{"product_id":"akrapovic-catalytic-converter-kawasaki-ninja-650-z650-p-kat-076","title":"Akrapovic Catalytic Converter Kawasaki Ninja 650 \/ Z650 (2017-2020) – P-KAT-076","description":"\u003cp\u003eAkrapovic sells a road-legal Racing Line for the Ninja 650 and Z650, and prints one condition against it: the EC type approval is valid only when the catalytic converter is installed. This is that converter. Without it, a legal exhaust becomes an illegal one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe converter the Racing Line S-K6R12-HEGEHT's EC approval depends on\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHoneycomb metal carrier coated with palladium, rhodium and platinum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSized for the flow an Akrapovic system needs, not a generic replacement\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCovers the Ninja 650 and Z650 from 2017 to 2020\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAkrapovic records an EC approval against this part\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Condition, and the Part That Satisfies It\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost track exhausts in this catalogue simply have no approval. The Kawasaki 650 Racing Line is different: it is EC and ECE type approved, and it stays that way as long as a converter is in the system.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRemoving the converter to chase a few more horsepower turns the whole exhaust into a track part, and no paperwork survives that. Anyone buying the Racing Line for road use needs this number alongside it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA Replacement, Too\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe other reason to order a converter is that the original has failed. They do — thermal cycling cracks the substrate, and unburned fuel from a misfire can melt it. A motorcycle from 2017 is now old enough for that to be a live possibility rather than a theoretical one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA failed converter shows up as a rattle from the exhaust, a loss of top-end power, or a failed emissions test. It is not something that can be diagnosed by looking at the outside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat Is Inside\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA metal honeycomb with a wash coat carrying palladium, rhodium and platinum. Gas passing over those surfaces has its carbon monoxide and unburned hydrocarbons converted to carbon dioxide and water vapour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe metals are the cost. That is also why buying a used converter is a poor idea: the coating cannot be inspected, and a poisoned one looks exactly like a working one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMatched, Not Generic\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAkrapovic describes its converters as performance oriented, developed to keep the sound and the flow that its systems are built around. A converter is always a restriction; the design question is how small a restriction it can be while still passing the test.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat is the difference between this and a universal replacement unit, and it is why the system's published figures assume this converter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Parallel Twin It Was Built For\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKawasaki's 649 cc twin in the Ninja 650 and Z650 makes around 68 PS and is one of the most common A2-friendly middleweights in Germany. It was revised for 2021, and machines from that year need a different part.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eNot an Exhaust\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat arrives is one converter. No silencer, no headers, no link pipe. This completes a system rather than being one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eRoad Approval\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAkrapovic records an EC approval against this converter. Fitted to the Racing Line, it is the condition on which that system's road legality rests.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: P-KAT-076\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEAN: 3831113581004\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBikes covered: Kawasaki Ninja 650 and Z650, 2017 to 2020\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eType: catalytic converter, single unit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConstruction: honeycomb metal carrier, palladium, rhodium and platinum coating\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRequired by: Akrapovic Racing Line S-K6R12-HEGEHT for its EC approval\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFunction: converts carbon monoxide and unburned hydrocarbons\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Akrapovic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53629422403850,"sku":"P-KAT-076","price":330.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0949\/7831\/0410\/files\/01_5eacd041-cad3-4fd6-af20-a9f94d7dfa24.png?v=1788563045","url":"https:\/\/inter-pace.com\/en-cl\/products\/akrapovic-catalytic-converter-kawasaki-ninja-650-z650-p-kat-076","provider":"Inter-Pace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}