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Old 06-05-2024, 09:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Mrmean58 View Post
I've owned a 2018 and took care of the heat issue by removing the spark arrester in the exhaust. That reduced the heat build up by allowing the exhaust gases to flow out easier and greatly improved the performance.
Anybody that had spark arrestor in exhaust IMO needs to remove it cause it will eventually plug up and cause low or no power from engine. Not worth $300 or 400 they charge to change it when it will eventually plug up again. Wash off money to replace it IMO.