Ducati Monster Forum

So I did a search but nothing came up.  I was wondering if anyone has used the Marving Cat Eliminator mid pipe from Monster Parts:  http://www.monsterparts.com/pc/D-138B/Exhaust/D-138B.html (http://www.monsterparts.com/pc/D-138B/Exhaust/D-138B.html)

I have a 2007 S2R800 with Termi slip-ons and was wondering if this would bolt right up?  Also, I understand I would have to have my ECU mapped after installing a non-cat mid pipe?

My Monster was a demo bike before I bought it and not sure if the dealer I bought it from actually installed the performance ECU that's suppose to come with the Termi slip-ons.  I guess everything will hinge on whether or not I actually have a performance ECU.

If I'm right in assuming that US spec S2R 800s are EURO 2 (emission bla bla)(check if you have O2 sensor on the cat) - they are more forgiving and will "accept" slip ons without any other requirements than adjusting fuel/air. = no new ECU required.

If you also change to a cat-less midpipe, like the one from MonsterParts, you will probably have to do something like a Ducati Performance ECU or listen cautiously to what others have done with PowerCommander.

All I know is that the DP ECU makes everything work very well.

BTW1 don't expect more than a little performance gain, but a lot more/better music [thumbsup]
BTW2 a friend has an unused brand new ECU for EURO3 S2R 800. He's selling it cheap.

EDIT: Marving will bolt right up. Takes a little work though.

Thanks for the reply, stopintime.

I don't see any sign of an O2 sensor on my cat.  So if by some miracle I have a DP ECU then putting on a mid-pipe is no biggie, right?  But if I don't, i should look into getting one prior to getting a catless mid-pipe?

I guess I should just cross my fingers and hope I already have the performance ECU because if I don't I'll have to put of buying a mid-pipe until I can also afford the ECU.

Check with the dealer first?

I believe your bike will need something if you get the midpipes. This question has been discussed on here earlier - do some new searches (not Marving, because the brand is not important) midpipe ECU sensor 800 07


Here, I did it for you (you might try other searches as well, there should be more...)
It's a lot of reading - which leads to more questions, but it's so much better to do the research than to make the wrong and expensive decisions. Good luck and welcome back with more questions [thumbsup]

http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=17785.0 (http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=17785.0)

http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=21218.0 (http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=21218.0)

It's amazing what the right search terms bring up, thanks again stopintime.  Sometimes I really feel search illiterate.

Wow, it gets really technical doesn't it?  No real easy answer I guess.  I think I'll wait until my next service and find out if I have the DP ECU already because it sounds like if I'm missing that it gets expensive pretty fast. 

I was really hoping I could just get a mid-pipe put on to get rid of that horribly ugly udder, I'm not even really looking for power increases or anything, just aesthetics.