So this past weekend here in the NYC Metro area was very nice....Saturday more than Sunday, but I did get out both days. I took both of my bikes out. In the AM I took out the new 08 Street Glide, and then after lunch (the local dealer has a free BBQ for members of the local HOG every Sat) I went back to the house and took out the SE-Deuce. Back in December I had the local dealer install a SERT, and then tune it on the dyno.....I had heard a lot of good things about the guy who does the dyno tuning there. Anyhow.....I took her back home a few days after the new year, but its not too far from the dealer to my house....like about 5 mile about, so i didn't get a good chance to feel the bike out with the new ****. I did get a print out from the dyno run showing a serious increase in Hp/Tq.....I am at like 99.6TQ/94.5HP.
So this past Saturday it warmed up real nice into the 60's, and I finally got a chance to put a few miles on her on well known roads. The bike already had a SE intake w/K&N, V&H Big Radius pipes, came from the factory w/203 cams, and SE flat tops, so it was no slouch, and the pre tune dyno numbers were like 88Tq/83Hp...not too bad. Now though, its a dam monster and a half. From a dead stop the increase in overall performance is just amazing....and in a roll-on from 60MPH my riding buddies w/96" engine's couldn't touch me at all.....the torque is just unbelievable.....even in fifth gear, crack it open and she pulls harder and harder!. This Deuce will spank the *** off my SG all day and night! All this and its running about 10*F cooler (measured in the oil tank on the dip stick....a analog one). The install of the SERT and dyno tune also removed the low load/low speed miss issues I was having....something the Fuel-Pac could never do....what a POS that thing was....for my bikes configuration at least.
So overall I am VERY happy with the way she is running right now, and feel the SERT/dyno tune was money very well spent. The dyno tech told me it has a bit more in it, and a set of cams would wake her up even more. I just dont know if I want that just yet. I can run the season like this, and be happy about it, and then change out the cams for next season. I DO NOT want to give up any reliability AT ALL as a trade for more power, so I know even if I do get new cams...a new backing plate & bearings...gear drive ect.....that would be about as far as I would go with it for a while. The bike only has just over 6Kmiles on the clock....so I got time. If need be in the future I would do a top end....but only after its needed.

Well its 04:30AM here and I need to get dressed....going trout fishing this morning.

I just wanted to give my impressions of the SERT and how a quality tune can take a already very capable bike, and turn it into something like a friggen monster!

 

Your next $$$ should go to headwork. The stockers don't flow well enough for what you've done now.

Edited....sorry can't say the SE heads won't get the job done. Too quick on the keyboard.

CN