Had a header from a 2012 cvo street glide, removed the cat.
Fuel moto open ac with pcv, factory mufflers with 3/8 inch holes for getting the vacuum in the muffler for tuning.
Results gave me a much much cooler tuning engine. The base map was very close as far as hp/tq are concerned. The f/a was the problem under 3,000 rpms.


I can make trips wit it now. It is a ball to ride with the heat almost gone.

 

As long as you're happy, I'm happy...
Have to get ours done soon, I'm not unhappy with mine, but it could be better

 

Aren't you liquid cooled?
Still make a difference.

 

A good tune and new cams sure will.
My plans are:
FullSac exhaust
TTS cams
Was going to change air cleaner but I'm hearing that the stock is fine until stage 2
Mufflers I have already ( Full Sac in garage waiting)

 

You can't go wrong with fulsac. I am using fuelmotousa new open ac on the free. It looks factory including the back plate. Has openings in the rear of mounting plate. Had a fit getting the lean mixture to richen between idle to 2,500 rpms. It's good now. I'll wait on cams until my warranty runs out.
Then stage 4 head work and tts 100 cams. If I need it. At this point I don't see needing it. I can out run goldwing trikes now with better mpg.

 

You have about a 400 - 500 lb weight advantage on the Wing, makes it pretty easy to out run them.

 

The new style AC on the Rushmore bikes are good up to 103 TQ. It varies a few pounds one way or the other but 103 cubic inches to 103 foot pounds is easy to remember. You can actually see the drop after 4000 RPM's on a chart.

The TTS cams will take you much higher than 103 TQ so your AC will need to be changed as Casper said... Stage II takes a new AC. Just wanted you guys to know where the cut off was via Torque.

 

I agree with the both of you on both counts.
I went with the fuelmoto ac mainly because I got it for $70.
I am still surprised how good the free runs straight out of the box. Now with a stage one I am surprised how much it helped.
If I don't add the extended warranty I may do cams when the factory warranty runs out.
On touring bikes I rarely go inside unless it is really needed.
If I do I will get kevin at vtwin performance do the head work, I see it as a waist not to do heads when changing cams. That is how I think. I f I do cams I will have head work done, don't want to cut the cams performance short. Then I have to check the runout, cam plate, oil pump etc...
I r4eally like the free but the Goldwing is my main touring machine for me. The free is mainly for my wife if she will learn to ride. LOL I'm not holding my breath though.

 

Do you have a tuner on this set up?

 

Yes, I am using a pcv.
It was cheap, I prefer the tts tuner but not enough coins at the time.