).

I hoped to get the ride on a local dyno this Saturday, but the serv manag thought they were booked. I will call again later in the week and lean on em, see what goes. If I can't get on the dyno, will have to make an appointment for the next Saturday.

As this is new ground and things are moving quickly, I will wait and get this initial info. Then drill the cats, install the SERT, get a tune, and a final dyno. Jim, that should cover the bases mentioned earlier.

If anyone steps up and gets their results sooner, please post as you will save me a buck or two.

[planenut]

I to was going to say mcmaster-carr,couldn't find any cheap ones     

[Texas 103]

Jim, excellent work my friend, you're the kind of guy that really makes this forum great

...they're indeed out of the 1.6s, I ordered a 1.5, should do the trick, spent over an hour and a half lookin' for a 1.6 at another source...and nothin'...and the price is right for a one-use tool

Carlos, Where did you find a 1.5??? Thanks Greg

[Carlos Silva]

Carlos, Where did you find a 1.5??? Thanks Greg

...same site that Jim blessed us with, I'm thinkin' just one size down should be fine:

 http://mcgillswarehouse.com/ItemDetails.aspx?ItemID=154120005&IN=SILVERBRAZEDDRILLBIT,14"LX1.5"W,with5segments.

BTW, major congratulations on the new '09!!

[Carlos Silva]

Carlos, Where did you find a 1.5??? Thanks Greg

...same site that Jim blessed us with, I'm thinkin' just one size down should be fine:
 http://mcgillswarehouse.com/ItemDetails.aspx?ItemID=154120005&IN=SILVERBRAZEDDRILLBIT,14"LX1.5"W,with5segments

RUH-ROH  ...'just checked, looks like we cleaned 'em out of that size too

[Guilty]

Another cat bites the dust....I went to work on the exhaust last night and followed Jim's instructions to remove the catalytic converter. I used a 1.4" silver braised drill bit from McGills Warehouse since that is all I could get my hands on at the time. It probably took me an hour to drill out the catalytic converter and then.......music to my ears. I love the sound of a straight pipe Harley without the restrictive catalytic converter.

To anyone considering this project, let me tell you that anyone can do it with the right tools. I ended up renting a drill from Home Depot since the drills that I have were too small, that cost me $7.00. I also bought a bench grinder in order to grind the 5/8" rod to fit in the drill, that was $44.00. I already had a hack saw to downsize the 5/8" rod. I attached a motorcycle tie down to the drill so I could keep forward pressure...this was after I was getting fatigued from using the drill (I wish that I would have thought of this sooner). The catalytic converter material is some hard chit, but it is gone now.

I returned the drill to Home Depot first thing this morning and now I am going to begin the job of grinding down the welds on the muffler core and replace it with the 2.0" Fullsac core. I expect this job will be a lot easier and take less time than drilling the catalytic converter.

Jim, THANK YOU for the great instructions and pictures for removing the catalytic converter.