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Old Jun 9, 2017 | 12:06 PM
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will i need to Re-map my 2007 Fatboy if all I'm doing is installing a Thunderheader ?
 
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Old Jun 9, 2017 | 02:52 PM
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Have to is subjective. You can certainly run any exhaust without a remap. But it might run like ****, especially going from 2-2 to 2-1 pipe and vice versa.
 
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A tuner will make even a stock bike run better
 
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