I understand that this is an older post. I read every comment that pertained to the muffler modification. Help me out here. The last comments were to remove the front baffle to get the best performance/sound. With that being said are you removing the first baffle in addition to the cat? I am really only trying to get better exhaust flow to remove the heat and let the engine breath. I have ridden Harleys for so long and one of the best ways to cool them off and make them perform is to fix the exhaust as the first critical step.