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[Mr Bad]

I bought the 2013 CVO Road King about a month ago and trying to find out if removing the Catalyst will help the heat issue on the right side.
I was going to buy the Ceramic Fullsac X pipe but after reading some post they are not seeing much heat reduction so cant see spending the money because it not about the performance or sound for me at all.

[DOOFUS]

On my 2011 CVO Road Glide, I did the tuner, bigger AC, Fullsac headers, and VH Monster Ovals.  The bike was "cooler" - but - it still melted my Aerostich pants on the right side.  Just passing along my results. 

[miker]

Ride it really hard, it will break in and cool down a little...the cat is hot but twin cams are hot running.

[BostonboyDH]

  Does "did the tuner" mean being put on a dyno machine and tuned, or just adding a tuner and a canned map?

[LincolnUSA]

I don't know where you read that the x-pipe by Fullsac would not reduce heat.  The removal of the cat will do just that.  The C x-pipe is an economical way to replace the head pipe.  Add the 2" baffles in the mufflers and the TTS fuel map and you are good to go.  When I bought my bike, I had this work done before I even rode the bike.  The 103 motor can run hot due to the cat, the 110 even more so.  Get rid of the cat.

[jcraig147]

I bought the 2013 CVO Road King about a month ago and trying to find out if removing the Catalyst will help the heat issue on the right side.
I was going to buy the Ceramic Fullsac X pipe but after reading some post they are not seeing much heat reduction so cant see spending the money because it not about the performance or sound for me at all.

It was routine for my rear cylinder to shut down due to the heat at just about every stoplight.  I Did a Fulsac Stage 1.  Rear cylinder has not shut down since. To me, that means some heat was removed.....

Joe

[phato1]

On the '11 SE6 replacing the Catalyst headpipe with the Fullsac "C" xpipe reduced heat considerably . I'm using the Xpipe, 1.75" baffles, TTS and a "canned" map provided by Steve at Fullsac.

IMHO Fullsac is the way to go.

[Midnight Rider]

I bought the 2013 CVO Road King about a month ago and trying to find out if removing the Catalyst will help the heat issue on the right side.
I was going to buy the Ceramic Fullsac X pipe but after reading some post they are not seeing much heat reduction so cant see spending the money because it not about the performance or sound for me at all.

Does a Bear chit in the woods?

Read up on how much heat is required for the CAT to even work properly, and that should answer your question.

[ejvette]

I put heat shields on every HD i have owned ......keeps your leg from frying in the summer.  I don't care how tuned your sled is theres alot of heat on your right thigh and its dam uncomfortable on those 90+ days.

[Cvostu]

These 110s are hot.  I'm happy with fulsac x pipe 2" cores and a good tts tune on the dyno. Bike is definitely cooler and runs great. Lose the cat!!

[Mr Bad]

Other than changing to the Fullsac pipes has anybody had any luck with removing the cat from the stock pipes to help with the heat?
The other thing I think that might make it worse on this 2013 RK in it has lowers on it that would be tough to take off because the speakers are there.   

[Supershooter]

You can remove the cat from your head pipe to reduce heat, but you'll still need to add a tuner to make your bike run corrrectly due to the change in back pressure.
Supershooter

[hdguy1]

I bought the 2013 CVO Road King about a month ago and trying to find out if removing the Catalyst will help the heat issue on the right side.
I was going to buy the Ceramic Fullsac X pipe but after reading some post they are not seeing much heat reduction so cant see spending the money because it not about the performance or sound for me at all.

I had the cat removed by the dealer on my 2012 SESG then I put on a set of Freedom Performance 4" racing slip ons, and it has never run cooler and it runs fine.

[HOGMIKE]

I had the cat removed by the dealer on my 2012 SESG then I put on a set of Freedom Performance 4" racing slip ons, and it has never run cooler and it runs fine.

Dealers won't do that here.
 

[VANAMAL]

If a guy can weld  a little you can just cut open the header at the cat area remove it and re weld. The fullsac seems like a good deal and its ceramic coated. I think im the only guy that really doesnt care for the baffles though To me the true duals sound the best. Nice to be able to keep the stock shields