All this talk of ETF, carbon tax, global warming, etc. has become too much, its more than one can bear.
Clearly something had to be done.
So in the weekend I decided stuff the environment, stuff Kevin Rudd and Al Gore, my catalytic converter was going to be removed by force, in a protest of active eco-vandalism.
That and I don't want my new tail section wiring loom to melt, next time a stick coil fails and makes the triple run on two, in outer western bumphuck.
I want to be able to limp home on two without the unburnt fuel causing the cat to heat up and act like an after burner, superheating the exhaust system and thusly melting the wiring and plastic surrounding it.
Pulling the exhaust off the Benelli is simple, three springs and three bolts affair. In no time the mid section of the exhaust (drain in Benelli manual speak) was free and able to be clamped in the vice after wrapping in an old towel to save the finish.
There it is, the swarmy cat in all its smugness.
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Armed with my best bashing hammer, screwdrivers and chisel I set to work expecting to have the job done in an hour or so.
Cue mad laughter Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha.
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Two hours later I had almost reached halfway and had to call it quits as my fingers were quivering from the pounding.
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The next day I resumed and after another two hours I made the breakthrough to the open pipe on the muffler side. Yay.
All that remained was to squash and bash the last bit out this took another half hour.
Cat shit
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A little tapping with the hammer and a socket dolly to return the roundsness to the opening where the bashing screwdrivers had dented it.
So what have I ended up with?
Sore arms, blistered fingers, a pile of metal shavings and a free flow link pipe, saving 700 aftermarket dollars.
The exhaust is both raspier and rortier, while not being excessivly loud.
The oxygen sensor and ECU seem to have coped with the change and the bike pulls stronger, but just as clean as before the mod.
It gets to the rev limiter faster in first than it used to on this mornings traffic light drag on the commute to work.
The TRE-K is one step closer to the power of the freer flowing TNT Sport that has no cat.
Itching to take it out on a decent day ride now, but first a new front tyre is required.
Clearly something had to be done.
So in the weekend I decided stuff the environment, stuff Kevin Rudd and Al Gore, my catalytic converter was going to be removed by force, in a protest of active eco-vandalism.
That and I don't want my new tail section wiring loom to melt, next time a stick coil fails and makes the triple run on two, in outer western bumphuck.
I want to be able to limp home on two without the unburnt fuel causing the cat to heat up and act like an after burner, superheating the exhaust system and thusly melting the wiring and plastic surrounding it.
Pulling the exhaust off the Benelli is simple, three springs and three bolts affair. In no time the mid section of the exhaust (drain in Benelli manual speak) was free and able to be clamped in the vice after wrapping in an old towel to save the finish.
There it is, the swarmy cat in all its smugness.
Armed with my best bashing hammer, screwdrivers and chisel I set to work expecting to have the job done in an hour or so.
Cue mad laughter Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha.
Two hours later I had almost reached halfway and had to call it quits as my fingers were quivering from the pounding.
The next day I resumed and after another two hours I made the breakthrough to the open pipe on the muffler side. Yay.
All that remained was to squash and bash the last bit out this took another half hour.
Cat shit
A little tapping with the hammer and a socket dolly to return the roundsness to the opening where the bashing screwdrivers had dented it.
So what have I ended up with?
Sore arms, blistered fingers, a pile of metal shavings and a free flow link pipe, saving 700 aftermarket dollars.
The exhaust is both raspier and rortier, while not being excessivly loud.
The oxygen sensor and ECU seem to have coped with the change and the bike pulls stronger, but just as clean as before the mod.
It gets to the rev limiter faster in first than it used to on this mornings traffic light drag on the commute to work.
The TRE-K is one step closer to the power of the freer flowing TNT Sport that has no cat.
Itching to take it out on a decent day ride now, but first a new front tyre is required.
It's the wrong word I did mine as I was fed up with pulling of from standstill and having problems I can now ride through 30mph zones at 3000rpm or even 2000 without issues plus I did notice soot in&
