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Old Sep 12, 2023 | 08:45 AM
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Hey all,
I’ve been dealing with this noise since I bought the bike a couple months ago. It’s almost like a popping or knocking sound coming from the motor between 2000-2800ish rpm’s when the throttle is rolled on anything beyond coasting. Seems worse the more throttle is applied. One person has advised it sounds like detonation, another says they hear nothing out of the normal engine sounds. We gradually took a lot of timing out and it made little to no difference. I’ve performed the “seafoam method” for carbon buildup, and I’ve got new plugs in.

the bike is a 2012 Street Glide, 103, 543 Cam with cam chest , big sucker air cleaner, “dnd style” 2-1 exhaust, and thundermax ECM.

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Old Sep 12, 2023 | 09:54 AM
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Get a cheap bore scope and view pistons for "pock mark" evidence
 
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i dunno. all i hear is the clucking sound from the big sucker as i have one and hear the same sound.
 
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Originally Posted by memphisharley
i dunno. all i hear is the clucking sound from the big sucker as i have one and hear the same sound.
So it did make the same noise before the big sucker, it had an Amazon special high flow on it when I got it.
Is it just the throttle body making noise, and does yours do it all the time or only certain times?
 
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