What a difference the stage 1 makes
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What a difference the stage 1 makes
Last year, I rode my bike all summer leaving everything stock. When the temps soared into the upper 90s and the humidity hovered in the single digits, the bike would ping like crazy.
Then I made the mistake of buying one of those oil temp reading dipsticks. I'd get home on a hot afternoon, after listening to the bike rattle away and see my oil temp in the upper end of the 280s.
I'm pretty much a mechanical retard but figured a stage one looked like something I could pull off on my own so long as I just took my time.
Installed a big sucker, V&H monster ovals and a V&H fuelpak. I liked the fact that I could get the numbers for my setup off the V&H site and just tap them in.
I was impressed with the new sound and apparent increase in power, but I wouldn't know if it fixed the problem I was targeting until the temps warmed up. (I did this project back in February)
Well now that summer is back, I'm amazed at the difference. With the temps in the mid to upper 90s, the bike doesn't ping at all under any situation I've tried and I have yet to see the oil temp go above 260.
I know a lot of people don't care for the fuelpak, but for what I wanted to accomplish, it's working perfectly.
Just thought I would share.
Then I made the mistake of buying one of those oil temp reading dipsticks. I'd get home on a hot afternoon, after listening to the bike rattle away and see my oil temp in the upper end of the 280s.
I'm pretty much a mechanical retard but figured a stage one looked like something I could pull off on my own so long as I just took my time.
Installed a big sucker, V&H monster ovals and a V&H fuelpak. I liked the fact that I could get the numbers for my setup off the V&H site and just tap them in.
I was impressed with the new sound and apparent increase in power, but I wouldn't know if it fixed the problem I was targeting until the temps warmed up. (I did this project back in February)
Well now that summer is back, I'm amazed at the difference. With the temps in the mid to upper 90s, the bike doesn't ping at all under any situation I've tried and I have yet to see the oil temp go above 260.
I know a lot of people don't care for the fuelpak, but for what I wanted to accomplish, it's working perfectly.
Just thought I would share.
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Joined: Jun 2012
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From: USA
Last year, I rode my bike all summer leaving everything stock. When the temps soared into the upper 90s and the humidity hovered in the single digits, the bike would ping like crazy.
Then I made the mistake of buying one of those oil temp reading dipsticks. I'd get home on a hot afternoon, after listening to the bike rattle away and see my oil temp in the upper end of the 280s.
I'm pretty much a mechanical retard but figured a stage one looked like something I could pull off on my own so long as I just took my time.
Installed a big sucker, V&H monster ovals and a V&H fuelpak. I liked the fact that I could get the numbers for my setup off the V&H site and just tap them in.
I was impressed with the new sound and apparent increase in power, but I wouldn't know if it fixed the problem I was targeting until the temps warmed up. (I did this project back in February)
Well now that summer is back, I'm amazed at the difference. With the temps in the mid to upper 90s, the bike doesn't ping at all under any situation I've tried and I have yet to see the oil temp go above 260.
I know a lot of people don't care for the fuelpak, but for what I wanted to accomplish, it's working perfectly.
Just thought I would share.
Then I made the mistake of buying one of those oil temp reading dipsticks. I'd get home on a hot afternoon, after listening to the bike rattle away and see my oil temp in the upper end of the 280s.
I'm pretty much a mechanical retard but figured a stage one looked like something I could pull off on my own so long as I just took my time.
Installed a big sucker, V&H monster ovals and a V&H fuelpak. I liked the fact that I could get the numbers for my setup off the V&H site and just tap them in.
I was impressed with the new sound and apparent increase in power, but I wouldn't know if it fixed the problem I was targeting until the temps warmed up. (I did this project back in February)
Well now that summer is back, I'm amazed at the difference. With the temps in the mid to upper 90s, the bike doesn't ping at all under any situation I've tried and I have yet to see the oil temp go above 260.
I know a lot of people don't care for the fuelpak, but for what I wanted to accomplish, it's working perfectly.
Just thought I would share.
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Joined: Feb 2009
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From: Garland, TX
Last year, I rode my bike all summer leaving everything stock. When the temps soared into the upper 90s and the humidity hovered in the single digits, the bike would ping like crazy.
Then I made the mistake of buying one of those oil temp reading dipsticks. I'd get home on a hot afternoon, after listening to the bike rattle away and see my oil temp in the upper end of the 280s.
I'm pretty much a mechanical retard but figured a stage one looked like something I could pull off on my own so long as I just took my time.
Installed a big sucker, V&H monster ovals and a V&H fuelpak. I liked the fact that I could get the numbers for my setup off the V&H site and just tap them in.
I was impressed with the new sound and apparent increase in power, but I wouldn't know if it fixed the problem I was targeting until the temps warmed up. (I did this project back in February)
Well now that summer is back, I'm amazed at the difference. With the temps in the mid to upper 90s, the bike doesn't ping at all under any situation I've tried and I have yet to see the oil temp go above 260.
I know a lot of people don't care for the fuelpak, but for what I wanted to accomplish, it's working perfectly.
Just thought I would share.
Then I made the mistake of buying one of those oil temp reading dipsticks. I'd get home on a hot afternoon, after listening to the bike rattle away and see my oil temp in the upper end of the 280s.
I'm pretty much a mechanical retard but figured a stage one looked like something I could pull off on my own so long as I just took my time.
Installed a big sucker, V&H monster ovals and a V&H fuelpak. I liked the fact that I could get the numbers for my setup off the V&H site and just tap them in.
I was impressed with the new sound and apparent increase in power, but I wouldn't know if it fixed the problem I was targeting until the temps warmed up. (I did this project back in February)
Well now that summer is back, I'm amazed at the difference. With the temps in the mid to upper 90s, the bike doesn't ping at all under any situation I've tried and I have yet to see the oil temp go above 260.
I know a lot of people don't care for the fuelpak, but for what I wanted to accomplish, it's working perfectly.
Just thought I would share.
Its possible that the stage 1 helped lower operating temps. Like someone said earlier, the bike was probably already lean from the factory. Add to that the restrictive intake and exhaust and the temps will be higher. If you add a free flowing intake and exhaust it will definitely help with temps. When you allow more cooler air in and put a free flowing exhaust on it will allow the hot exhaust gases to escape sooner resulting in lower temps. Assuming you add some sort of fuel management device at the same time as the intake and exhaust, that will take care of the lean condition and that will also help with temps.
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