Thundermax
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Tourer
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Anyone out there tell me if Thundermax is easy to install and use? Been doing some reading on tuners and this one is what I'm buying, so is it as easy to install and use as what I've read?
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They are considerable easier to use than a flash based system.. It's a full time closed loop system.. The important part is getting the ignition timing set right.. Most maps available are pretty close, especially the higher numbers maps. I've got over 100000 miles using TMAXs on 2 different bikes.. When dome right they will be a MPG or 2 below a Delphi system partly because timing is throttle position based and not MAP based.. No for special data collection modes for tuning. Simply ride the bike..
For what it's worth...not sure if you've already bought one, and I have no idea what's involved in switching it to a different bike, but I have a complete 4 year old Tmax that I just pulled off my '09 Dyna last week.
Originally Posted by Reindeer
For what it's worth...not sure if you've already bought one, and I have no idea what's involved in switching it to a different bike, but I have a complete 4 year old Tmax that I just pulled off my '09 Dyna last week.
Depends on your goals. The Tmax can and does work very well.
Safe to say Max has way more experience with them than I do.
Edit...didn't mean to quote myself there, just edit my original post.
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From: Santa Maria
Easy to use is relative to your abilities. I picked the Tmax because of the closed loop tuning, it's always adjusting. That to me maximizes performance.
When it comes down to tuning...you need to know what your doing. This is true with anything you tune outside of a base map though.
If your planning to have the bike dyno tuned, get a tts. If you want to set it and forget it, get the tmax.
I'm currently working/tweaking my tune. trying to maximize power with the butt dyno. I changed my AFR curve at different RPM and also been playing with timing. These are easy to do but require you understand what's actually happening when you make a change as things could go very bad if you don't understand it.
When it comes down to tuning...you need to know what your doing. This is true with anything you tune outside of a base map though.
If your planning to have the bike dyno tuned, get a tts. If you want to set it and forget it, get the tmax.
I'm currently working/tweaking my tune. trying to maximize power with the butt dyno. I changed my AFR curve at different RPM and also been playing with timing. These are easy to do but require you understand what's actually happening when you make a change as things could go very bad if you don't understand it.
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I don't see your year / make so take the following with a grain of salt... wrt installation.
You may have to modify the electrical caddy to get the TMax to fit properly. Getting that POS out, cutting it and getting wiring and components reinstalled was pretty much a pain in the ***. The rest not so bad.
You may have to modify the electrical caddy to get the TMax to fit properly. Getting that POS out, cutting it and getting wiring and components reinstalled was pretty much a pain in the ***. The rest not so bad.
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I don't see your year / make so take the following with a grain of salt... wrt installation.
You may have to modify the electrical caddy to get the TMax to fit properly. Getting that POS out, cutting it and getting wiring and components reinstalled was pretty much a pain in the ***. The rest not so bad.
You may have to modify the electrical caddy to get the TMax to fit properly. Getting that POS out, cutting it and getting wiring and components reinstalled was pretty much a pain in the ***. The rest not so bad.
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Tourer
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From: Vancouver, BC, Canada
i've got a 2012 SB....and I was told that because it was closed loop system, it would be pretty straight forward to install. I wasn't planning on getting it dyno'd either, so maybe the TMax is the way to go. Not sure what it will take to do the install and I still have some reading up to do.
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The TTS is made for guys who like to tinker, so, I dig my TTS.
However.. TTS works fine without dyno tuning... the data runs and tweaking are pretty great.
Last edited by archergodwin; Jun 10, 2017 at 10:07 AM.