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Cycle News Issue 30 August 1, 2017

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FEATURE VANCE & HINES CTR PERFORMANCE KIT P112 CERAMIC THERMAL REDUCTION—CTR The CTR Kit is claimed to re- duce the outgoing heat off the exhaust headers by as much as 100°F, while allowing for a huge jump in performance with better emissions than standard when coupled with the Vance & Hines FPC fueling device and Air Intake with the catalytic convert- ers now placed in the headers, rather than the mid-pipe like standard. "The FPC stick is pre-pro- grammed with the map for the Vance & Hines slip-ons you run with the kit," says Vance & Hines VP of Sales and Marketing, John Potts. "We do that because we have nine different kit combina- tions for the Touring Harley's in the air cooled and twin cooled range. On top of that, there are multiple different software levels within the ECM for both air-cooled and twin-cooled. The little stick with blinking lights doesn't look like it's doing much, (Top) The V&H system has the catalytic converter inside the headers, rather than the mid-pipe, making for an exceptionally light design. (Above) The FPC plug-in is like having a Power Commander the size of your middle finger.

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