Anyone using the delkevic 17" exhaust ?
Are you still using the O2 sensor?I have the HONDA NT700V DEAUVILLE 06-15 17" TRI-OVAL exhaust on my bike. I got it for 2 reasons. 1. It is two piece so now removing rear wheel is a breeze, and 2. No cat, so lighter and much less residual heat into the plastic saddle bag. As a side benefit, the bike sounds better!
Are you still using the O2 sensor?
Mike
Are there any advantages to removing the O2 sensor? Since your pipe has a place for it I would use it and let it feed info to the computer. I'm certainly no expert on how much the computer uses the O2 info but I would have to think you would be better off with it than without it.5. O2 Sensor- brass plug supplied. Question now is plug or not, leave O2 in and disconnect harness, or buy adapter plug sold in UK that
tricks the system into believing there is no O2 ( close loop?}
I'd have to agree with Brad on this one. I am an Electro-Mechanical Engineer and is best to let the ECU receive the data back from the O² Sensor. That way it will be a "Closed Loop" system, not an "Open Loop" System you are suggesting using the sensor eliminator. The sensor eliminator will only being sending a fixed data stream to have the ECU supply a fixed fuel/air mixture and will no be dymanic based on engine demand changes. Thus turning a Dynamic system (Closed Loop) into a Static system (Open Loop).Are there any advantages to removing the O2 sensor? Since your pipe has a place for it I would use it and let it feed info to the computer. I'm certainly no expert on how much the computer uses the O2 info but I would have to think you would be better off with it than without it.
Brad
[video=youtube;1wOsOPR3iJA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wOsOPR3iJA[/video]I recently purchased and install one of these on my NT and offer the following and question for all you experts:
1. Use 2" straight drop-down bracket supplied for rear bolt, also rubber gsk
2. No instructions supplied, you are on your own
3. Sound is louder than what you hear from YouTube video. A little louder. Sound is ok but could be a little quieter. Personal call
4. Quality and fit very good.
5. O2 Sensor- brass plug supplied. Question now is plug or not, leave O2 in and disconnect harness, or buy adapter plug sold in UK that
tricks the system into believing there is no O2 ( close loop?}
Bike appears to run slightly better but that may be more bias than fact. Of course it is easier to take off than factory one piece unit
Any experienced advice appreciated
Thank you. You gave me the missing bit of information I was looking for. I am not looking for louder, so I will have to pass on these then.Billot: The sound is like the above video. Note the general level is about 35% louder than stock.
Before you buy that $30.00 kit go to Home Despot and buy the fiberglass insulation to repack it. I did that with all my 2-strokes.:wink:The one thing that I will say is a negative--and you don't know this until you get the product and read the fine print on the installation manual--is that it will only last about 10,000 miles before you have to drill the old rivets out and repack the muffler with a $30.00 kit.
Yah, but didja know, our stock exhausts actually have a catalytic converter in them? Does the Delkevic one have that?It looks good and since it has to meet all the EU regulations it should work pretty good...: