57mm exhaust upgrade kit.
 

I've got an 05 999s and had the (supplied) Termi fitted but am considering the 57mm 2-1-2 upgrade kit.

It's not cheap so wanted to know if anyone has fitted one, did it make a worthwhile upgrade and was it easy to fit.

Cheers,

Clive

Hi Clive, and welcome to the site!

The kit is pretty good value as the full systems have had a price hike this year and are now about £1800.

The upgrade kit is a bit tricky to fit as you have to convert the front part of your end can by drilling out the rivets and replacing the front bracket with one that takes the 57mm pipework. all the bits are provided but its not a simple bolt on part.

It is then a case of taking plenty of time to fit the rest of the pipework. you'll need to get a good duc dealer to reset the TPS and set the fueling correctly. the ECU that comes with it is not a 'plug in' item. sometimes they are spot on out of the box but nearly always need setting up correctly.

Performance gains are good though. you should see 3-4 bhp in the mid range and maybe 5-7 at the top. sharper throttle response and a cleaner drive on roll ons are the main bits.

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and they look and sound MEGA!!!

good luck.

Hi Clive,
Ive got a 999 with the kit fitted and it was a doddle to fit, I got a power increase of about 5 bhp but im expecting more with the power commander.
Price wise €1300 is the going rate in Germany so if Wilf is correct and the UK price is 1800 pounds then i would shop around, as that eqates to about €2650 :puzzled:

Think £1800 is for full exhaust.

Upgrade kit is circa £950 I think

Hi Wilf, did I e-mail you a picture of the bike in track set up? Brands on Tuesday was absolutely fantastic, shredded the tyres but got 142 down the first straight which is way quicker than I used to get on the 748.

I'll probably be on the blower to get the kit ordered but just wanted some impartial feedback despite the fact that you've never given me duff advice or service.

Wilf have you got any pictures of the latest kit for my bike as i've seen some pictures of systems on here that look pretty fat around the bottom and i'm not sure I like the look.

Cheers

Clive

you saying ive got a fat bottom...........:lol:

probably not as fat as mine mate, i showed the guys who work with me a few piccies from the track day and they said i look like a 'chubby transformer' in my leathers! No where's that cabbage soup diet.......

Hi Clive, sorry i'm being slower than normal!!! didn't sus who you were.

Craig has one of the kits in stock (if he hasn't sold it yet) so next time you're in i'll put it together for you to have a look at.

There are two types / styles of 57mm system, the early one didn't fit past one of the frame mounts so you either had to cut the frame mount off or (as termi suggested: put a dent in the pipe to miss it!)

The later type has wider, flatter (fatter) mid pipe that fits. i'll show you both types when your in. or give me a call and i'll email you some pics.

Glad brands was fun.

Got the pic of the bike, looks mega! thanks for the MR graphic on the belly pan too.

I didn't know ther were bigger ones than 57 till I saw a 60 the other day!

Those 63 systems must be serious money, then! :o

Hi wilf, if the kit involves that bulging piece under the swingarm then i really don't like the look. To be honest the only thing that is bugging me on my system is the black pipe which is pigging ugly and isn't that resistant to corrosion.

Any other options to consider?

Clive

Ive got the fat pipe too..........youll get use to it!!!..............all the jap bikes will be doing it in 10 years...........just like the underseat systems now!

We've had one of these systems re-welded and mirror polished before, so you get a really nice finished look, it gets rid of the weld seam (mostly) and the system then has a nice shiney look (which goes blue/purple after its been hot) and that looks REALLY trick - gives it that one off factory look.

We're fitting one of these to a Xerox rep this week so if your passing come in and see what it looks like on the bike.

W.

I am after this upgrade kit for my 749R but obviously I would not need the ECU or filters as I already have them from my assymetric system and I have a PC3 to compensate for the upgrade.

What I need to know so that I can order just the pipework is the relevant part numbers of the pieces required.

Does anyone have the part numbers of the parts or can I buy the full kit complete without the ECU which is around £600 itself so I have heard, this would make the upgrade much more affordable.

It is pointless buying the full kit with the ECU if it would not be used.

Any help appreciated.

[Edited on 22-5-2006 by iang]

you could always send the ecu for reprogamming and keep your origionals i the box.
also the new Ecu with the kit is using the newest software so should be better than the origional

Did not know that the ECU could be sent for re-programming, so the 999s ecu that is in the kit can be programmed to suit a 749R. Who could do this or would it have to go back to Ducati somehow ???

Is the full kit around the £950 mark as mentioned above ?

I ve got a contact in Hannover that can send them back to Ducati and re-writen with the superstock/supersport fuel and ignition maps costs about €400 to get it done

also gives you the option of a higher rev limit

this kit is to much, I only pay a £1400 more for a full 54mm sisetm,more power at 8'000 than a 57mm one,
also the asymetric terms comes with a steel can and not a titanium like the 57mm terms, not a bad thing as we have read the posts of the titanium ones breaking.
just that it's cheaper,