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Old Mar 1, 2009 | 09:10 PM
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i thought brown or yellow was too rich and blue was too lean. yes post the dyno chart but also check your bill and see if it says dyno run or dyno tune. big difference
 
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Old Mar 1, 2009 | 11:19 PM
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It was a dyno tune after I installed the exhaust and intake. A dyno run when I got my stock base line numbers. I've got the chart but, haven't hosted it yet so I can't post it. I'm unbelievably upset about this after having spent all of the $ for the exhaust, air cleaner, TTS Mastertune and the dyno tune.

Anyone ever heard of Blue Job to clean up the gold on the mufflers?
 

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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 06:56 AM
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Originally Posted by SUUIE
It was a dyno tune after I installed the exhaust and intake. A dyno run when I got my stock base line numbers. I've got the chart but, haven't hosted it yet so I can't post it. I'm unbelievably upset about this after having spent all of the $ for the exhaust, air cleaner, TTS Mastertune and the dyno tune.

Anyone ever heard of Blue Job to clean up the gold on the mufflers?
scan it, and post it..
sounds like the guy that "tuned" it, didn't.
 
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 05:14 PM
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here is the dyno
 
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 05:23 PM
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Does the cycle doctor clean toilets for a living on the side? I would seriously have to question the competence of this outfit. Anyone who conducts Dyno Tuning for a living knows what the customer is looking for and should be able provide advice long before a product is tested so you know what to expect.
 
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 05:27 PM
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here is the readings
i would say he tuned for max TQ but if so then why did i get this with rush slipons
from 63.99 hp to 75.41 hp and 78.16 tq to 87.36 tq
 
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 05:37 PM
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I used The Cycle Doctor to install my pipes, FuelPak and A/C. He seemed to do a pretty good job at that. But I didn't get the Dyno to see what, if any, bump I may have gotten. Now I kind of wish I had? But so far, I've been pretty happy with the bike since the new pipes went on and I'm having no issues with the fuel.
 
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 07:30 PM
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Originally Posted by NavyPT
Does the cycle doctor clean toilets for a living on the side? I would seriously have to question the competence of this outfit. Anyone who conducts Dyno Tuning for a living knows what the customer is looking for and should be able provide advice long before a product is tested so you know what to expect.
I didn't consult with him concerning equipment choices.
 
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one important piece of information is missing from the dyno sheets, the AFR readings...
what's the AFR on those runs??

also look at the time stamps on the different runs, there was only about 15min between two of the runs, is that enough time to tune?
looks like they just loaded a new TTS map, ran it again and sent him out the door..
 

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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 10:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Deuce Bigelow
one important piece of information is mising from the dyno sheets, the AFR readings...
what's the AFR on those runs??
yep they look like runs but he was charged for tunes, i smell something
it looks like the numbers you would get with stage 1 and no fuel management.
i just found my old dyno run from my sportster stage one i did.
75hp and 77 tq on a 1200c
 

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