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[DrifterMedic]

Thanks for the replies.

Bruce

[pcarrell]

It's easy to remember........ALL 1500 Drifters were Fuel Injected from the factory.  As a matter of fact, the '99' Drifter was the first Kawasaki 1500 engine to get the FI.  It was one of the selling points.........1950's look with new millinium mechanics.  No other 1500 in the Kawi lineup had FI.  They would have to wait their turn to get it.

Now the 800's are a different story.

[DrifterMedic]

Hummm repeat after me.....Bruce......your an idiot.....

This Q has actually been on my mind since purchase, as the dealer I purchased the bike says....Digital Fuel Injection....

So I go to the only shop within 100ish miles and the Harley God's preach hell, fire and Valhalla to me saying no way its DFI it can only be carb'd....

So I open the handy dandy owner's manual and there it is....DFI....

Im guessin I need to call the Harley God's manana and have a talk....

I promise Im not this lost in the back of an ambulance....

Bruce

[DrifterMedic]

LOL, Now Im a lil bit lost as the shop thats gonna do the mount of the new exhaust looked at the bike and said....manual choke, definitely carbureted.....Although on the Speedo/Control array it has the FI light....

So is it carb'd or FI?

Bruce

[cincydrifter99]

I have the longshots also that came on the bike. there is a thread about converting to dual pipes instead of the over-under style. If your buying brand new, order them for a nomad and you'll get the cool duals look and a better balanced exhuast and more clearence for bags.  If no one told you yet, you have fuel injection, no jetting required but installing an aftermarket air cleaner might require getting an aftermarket fuel managment controller. search the site for fuel control info and the Kaw riders site. The  1500 vulcan engine is the same as the drifter.

[DrifterMedic]

Thanks much for the reply and the information.

Bruce

[pcarrell]

My bike came with Vance & Hines on it.  You don't need to do anything to the fueling side if you don't want to as the factory setup is so restrictive the Longshots actually just make the stock settings work better.  Of course, if you want a little more kick in the pants...........

As I didn't do the conversion, I can't tell you anything about the removal of the cat.  Maybe someone else can help there.

One thing I noticed when I first got the bike was it seemed to have a lot of small popping through the exhaust between shifts and on deceleration.  I followed these instructions and marbled my engine.  It only took a few minutes and the popping went away instantly and has never returned.  I put a hose clamp tightly on either side of the marble for insurance.  I painted the hose clamps black and they're all but invisible now.

One more thing, V&H pipes sit higher up the side of the bike then some other pipes.  That means I'm more limited on the depth of the saddlebags I can use.  I can only have saddlebags about 12 inches deep.  I think Roadhouse and some of the other brands have pipes that sit lower, and therefore you aren't as limited on saddlebag selection.

Just a thought..............

[DrifterMedic]

Im getting ready to swap out the stock exhaust on my 1999 1500 for a set of Vance and Hines Longshots, rejetting the carb and upgrading to a high flow filter.  Has anyone else changed to an aftermarket straight pipe style exhaust, my bike has a catalytic converter, should I anticipate any problems with its removal?

Bruce