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Old Jun 29, 2009 | 10:47 AM
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Well, as I said earlier the money tree's crop is not too good this year. I was thinking about a 95" build. I am also thinking about a Dyno tune. I have a stock motor with se 203 cams, samson baffleless fishtail pipes and a pcIII. I loaded a new map last night and it made a big difference in performance. Imagine that. Is a Dyno going to make that much more of a difference in performance? I don't know as I have never had a Dyno tune on my bike. Or...should I do a 95" kit budget build and tehn get a Dyno? It might be a bit until I can do the build as I have other financial obligations at this point in time.

I found this guy in the softail dyno section with a setup similar to mine (Reino 79) with what I consider to be great numbers for baffleless pipes. fI know I lose a lot of low end without baffles. Don't really care. Scroll down to his Dyno sheet.
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/softa...oftails-4.html

So the question is...should I get a Dyno and see how it helps the ride, or save the Dyno cash and build when I have the money? TIA.
 
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It is always good to have a base run before wrenching so you can see what gains you have made and where.
 
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If you take it to the person that will do the post build dyno they will probably do a base run for free.
 
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It is always good to have a base run before wrenching so you can see what gains you have made and where.
+2 and you can get an idea of what your AFR's are - running rich or lean anywhere.
 
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