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The quality of the workmanship comes down to one question…did he but RTV on the exhaust gaskets? If yes, hard pass.

Also, having done two of these systems, it’s so much easier to just remove the front wheel and the radiator support. Leave the oil cooler mounted in the radiator support and cap off the lines. It’s not worth fighting it and nicking up the radiator fins. Maybe 10-15 extra minutes saves tons of aggravation.
 
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On the gaskets? I get using it on the studs, but the gaskets aren't meant for it. I can't remember what the gaskets looked like on my 1199, but the V4 platform uses those two ply metal ones.
 
What RTV? All I see is copper grease. Having worked on complex cars, I agree with bp, often the best way involves removing a lot of furniture to get to the bit you want to work on, but mechanics have different skill levels and tools. He doesn't seem to be struggling.
 
If RTV is used. There's more than one "certified" Ducati mechanics who slather the gaskets with orange RTV using their finger on the outside faces of the gaskets on video on Youtube. Watch any factory video of when sealant is used. Its applied in a bead, not gobbed on and smeared with a finger.

What time in the video does he use the copper grease? I haven't watched the whole thing but skimming through when one would think it would be I never saw it.

This is the best video I have watched featuring a Ducati dealer mechanic. The video is a full rebuild of a V4R engine.

 
without watching it again when hes putting the pipes together, he smears the inside of the female join with a bit. Re RTV, if I use it I think o ring and not too much, you dont want silicone rubber in the oilways.
 
Oh, so on the pipes then…which is odd.

Anti-seize is meant to prevent dissimilar metals from corroding together. Two titanium exhaust pipes are not going to suffer from galvanic corrosion.
 
I do like watching videos of the dealer techs working. Not that all of them are what I would do, but it does give some insight.
 
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Its the little things like decent shelving/storage for the parts and the overall professionalism. Now if only we could get access to the Ducati diagnostics!
 
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Oh, so on the pipes then…which is odd.

Anti-seize is meant to prevent dissimilar metals from corroding together. Two titanium exhaust pipes are not going to suffer from galvanic corrosion.
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Nearly all of Jaret Campisi builds have used anti seize between the pipes including the ducati shop.
Can't hurt it either way

The factory header nuts are copper coated, I wouldn't put metal lock nuts or assembly paste anywhere near the exhaust.
 
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Nearly all of Jaret Campisi builds have used anti seize between the pipes including the ducati shop.
Can't hurt it either way

The factory header nuts are copper coated, I wouldn't put metal lock nuts or assembly paste anywhere near the exhaust.
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Did you really just use Campisi as a reference model? No one cares what “you” would or wouldn’t do, they care about the correct solution. The assembly paste is anti seize, it’s in an Akrapovic tube (look at the photo)and ships with the every kit. The copper coated .... nuts are stock OEM and are crap. The Ti metal tab locknuts are a Factory Corse part specifically for the application.
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The V4 kits don’t come with any type of anti seize and the instructions don’t mention it. That must be a thing for the xx99 series.
 
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Paul G said:
May as well put the bike in a dumpster, even the exhaust nuts are ....
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IThe bikes (stock)from a quality perspective with regards to hardware, electrical are complete dog ..... Engineering, some of it is pretty cool. Engineering from maintenance perspective, absolute worst in the industry. Cost of replacement parts, absolute worst in the industry. Aesthetics, best in the industry. Sales and marketing hype, best in the industry. Just stating facts Paul. No need to get ruffled.
 
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IThe bikes (stock)from a quality perspective with regards to hardware, electrical are complete dog ..... Engineering, some of it is pretty cool. Engineering from maintenance perspective, absolute worst in the industry. Cost of replacement parts, absolute worst in the industry. Aesthetics, best in the industry. Sales and marketing hype, best in the industry. Just stating facts Paul. No need to get ruffled.
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I agree with most of what you say and you have more engineering knowledge than me for sure, but it's about utility. If a soft steel nut does the job for the expected lifespan of the bike then maybe the gucci one isn't required and makes a tiny bit more profit for stockholders! My mates 900SS was built with a different ethos and you can see it, now that the brand is a "brand" its lost a bit of that built by Giuseppe charm and quality even though the bikes are far better overall.
 
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Did you really just use Campisi as a reference model? No one cares what “you” would or wouldn’t do, they care about the correct solution. The assembly paste is anti seize, it’s in an Akrapovic tube (look at the photo)and ships with the every kit. The copper coated .... nuts are stock OEM and are crap. The Ti metal tab locknuts are a Factory Corse part specifically for the application.
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so you would use assembly paste that’s anti seize but won’t use anti seize because it’s anti seize (right).

As for the lock nuts it’s called up selling corse parts, the factory nuts work fine only get torqued to 8nm.
 

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