Hate fuel injection like me? Consider this!
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From: El Cajon Ca.
Thanks, that's just what I wanted to read. I have a '95 FXDL that I am currently setting up for a trip to Reno, NV from So Cal. I'm taking the 395 and I know it goes up in elevation to somewhere around 4,500 feet. If I have to worry about fouled plugs and changing jets, then I have the wrong bike.
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From: Republic of Texas
S&S Super E kit $450.00
Thunderheart ignition $285.00
Fuel petcock $35.00 to $120.00 depending on taste
Fuel petcock adapter $25.00
Nice low idle and a cooler running engine and you can swap pipes and intakes without uploading a new map = Priceless
VERSUS:
Spending about $900.00 for one of the better units to get a low idle and cooler running engine.
Last edited by ghostrider69; Jun 15, 2010 at 11:46 PM.
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From: Redondo Beach, California
Originally Posted by jcbii 
Thanks, that's just what I wanted to read. I have a '95 FXDL that I am currently setting up for a trip to Reno, NV from So Cal. I'm taking the 395 and I know it goes up in elevation to somewhere around 4,500 feet. If I have to worry about fouled plugs and changing jets, then I have the wrong bike.
I have ridden my '77 Ironhead Sportster to STREET VIBRATIONS in Reno, NV. from Redondo Beach, CA. the first three years in a row that they had the event there. I have never had any problems on that run or any of my other friends on their Big Twins either. One year we did get stopped by the cops in a little town that we passed through because they thought that one of the women passengers with us was riding topless. With nice big ***** and a very small Bikini top, she wasn't topless. I nice sight to see for sure, but not completely topless.
Thanks, that's just what I wanted to read. I have a '95 FXDL that I am currently setting up for a trip to Reno, NV from So Cal. I'm taking the 395 and I know it goes up in elevation to somewhere around 4,500 feet. If I have to worry about fouled plugs and changing jets, then I have the wrong bike.
I have ridden my '77 Ironhead Sportster to STREET VIBRATIONS in Reno, NV. from Redondo Beach, CA. the first three years in a row that they had the event there. I have never had any problems on that run or any of my other friends on their Big Twins either. One year we did get stopped by the cops in a little town that we passed through because they thought that one of the women passengers with us was riding topless. With nice big ***** and a very small Bikini top, she wasn't topless. I nice sight to see for sure, but not completely topless.
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From: Desert S. West
My '99 FLHT has a HSR42 Mikuni and the 07 Softy has EFI. When that EFI starts giving me trouble and costing me money for replacement parts it's history. The Mikuni kicks ***. Great throttle response and reliable. I'm glad my touring bike has a carb considering I could be a long way from home if it does give me any trouble which is less likely with a carb. The only sacrifice is gas mileage. I can live with that.
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From: Seattle, WA
This mod is in my plans.
S&S Super E kit $450.00
Thunderheart ignition $285.00
Fuel petcock $35.00 to $120.00 depending on taste
Fuel petcock adapter $25.00
Nice low idle and a cooler running engine and you can swap pipes and intakes without uploading a new map = Priceless
VERSUS:
Spending about $900.00 for one of the better units to get a low idle and cooler running engine.
S&S Super E kit $450.00
Thunderheart ignition $285.00
Fuel petcock $35.00 to $120.00 depending on taste
Fuel petcock adapter $25.00
Nice low idle and a cooler running engine and you can swap pipes and intakes without uploading a new map = Priceless
VERSUS:
Spending about $900.00 for one of the better units to get a low idle and cooler running engine.
Although you could spend $900 for the alternative EFI system; I think realistically, you could spend half that (or less) and get a self-tunable system that would match the carb performance and be pretty trouble-free ....
When I was having trouble with my EFI system install, I really felt like just ripping it out (with my rage and raw aggression, at the moment) ... but, with patience, I was able to 'crack that nut' and couldn't be happier with the way it runs now ....
R/
'Chop
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From: Saginaw Bay Area, MI.
"Not to mention the 900cc buell chopper I had that would out run the Yamaha, used a single mikuni ran like a scalded ape and with less much less CCs...Surely this 96 should have more power then it currently does, pay harley a fee and they'll hook it up to their magic machine and unleash some ponies for you such BS.. Sorry to vent but this is frustrating.
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Unfortunatly,It'll still be slower than these..Even with a carb conversion
"Unfortunatly,It'll still be slower than these..Even with a carb conversion
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From: KC
I'm seriously considering this. Even after pipes, cams and TTS mine still refuses to sound like a Harley should.
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From: Ogden, UT
What do you do in a couple years when the EPA requires inspections like CA does and if you don't have the factory equipment you don't have a vehicle license?
It's coming....
Personally I have never had a carbed bike that runs as consistently as the EFI I have now. Too hot won't start, too cold won't run smooth, Playing with the choke... No thanks
i would hate to spend $1,000 now and find out in a couple years I have to rip it all out or sell the bike.
It's coming....
Personally I have never had a carbed bike that runs as consistently as the EFI I have now. Too hot won't start, too cold won't run smooth, Playing with the choke... No thanks
i would hate to spend $1,000 now and find out in a couple years I have to rip it all out or sell the bike.