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Old May 20, 2017 | 08:09 AM
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I can't find this anywhere I looked, and it doesn't seem pressing enough to bug V&H...

Do Autotunes stack?

I did an autotune few weeks ago, and the bike is running 100% better, but I know there were probably ranges I missed cause I did it to and from work all week: I made sure to try to ride it like I stole it, and try to hit all the RPMs at all the TPS %. Well, I'm going on a longer ~350ish mile ride today and I was thinking since this trip is highway/traffic/hills/town/backroads it wouldn't hurt to do it again, but I don't want to lose what I did the other week.

The reason I even bring this up: when I did the autotune a few weeks ago it forced me to flash to a stock map...I wonder if I have to flash to a stock map to do the autotune, or if I can autotune and autotuned map?
 

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Old May 20, 2017 | 09:09 AM
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I have autotuned an autotune without issues.
 
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Old May 20, 2017 | 11:57 AM
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you wouldn't lose your current tune if you don't apply the new one.
 
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Every time you flash, it writes to the ecm. If you load an already autotuned map into the autotune, it will tune that map. When you flash the ecm again, it will take. You can also apply changes as you go, then flash that map to the bike when you exit autotune.

It's all detailed on the fp3 site in the faq.
 
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Old May 23, 2017 | 06:57 AM
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Originally Posted by GregGillette
I have autotuned an autotune without issues.
I ended up trying it, and thank you! That was a weeks' worth of painful riding to try to hit all my squares that I didn't want to do again.

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Every time you flash, it writes to the ecm. If you load an already autotuned map into the autotune, it will tune that map. When you flash the ecm again, it will take. You can also apply changes as you go, then flash that map to the bike when you exit autotune.

It's all detailed on the fp3 site in the faq.
Not sure if you're trying to be a smartass or actually helpful, but I'm not seeing this particular question in the FAQ section.

Fp3 Autotune stack?-autotune.png

Theres another blurb in the software section about autotune, but it doesn't apply here either.
 
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Old May 23, 2017 | 07:18 AM
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Yes, it stacks. When you run autotune and apply it, a new map gets saved as Map #2, or whatever number you're on. Then you can load Map 2 and do more autotune to it, adding on to your custom autotune map. And so on and so on.
 
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I am actually trying to be helpful.
 
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you can leave it in auto tune until you are good to go and then label and save it , I did the a/t solo and 2 up
 
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Old May 24, 2017 | 08:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Stretchman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQkbnUyPIYY

I am actually trying to be helpful.
Gotya. Thank you! Sorry I mis-labeled your post. Thanks for the video. I'll have to watch that when I have a few minutes to spare.

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you can leave it in auto tune until you are good to go and then label and save it , I did the a/t solo and 2 up
I did that for a week, then I saved it...but it seems I forgot to hit the 80mph range cause I got like 20mpg. haha.
 
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