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Old 08-06-2008, 10:42 PM
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I have an 02 Fatboy with stage 1 kit and Screaming Eagle exhaust. I plan to change my pipes to V/H Big Radius. Do I need to Dyno tune it right away or can I ride it till I get more $$. Please help.
 
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If your bike is carbed you can probably get away with it fine. Not sure about an EFI bike, but if its running fine now odds are it won't hurt anything. I would just keep an eye on the oil temp and as long as it stays within reason and doesn't pop too bad on decel, your fine.
 
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You already have both ends "opened up" and if its currently running fine you should be okay until you get the $ to fine tune it.
 
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when you put pipes on, you are going to lean out the mixture. lean mixtures burn holes in pistons. I would be more concerned with the spark plugs than oil temp. a piston can melt in seconds, you will not see oil temp change that fast. I have melted pistons while monitoring EGT's. forget about hte oil temp and read your sprk plugs. personally, i would not put the pipes on untill I had all of parts and money to have the fuel system re-mapped.
 
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