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Installed new head pipes and used the Vance and Hines FP3 last night to down load a map. Went out today and the check engine light has come on. Only went a couple miles and bike seems to run ok. This is on a 2014 Ultra Limited. Anyone have any ideas or suggestions?
There is an option to "Read Diagnostic" codes. You may have thrown one.
Did you install the "o2" sensors in the correct spots. If they get mixed up you will get a code.
I get several unknown codes with my FP3 but nothing that I get a CEL on with. I clear them but they always return.
I am regretting not going with the TTS instead. V&H support is terrible and the auto tune is a big secret. At least with the TTS you could see how your VE tables flowed and could check your data and make adjustments. V&H needs to make the APP more robust and at the least let you see your map without having to be connected to the bike all the time. Very disappointed.
Yep. It was a bad O2 wire. I called V&H support to ask about the code I found (reported on the fp3 itself) and sure enough I apparently damaged one during installation of the exhaust system. My bad for not paying better attention to the damn directions (exhaust headers) in the first place. Anyway, the local HD dealership had an O2 harness in stock so I was able to replace it right away. Just got back from a test ride and everything is working great. Will experiment with the auto tune feature over the next few weeks.
When I installed my FP3 the other day, I ended up loading an initial map using V&H Twin Slash Monster Slip On's, standard baffles, High Flow AC and stock 103 engine. All I can say is WOW! It runs so much smoother and has a lot more get up and go than the stock setup. I set it to auto tune went for about a 100 mile ride with my buddies and noticed that the center of the map populated to green fairly quickly. About half way through my ride I reflashed the updated auto tune map and left the FP3 set to continue to auto tune. I will run auto tune for a while and see how much more the map populates to green.
In my opinion, if you are just doing mufflers/pipes and High Flow AC, the FP3 is ideal. It is a five minute job to install, ten by the time it's finished updating itself to the newest firmware. The app is fairly intuitive and makes flashing very easy. I had a PC3 on my old 08 Street Glide and I can tell you the FP3 is so much easier to get dialed in. I played with the map on my old PC3 for weeks, tweaking it, riding it, tweaking it some more until I got it where I "thought" it was good. With the FP3 I plugged it in, selected a base map, flashed it and went riding. It was running so good I didn't think I would even need to use the auto tune feature until I looked at the map and saw it being populated with green boxes. I am very satisfied with my FP3.
Ive got about 500 mi on my Stg 1 upgrade w/ the FP3. First few rides was with the V&H canned map & ran good. I switched over to auto-tune, didnt really feel any difference but left it in there. I did a 360 mi road trip last Sat, mostly on the interstate & my MPG came in at 33-36... which I though was too low. Granted, I was running 80 mph for most of the way but my 07 w/ a 103 that had more HP/TQ & a PCIII averaged about 43 for the same kind of ride.
I switched it back to the V&H canned map & Im doing a 400+ miler this weekend & will be checking the MPG again. Hopefully it will improve some.
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