Low Rider S - Tuning Help
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Low Rider S - Tuning Help
I am hoping the pool of knowledge here will help me push my numbers up on my 2016 Low Rider S.
My first upgrade was the 117 kit. Instance boost in numbers. Dyno stated the following
84.99 to 101.31 HP
105.35 to 118.23 TQ
To my virgin eyes, and the difference in the seat, it was one hell of an upgrade. That said, everyone told me exhaust should be next. To not only make it a little louder but to really boost my numbers, so I did.
Second upgrade, Two Brothers Racing Comp-S. (Side note, is there a forum to negatively review people. Pipe is awesome, person I purchased it from, not so much) This pipe is seriously loud and bassy. I was very surprised and pleased with the tone of this exhaust but the increase in power, not so much.
101.31 to 106.86 HP
118.23 to 121.39 TQ
So not so impressive, or at least not as much of an increase as it was hyped up to be. Along with the lack of a large power bump, the torque is not fully "coming on" like it was with only the kit installed. The dealership told me that the SE Street Tuner I had was done now. Meaning there was nothing else it could do for my bike.
To my question, what is next? Purchase a tuner and start playing with it from that end? Is my thinking that the power should be a lot more way off base? Need some input please.
117 Kit Dyno: Http://i.imgur.com/KrQqrOm.jpg
After Exhaust Dyno: https://i.imgur.com/Xe797fW.jpg
My first upgrade was the 117 kit. Instance boost in numbers. Dyno stated the following
84.99 to 101.31 HP
105.35 to 118.23 TQ
To my virgin eyes, and the difference in the seat, it was one hell of an upgrade. That said, everyone told me exhaust should be next. To not only make it a little louder but to really boost my numbers, so I did.
Second upgrade, Two Brothers Racing Comp-S. (Side note, is there a forum to negatively review people. Pipe is awesome, person I purchased it from, not so much) This pipe is seriously loud and bassy. I was very surprised and pleased with the tone of this exhaust but the increase in power, not so much.
101.31 to 106.86 HP
118.23 to 121.39 TQ
So not so impressive, or at least not as much of an increase as it was hyped up to be. Along with the lack of a large power bump, the torque is not fully "coming on" like it was with only the kit installed. The dealership told me that the SE Street Tuner I had was done now. Meaning there was nothing else it could do for my bike.
To my question, what is next? Purchase a tuner and start playing with it from that end? Is my thinking that the power should be a lot more way off base? Need some input please.
117 Kit Dyno: Http://i.imgur.com/KrQqrOm.jpg
After Exhaust Dyno: https://i.imgur.com/Xe797fW.jpg
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From: Northstreet, michigan
Well I would suggest Powervision, and finding a good tuner, not HD dealer. You can try to autotune it, but it does take patience. I have a se 117 with pv and d&d fatcat on my lrs and I'm making 104 hp, and 119.5 tq from a 500 mile auto tune. I still have to fine tune it though as I'm running very lean in the higher rpms. So once I get it tuned the way I want it my numbers should go up a little.
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From: Alberta
Well I would suggest Powervision, and finding a good tuner, not HD dealer. You can try to autotune it, but it does take patience. I have a se 117 with pv and d&d fatcat on my lrs and I'm making 104 hp, and 119.5 tq from a 500 mile auto tune. I still have to fine tune it though as I'm running very lean in the higher rpms. So once I get it tuned the way I want it my numbers should go up a little.
Sounds pretty good
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From: Northstreet, michigan
Everyone will have a different opinion or preference based on what worked for them. Power vision is the only tuner I've used. I chose it because everyone I know with tuning experience suggested it, so I started researching it and comparing it to other tuners. There are other options but power vision was what I felt would best suit my needs.
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