Slight engine miss
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Originally Posted by Screamin beagle
Deleted...lack of reading compression on my part
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From: Bloomsburg, PA
So got 210 psi front and rear compression test. . Seems a little high for stock but its an auto zone tester so maybe a little off. I checked the plugs and they look kind of light (only about 500 miles on them). I called Vance and Hines and they gave me a richer map after looking at my auto tune data. Bike runs great but I can't say there is no tiny stutter when moving slow and light throttle at 2200 to 2400 rpm. I bought the bike used and the seller didn't say anything about a cam but who knows what's in there
Checked for exhaust leaks with a little lighter flame and no leaks detected. Probably as good as it can be with no pro tune I imagine.
Checked for exhaust leaks with a little lighter flame and no leaks detected. Probably as good as it can be with no pro tune I imagine.
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My bike has a s&s 570 ez start cam and it being a mid range to high range cam, on low end it kinda has a rougher sound. Mines also carbed. Very well could be a tune issue or maybe you have some goodies in there.
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Thanks. There was only one previous owner but found out he lied about a couple of things. One was he said there was an FP3 on bike used for the stage one tune. Well there was an FP3 on bike but it was registered to a different bike so I tossed it and had to buy a new one. I’m thinking maybe I could just check to see if the push rods are adjustable. Just got to figure out how and best place to look for threads.
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If it were me the next step would be to double check the compression with another gauge, if it remains that high then I would pull the cam cover and verify what cams are in it, get a proper starter tune for what you have and then back to auto-tuning it
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in the name of simplicity wouldn't it be simpler to pop top clip on push rod cover then slide up and check for an adjustable pushrod? If that is there than next step would be to remove cam cover. For me to remove cam cover I have to remove exhaust and the truth is I think the bike has the factory cam. I'm just being cautious with this check. Looking for the absolute simplest way.