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Sep 9, 2007 | 04:58 PM

demaz58

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Hypercharger help

I have a 2006 dyna fxdi35 and was wanting toinstall a Kuryakyn hypercharger is this something that anyone can do or should it only be done at a shop. I alreadyinstalled vance and hines short shots and a power commander III.

Sep 9, 2007 | 05:09 PM

FastHarley

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RE: Hypercharger help

I would not. HP Loss, flaps stick, not a performance enhancer. Save your $ & buy something that will help you.

Sep 9, 2007 | 06:10 PM

xxxflhrci

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RE: Hypercharger help

A Hypercharger may not enhance your bikes performance, but it certainly will compliment a mullet and pair of pointy-toed snakeskin boots.

Sep 9, 2007 | 09:02 PM

FastHarley

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RE: Hypercharger help

? What

Sep 10, 2007 | 02:34 PM

Rebel Ryder

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RE: Hypercharger help

hc itself won't give much increase but sure looks cool. my used wg came w/one. I would not think it beyond someone who's mech. inclined.

Sep 10, 2007 | 03:26 PM

compgeek789

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RE: Hypercharger help

As it's been said before: The hypercharger is for looks. It has a K&N filter element inside of it, which is where your high airflow intake is actually coming from. The "air scoop" and butterfly valves are cosmetic and actually restrictive to intake airflow. Your intake will suck air through the K&N naturally. You won't increase the intake velocity via forced air in the scoop until your riding somewhere around 160mph. And even at that speed, it's only a marginal increase over the normal air intake rate. Anything slower than 160mph and it's just normal intake. I saw the math behind the fluid dynamics somewhere, but I don't have the link anymore.

Save your money and just get a K&N filter without the extra-fancy (and extra-big) cover. Your fuel injected bike won't care in the least what cover you have over a K&N filter, and you as a rider won't be able to tell the difference either.

I can't speak for the installation, but have heard it ain't exactly easy. Download the instructions from Kuryakyn.com and consider your own abilities and tools.

What I can speak for is the size of the thing. I sat on a bike with one and it's huge. It stuck out far enough to make it tough for me to get my knee around it and my foot on the forward controls. Search for pics of it on a bike, or better yet, sit on one if you can. It puts the stock football to shame.

If you do decide to get one and the guys at the pub look at it funny, don't say we didn't try to warn you.

Sep 10, 2007 | 06:21 PM

mentor70

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RE: Hypercharger help

I concour with the above, Its a POS perfomance wise

I use the Zippers A/C with AN backing plate works awsome!

the only other thing id run is the new S&S intakes

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