• 4 Stroke Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Italy - About 1989 to 2014
     TE = 4st Enduro & TC = 4st Cross

  • Hi everyone,

    As you all know, Coffee (Dean) passed away a couple of years ago. I am Dean's ex-wife's husband and happen to have spent my career in tech. Over the years, I occasionally helped Dean with various tech issues.

    When he passed, I worked with his kids to gather the necessary credentials to keep this site running. Since then (and for however long they worked with Coffee), Woodschick and Dirtdame have been maintaining the site and covering the costs. Without their hard work and financial support, CafeHusky would have been lost.

    Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been working to migrate the site to a free cloud compute instance so that Woodschick and Dirtdame no longer have to fund it. At the same time, I’ve updated the site to a current version of XenForo (the discussion software it runs on). The previous version was outdated and no longer supported.

    Unfortunately, the new software version doesn’t support importing the old site’s styles, so for now, you’ll see the XenForo default style. This may change over time.

    Coffee didn’t document the work he did on the site, so I’ve been digging through the old setup to understand how everything was running. There may still be things I’ve missed. One known issue is that email functionality is not yet working on the new site, but I hope to resolve this over time.

    Thanks for your patience and support!

SM510 catalytic converter removal

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yjkrawler

Husqvarna
B Class
Coffee edit - pay attention to the year, the 2008 & 9 are different. The 2008 bikes cannot have cat removed unless 'surgery' is performed, part of the power up kit is a new muffler. The 2009 non-SM mikes can easily have the cat removed. The 2009 SM bikes also need 'surgery' or different mufflers.


Hi im new to this forum and i tried a few searches but didnt come up with what i was looking for. i own a 08 smr510 and i just installed the power up kit. i only purchased the lambda sensor plug harness plug/resistor. i have heard that with the power up kit the power difference is night and day. i didnt notice much of an increase in power when i took it out for a spin so i was wondering is the derestricted exhaust can a crucial part in the power up kit. i did find a post with instructions on how to remove the cat on an 09 supermoto but im not sure because the exhaust is a completely new set up from the 08s. there was also something on there about replacing a restrictor plate behind the air filter. i havent heard of anything like that in other forums talking about installation of the power up kit. i took mine off and there was a screen but didnt look like the pictures in the post. not sure if there are any types of restrictions behind that screen but any help would be appriciated.

thanks
Ryan


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The muffler IS the power up kit. The other parts just remap the EFI to work with the muffler. All you did was make it run rich. You need a muffler. Yes, makes a huge difference in power, runs cooler, runs better.
 
k thanks. i didnt get the muffler with it because i wanted to keep my options open. most aftermarket muffler systems for the huskys are all the same, correct? all straight flow through design. so no matter what aftermarket muffler i get i should still receive roughly the same results as i would have with the arrow? i was leaning towards the HR1 exhaust from Hardrock Motosports. anyone have one of these exhaust cans?

Thanks
Ryan
 
1 vote for the Uptite.. :thumbsup: made in USA by a great Husky guy and great power/sound :D

BTW.. how far "upstate" are you??
 
i live in the fingerlakes region of upstate ny. i went on the uptite site and they dont show any exhaust systems. i guess ill have to give them a call. how much did you spend for the exhaust if you dont mind me asking. do you have any pics of it and any videos of your exhaust note?

Thanks
Ryan
 
ahh cool.. not too far from watkins glen.. must be some great riding out there..

there's links to some youtube of a 610 Uptite can in this thread..
http://www.thumpertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=794948

and the best way to get ahold of George is calling him..when you do remember he's on the west coast so 3 hours behind us. he's also old school, COD only.. so If u cant be around to recieve UPS, or a neighbor can't, you'll hafta either do UPS pickup or send check ahead of time..

He and his products are worth it. There's not a more dedicated and knowledgeable Husky guy around anywhere.. :cheers:
 
I have seen the Husky p/u kit Arrow pipe. It is a beautiful piece of work. Has the etched H on the tip like the stocker. I have not seen an UpTite pipe though. Regardless, these are the only 2 pipes I would consider an option to put on my Husky. The pipe choice DOES make a difference. For example, for a DRZ there is only 2 pipes to choose from (Yosh Ti, MRD) if you want max gains from a built motor. The Husky's come from the factory with a built motor. Spend that $ wisely or you may just end up with more noise and nothing else.
 
XLEnduroMan;38150 said:
I have seen the Husky p/u kit Arrow pipe. It is a beautiful piece of work. Has the etched H on the tip like the stocker. I have not seen an UpTite pipe though. Regardless, these are the only 2 pipes I would consider an option to put on my Husky. The pipe choice DOES make a difference. For example, for a DRZ there is only 2 pipes to choose from (Yosh Ti, MRD) if you want max gains from a built motor. The Husky's come from the factory with a built motor. Spend that $ wisely or you may just end up with more noise and nothing else.
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Hey thanks alot... ill have to call my dealer tomorrow and see what kind of price he can give me for the arrow... i should have just bought the whole power up kit from the beginning

Fritzcoinc;38162 said:
Anybody go a link to this info?
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ill have to look and see if i can find the link to the thread... i found it here on cafe husky somewhere
 
yjkrawler;38223 said:
Hey thanks alot... ill have to call my dealer tomorrow and see what kind of price he can give me for the arrow... i should have just bought the whole power up kit from the beginning

Just FYI.. The Uptite makes the most power, same or better build quality.... It's just as pppuurrrttyy ;) or more so.. I like it more since it's not the generic oval shape as the Arrow and stocker.. Did i mention made in the USA?? :D
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trinityracing;44125 said:
That cat removal is for the rivet style canisters, how about a link to a welded can like a te450?
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What year TE450? 2008 or 2009?

EDIT - you seem to have a 2008 based on other posts you made, link to 'surgery' in post 10. As stated in post 9 the cat is not removable in 2008. I also changed post #1 to have more year detail.
 
All cats are removable, it's just a matter of how much time you want to put into cutting open the can and removing it. I am aware the 09's have the mid pipe cat... someone must have cut the can on a 2008 and performedd a simular mod...
 
Coffee edit - pay attention to the year, the 2008 & 9 are different. The 2008 bikes cannot have cat removed unless 'surgery' is performed, part of the power up kit is a new muffler. The 2009 non-SM mikes can easily have the cat removed. The 2009 SM bikes also need 'surgery' or different mufflers.

SO? in order for me to do the true power up kit do i need to do the surgury oon my pipes? i have a 2009 smr510? should i keep the bike stock for th first six months then do the power up kit the bike comes with? do i need to do any powercomander "stuff" if i do the "pu" kit?

thanks soo much i new to this stuff and the guy at my dealer doesnt know anything. they only sell 6-7 huskies a year .
 
markos;104569 said:
Coffee edit - pay attention to the year, the 2008 & 9 are different. The 2008 bikes cannot have cat removed unless 'surgery' is performed, part of the power up kit is a new muffler. The 2009 non-SM mikes can easily have the cat removed. The 2009 SM bikes also need 'surgery' or different mufflers.

SO? in order for me to do the true power up kit do i need to do the surgery on my pipes? i have a 2009 smr510? should i keep the bike stock for the first six months then do the power up kit the bike comes with? do i need to do any power commander "stuff" if i do the "pu" kit?

thanks soo much i new to this stuff and the guy at my dealer doesnt know anything. they only sell 6-7 huskies a year .
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Yes, you need to do some significant metal work to remove your catalytic converter. While there may have been some that have done that, most do not.

That has nothing to do with the power up kit however. That entails removing the O2 sensor and placing the power up plug on the end of the cable that used to go to that sensor which has a 2.2k ohm resistor in it. That is a completely separate thing to do - nothing to do with removing the catalytic converter.

"When" to do the power up kit is up for debate. George at Uptite in southern California who is a master at these bikes says to not install the power up kit for the first 600 miles and to leave the throttle stop in. Most people remove the throttle stop and install the power up kit much earlier than that.

Regarding the Dynojet products (Power Commander and Auto tune), I was there when the first 2009 smr510 was tested. While it did improve the bike, it was not a huge difference and if it were my bike I would not bother. That bike still had that catalytic converter in place.
 
so what you would do is wait till after the 6 months then do the power up kit? are there any exhaust kits available for this bike besides leo's ? will the power up kit run properly with just the stock pipes? what do i have to do to make the power up kit run at its best? i dont want to do any powercommander stuff. thanks again for everything again this site is the best!
 
09 SMR510 cans

Apologies for the many words but there seems to be a lot of confusion over the 2009 SMR510 exhaust issue. Also - and not seen this mentioned, my 09 510 came with the PU kit, now fitted (not incl cans), and the full owners manual c/w the PU supplements. In the manual it also states 'TE/TXC/SMR models are equipped with a U.S Forest Service approved spark arrestor for maximum efficienty (their spelling) and performance'.(?) Well my thinking is after months of riding, the cat and the arrestor are def gonna back up with carbon and do no favours. Does anyone know if the 09 SMR twin cans have spark arrestors in also? Manual states these are visible by removing cans and looking into end, impossible on the 09 cans. And does anyone know of a listing for aftermarkets?? Thanks :)
 
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