Big City Thunder Baffles Installed...Impression
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From: Jefferson, Oregon
They sell both styles....call them and discuss your needs.
5th Gear
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From: Frankfurt, Germany
I'm running a set of Big Radius 2 into 2 on my '12 WG, I wanted to tone it down a little because the pipes were too loud for my liking. I installed the QQs and they sound great, the only complaint I have is that the bike doesn't pull as hard as it used too. Around town its great, but before the bike would pull hard to 120, after installing these baffles I was struggling after about 105. I'm running a V&H FuelPak and Xieds. So I called V&H, got another map, and the bike ran like crap. So I just pulled the baffles and installed the originals, I also re-mapped the bike like it was before I called V&H. I'm not going to say that it was the baffles, and most people don't run 120, I probably need a new tuner or a dyno tune w/the QQs to get what I want out of the bike. The problem is that I am unsure as to what tuner to buy and that could be a $350 mistake..
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From: Ogden, UT
I'm running a set of Big Radius 2 into 2 on my '12 WG, I wanted to tone it down a little because the pipes were too loud for my liking. I installed the QQs and they sound great, the only complaint I have is that the bike doesn't pull as hard as it used too. Around town its great, but before the bike would pull hard to 120, after installing these baffles I was struggling after about 105. I'm running a V&H FuelPak and Xieds. So I called V&H, got another map, and the bike ran like crap. So I just pulled the baffles and installed the originals, I also re-mapped the bike like it was before I called V&H. I'm not going to say that it was the baffles, and most people don't run 120, I probably need a new tuner or a dyno tune w/the QQs to get what I want out of the bike. The problem is that I am unsure as to what tuner to buy and that could be a $350 mistake..
With the QQ in my Big radius 2-2 they pulled much better, especially in the mid range, but then again, I never purposely run my bike up over 100,
5th Gear
Joined: Sep 2012
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From: Frankfurt, Germany
Supposedly the FuelPak only changes the A/F ratio above 50% throttle, ( I am no professional tuner, and I read that on a thread) so I bought the Xieds to change the A/F ratio until the FuelPak "kicks in" at half throttle. I was running the FuelPak at first and was unhappy with the performance after changing my pipes and A/C, I believe I had lost torque and the bike ran better stock.... So I bought the Xieds (cheaper than buying a tuner).. and the bike runs good now, but I have never had another set up on the bike to compare it so that's my own opinion... I was thinking about taking all of it off this winter and buying a tuner. What type or brand of tuner would you recommend?
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From: Ogden, UT
Supposedly the FuelPak only changes the A/F ratio above 50% throttle, ( I am no professional tuner, and I read that on a thread) so I bought the Xieds to change the A/F ratio until the FuelPak "kicks in" at half throttle. I was running the FuelPak at first and was unhappy with the performance after changing my pipes and A/C, I believe I had lost torque and the bike ran better stock.... So I bought the Xieds (cheaper than buying a tuner).. and the bike runs good now, but I have never had another set up on the bike to compare it so that's my own opinion... I was thinking about taking all of it off this winter and buying a tuner. What type or brand of tuner would you recommend?
i did a ton of research on this after running the first 2 because I was not satisfied with either one. I finally decided to bite the bullet and buy the TMax, I avoided it at first because of cost. (found a great deal from a form sponsor) Now I only wish I had saved the money on other tuners and bought the TMax first.
You will get tons of opinions, this is only mine but I am sold on the TMax.
and I think that this will help me when I have it tuned...
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