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Old 12-28-2015, 07:45 AM
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I am in Grand Rapids, MI and looking for the best tuner to take my bike to after my cam install. I am installing Tman torqsters and using a power vision tuner ..... 2015 street glide. Any recommendations appreciated.
 
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I wonder if Dynojet would have a list of all shops trained in their equipment?
 
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I wonder if Dynojet would have a list of all shops trained in their equipment?
Well, looky here:

http://www.powercommander.com/powerc...g%2c+MI%2c+USA
 

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Just because they bought a dyno & went to a 2 hour class dosnt make them a good tuner (if they did they will be on dynojets list) go by reputation.not the list here
 
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Your exactly right... I could do a search and find plenty of places with a dyno. I am looking for references from people that have used a particular tuner in my area with good reviews/results. I know there are tuners through out the country with great reputations just none close to me here in MI that I have found.
 

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I found my shop from the DynaJet site. I was quite suprised to find none in the immediate Louisville metro area. The closest 'certified' one to me was about 30 miles away in a long standing independent Harley shop. Spent $500 on a PV license and a dyno tune. Dyno sheets showed almost 10/10 between the before and after run. On the road there was a marked difference in overall smoothness and performance. Perhaps not the cheapest tune but I wanted a PV tune with actual dyno sheets.
 
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Originally Posted by prodrag1320
Just because they bought a dyno & went to a 2 hour class dosnt make them a good tuner (if they did they will be on dynojets list) go by reputation.not the list here
Wrong. To become an Approved Power Commander Tuning Center, the technician must attend three days of classroom and hands-on training at Dynojet in Las Vegas. The link I provided lists Approved Power Command Tuning Centers.

So, if the OP wants to do a little leg work, like calling some of the centers, talking to the technicians and asking relevant questions, I think he should be able to tell if the technician knows his stuff or not.
 
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Wrong. To become an Approved Power Commander Tuning Center, the technician must attend three days of classroom and hands-on training at Dynojet in Las Vegas. The link I provided lists Approved Power Command Tuning Centers.

So, if the OP wants to do a little leg work, like calling some of the centers, talking to the technicians and asking relevant questions, I think he should be able to tell if the technician knows his stuff or not.



Im dead on right.even 3 days isnt going to make anyone a good tuner.i had a dyno for over 25 years and know what it takes.we re-tuned alot of bikes from "dynojet certified" tuning centers that were horrible tunes.the HD dealer in indiana where we moved from had a certified bone head that blew up 4 bikes in 2 months before they were forced to take him off the dyno
 
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Originally Posted by GalvTexGuy
Wrong. To become an Approved Power Commander Tuning Center, the technician must attend three days of classroom and hands-on training at Dynojet in Las Vegas. The link I provided lists Approved Power Command Tuning Centers.

So, if the OP wants to do a little leg work, like calling some of the centers, talking to the technicians and asking relevant questions, I think he should be able to tell if the technician knows his stuff or not.
I've seen a bunch of "certified idiots" ....
 
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Originally Posted by prodrag1320
Im dead on right.even 3 days isnt going to make anyone a good tuner.i had a dyno for over 25 years and know what it takes.we re-tuned alot of bikes from "dynojet certified" tuning centers that were horrible tunes.the HD dealer in indiana where we moved from had a certified bone head that blew up 4 bikes in 2 months before they were forced to take him off the dyno
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I've seen a bunch of "certified idiots" ....
So, by both your logic, all Dynojet technicians blow up bikes and are idiots. Riiiiiight...

At least I've given the OP some options, which is more than I can say for you two geniuses.
 

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