320 Degrees! How high is too high?
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right on. Shoulda got a fatcat lol just kiddin. Anyway with an exhaust like the road rage, you should expect some decel popping even with the tune. Your temp should still drop a little, but you'd be best off having a dyno tune. Unless you have plans for future mods, in which case id say hold off. The power vision has a tune specifically for the road rage. I hope you bought it from fuel moto. I should have mentioned this earlier, but fm has such a large tune database that you should have tunes for most modifications available. I made the mistake of gettin my pv from the HD dealer so I was **** out of luck for tunes. Anyway, sounds like you're on your way. Good choices on upgrades/tuner.
Yesterday I went for a ride for about an hour. 79 degrees F weather. Behind the light my Dakota Digital alert went off at over 300. It reached 320 at one point.
I am using Valvoline in engine. Bike has 700 miles on it. Street Bob
I plan to change the oil with full synthetic Mobil1.
How high is too high for 103?
I am using Valvoline in engine. Bike has 700 miles on it. Street Bob
I plan to change the oil with full synthetic Mobil1.
How high is too high for 103?
Here is an excerpt from one of the links that directly addresses your question.
Our target temperatures are:
Engine Temperature, as measured by the factory sensor & then displayed by the PV as "ET".
230* F everyday riding, with no more than 250* F in extreme circumstances.
(at 270* F you will feel the sluggishness in power, and accelerated engine wear begins)
Oil temperatures, as measured in the oil tank or the sump:
230* F everyday riding, with no more than 260* F in extreme circumstances.
(at 270* F you will feel the sluggishness in power, and damage is occurring to the oil and there is accelerated engine wear)
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Thanks for info DK, but I find it hard to believe 260 is extreme.
Last night in cool weather I went for a ride and I got 245. Most people dont monitor their temperature, but if they do I am pretty sure they get to 260 every time.
Last night in cool weather I went for a ride and I got 245. Most people dont monitor their temperature, but if they do I am pretty sure they get to 260 every time.
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We've had some +90° days the last few weeks; the highest I saw on the Power Vision was 234° while riding.
Get it down in the cooler temperatures of fall and I'll be running 205° - 217°...
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Also make sure you are using Mobil1 V-Twin 20/50 NOT some other grade.
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First time I changed the oil there were some tiny shreds of metal on the magnet. This next time when I put in mobil1 there were non.
Walmart carries mobil1 so instead of Redline I just went and grabbed some right away because after the overheating I didnt want any of that oil in the engine.
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right on. Shoulda got a fatcat lol just kiddin. Anyway with an exhaust like the road rage, you should expect some decel popping even with the tune. Your temp should still drop a little, but you'd be best off having a dyno tune. Unless you have plans for future mods, in which case id say hold off. The power vision has a tune specifically for the road rage. I hope you bought it from fuel moto. I should have mentioned this earlier, but fm has such a large tune database that you should have tunes for most modifications available. I made the mistake of gettin my pv from the HD dealer so I was **** out of luck for tunes. Anyway, sounds like you're on your way. Good choices on upgrades/tuner.
I bought the PV on ebay, it was over $100 cheaper. Dont they let you download tunes off their website for free?
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Crazy... I regularly see engine temps of 290+ despite having both a fan assisted oil cooler and some wards fans (albeit the fans right now seem to run in the rear cylinder but not the front until I turn off the engine, weird).
Of course my ambient temps are 108+
Of course my ambient temps are 108+
