Engine pinging
Thread Starter
|
Cruiser
Joined: Sep 2014
Posts: 172
Likes: 25
From: NorCal
Engine pinging
Hey everyone, I have a 09 fat bob with the stage 1 setup from harley. Recently I installed some vance and hines short shorts with the optional quiet baffles. In the previous setup and the current setup at wot in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, I swear I can hear some pinging. I am in Cali and I run our premium which is 91. Looking in to getting it dyno tuned down the road. Any thoughts? Mabe run some octane booster? For the time being? I'm new at all of this so any advise would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Rob.
Road Master
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 824
Likes: 2
From: O'fallon IL
You don't say whether or not it was tuned by Harley after the stage one. If so, then just changing the pipes should not have made much difference. If they just did a flash tune then it probably wasn't right the first time. You will probably have to bit the bullet and get a custom dyno tune if you want it right. There are not short cuts to getting the right tune. Don't waste your money on fuel additives.
Thread Starter
|
Cruiser
Joined: Sep 2014
Posts: 172
Likes: 25
From: NorCal
I know that the previous owner had the stage one reflash of the ecu done when he put on the heavy breather intake and the screamin eagle slipons. Now the bike has short shots. But the pinging has happened with both setups. Do you think this would help? http://www.dkcustomproducts.com/ViED...DK-VIED-NR.htm
Thanks
Thanks
Trending Topics
Elite HDF Member
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 3,780
Likes: 69
From: Al Bu Ker Key, New Mexico
Hey everyone, I have a 09 fat bob with the stage 1 setup from harley. Recently I installed some vance and hines short shorts with the optional quiet baffles. In the previous setup and the current setup at wot in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, I swear I can hear some pinging. I am in Cali and I run our premium which is 91. Looking in to getting it dyno tuned down the road. Any thoughts? Mabe run some octane booster? For the time being? I'm new at all of this so any advise would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Rob.
HD Forum Stories
The Best of Harley-Davidson for Lifelong Riders
7 Surprising Harley-Davidson Products that Are Not Motorcycles
Verdad Gallardo
8 Best Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Ever
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Worst Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Ever
Pouria Savadkouei
Killer Custom's Jail Break Is The Breakout That Refused to Blend In
Verdad Gallardo
Crazy Bunderbike Build Looks Amazing, But Is It Impossible to Ride?
Verdad Gallardo
Harley-Davidson Reveals Super Cool Cafe Racer Concept
Verdad Gallardo
Engraved Rebellion: Inside Bundnerbike's Glam Rock II
Verdad Gallardo
10 Motorcycles You Should Never Buy
Joe Kucinski
10 Things Harley-Davidson Needs to Fix in 2026
Verdad Gallardo
Elite HDF Member
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 3,780
Likes: 69
From: Al Bu Ker Key, New Mexico
And I am running the FL-Xied product on my stock 2010 96ci engine. I believe it works as advertised. I still experience pinging when the day time temps are above 90 degrees and under a load.
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 9,281
Likes: 1,139
From: southeast PA
One of the versions of the XIEDs may help if it's your mixture, but if the problem is you've got too much timing in certain areas you need a real tune with a real tuner.
The dealer download is a canned map, not a tune up.
The dealer download is a canned map, not a tune up.