I'm wanting to add an SE air filter and RineHart slip-ons to my 2007 Super Glide. I was just reading the current issue of American Iron, and I found THIS statement in an article about installing an aftermarket exhaust, and I QUOTE:

Is this true? If so, it would save me a lot of $$$ since I could do everything myself? Is a fuel tuner really not needed?

 

It is safe and OK, you may not like the throttle response, but you won't know until you try it. If you are putting the AC on for performance, you won't be getting much out of it without a tune.

Look at the TTS tuning kit. You can tune the bike yourself with it, don't need to take the bike to a dyno tuner. But bottom line is that you will be fine cruising.

You may not like decel pop, heat, throttle response, and WOT power, but it may be just fine with you.

Why do you want the A/F? Looks? Performance? If you are looking for performance or seat of the pants feel, try the TTS instead, with the pipes if you are looking for that sound. You may find you don't need the filter after all... and if you do, add it later.

 

I'm not sure really, everybody just seems to think that's what I need to do to "open up" my bike. I'm actually happy with it stock, to be truthful. I just want it to run it's best.

 

There seems to be a lot of preconceived notions held over from 5-10 years ago that just don't hold water with modern bikes. There is nothing wrong with riding stock, most of us just want to ride. If you are happy, use the money you save for coffee and movies. The bikes come from the factory detuned, the best way to make them run their best is to tune them and look at the TTS if you are a DYI. I am very happy now with my stock bike, some open pipes for sound, and the TTS V-Tune which runs the bike cooler, provides crisper throttle response, and no decel pop and no surging.

Now if I liked running 100 mph+ on the Harley chassis, perhaps I'd want to open up the intake... but thats not me.