THORCAT offers a range of catalytic convertors to bring U . S . made exhausts into the appropriate level of European compliance .
THORCAT anarchy exhausts .
" Our technology uses absorption , reflection and , if needed , a catalytic converter . When fine-tuned they sound great - not too loud , not too quiet - and all in stainless steel for tamper-proof weld-in , we use our own self-developed and tested catalytic converters , and we base our systems on those from BASF and other internationally recognized leading manufacturers . " We work exclusively with some of the largest U . S . exhaust system manufacturers , working closely with them to produce a wide selection of the most beautiful European street legal exhaust systems for Harley-Davidson models . THORCAT systems are finished at our facility near Koblenz in Germany and so far , in terms of our own products and sales , we have focused on German compliance and the German market only . " All our exhaust systems for Harley-Davidson are certified , homologated , marked with the e1 country code for Germany and have EG ABE from the KBA . We build purely static systems , without valves / flaps ( which are big here in Germany ), without electronics , and without additional effort needed by the manufacturer , distributor , dealer or rider . If desired , we can also make exclusive custom-made products .
have approved systems from pre-Euro 1 to the present Euro 4 approvals for all Harleys from 1950 to 2020 , with Euro 5 in progress . " We use V & H exhausts , Cobra and Freedom Performance exhausts from the big importers here in Europe such as Zodiac International , Motorcycle Storehouse and Parts Europe for our needs . We sell thousands of different exhausts from the major U . S . manufacturers to riders and dealers . For Zodiac we build all the approved Freedom Performance exhausts they sell to dealers . " We use our own names for the exhausts we remanufacture . Some of them need a different identity and technology in order to sell in Europe . For example , we convert the V & H Short Shot 2-into-2 into a 2-1-2 system with X Torque crossover and THORCAT TCM8 cartridge . We then call it the ' Anarchy ' - a better sounding marketing name in Europe , but everyone knows it is based on the V & H original . " For the future , for Harleys we see demand for the older models such as Shovels and EVO coming back again , and there are no other good looking street legal exhaust option for these models available in Europe . After three decades , the flap / valve controlled noise management systems will no longer be able to be sold in Europe soon - only ' static ' systems like ours will survive for models needing compliance . " Euro 5 is a challenge for us all , and we don ' t know if our U . S . manufacturers will come up with systems that fit the new European needs . However , there will be Euro 5 compliant Freedom Performance exhausts , as we work particularly closely with them . We also intend to try and get something built and approved for the new 1250 cc Sportster S - we think that will be a strong seller here in Europe ." www . thorcat . de
Application-specific cartridge systems :
TCM8 TCM8-E1
TCM8-E2
TCM8-E3
TCM8-E4 for Sportster
for all Shovel , Evo and Twin Cam up to 2005 ( non-catalytic Euro 1-2 and pre Euro )
for all Twin Cam up to 2006 and catalytic and M8 Softail up to 2020 ( Euro 3-4 )
for all M8 Softail up to 2021 Euro 5
for new Sporter S and future 1250 Engines Euro 5
" It takes two years of R & D and investment of many thousands of euro to get to the point where the KBA laboratories are satisfied , and we are able to get all the necessary approvals . We presently have the German e1 country code only , but for Germany we
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