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Old Aug 13, 2012 | 02:30 PM
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800 miles on my 2012 wide glide and whenever I get on it a little hard, I get a pinging noise from the lifters, ready to schedule the break-in service so was just wondering if this was normal? No engine mods yet either btw.
 
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Old Aug 13, 2012 | 03:09 PM
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Are you running high octane fuel? Have you tried a different brand of gas but still high octane? Not all high octane fuels are equal.

Have you checked your oil?
 
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Old Aug 13, 2012 | 03:23 PM
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maybe talking about normal top end noise? mine rattles pretty good at higher rpms
 
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Old Aug 13, 2012 | 03:33 PM
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Im running 87 octane (factory recommended) gas in it, with no ethanol, also Ive noticed it really only does it after the engine is hot and has been running for awhile.
 
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Put in 91 from BP (no ethanol). I wish we had 93 but it's very scarce here in Iowa.
 
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It's most likely the lean condition that comes from the factory to meet EPA standards for emission. The best thing to do is a comlete stage one with a properly set up tuner. For now, put some high octane fuel in it.
 
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Old Aug 13, 2012 | 04:36 PM
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I run BP 93 in mine from day one. Never had a problem.
 
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Run high octane fuel,,,nuff said
 
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Well Ill be tuning the engine this fall when I do my engine mods, so hopefully this will take care of the problem
 
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what kind of tuner are you getting? Who's going to tune it?
 
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