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.