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Old Aug 31, 2020 | 07:42 AM
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Hello everone,

I want to educate myself about the basics of EFI tuning. My goal is to be able to adjust base maps to compensate for the addition of new headpipes, slip ons, etc. Any thoughts or ideas about online resources that work will be greatly appreciated!
 
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Old Aug 31, 2020 | 03:45 PM
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start by reading the TTS manual, it's great info.
 
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FuelMoto on Youtube and on their website (i think it's fuelmoto university..) they have lots of really good information on those topics.
 
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Without any real monitoring system (using 02s on bike or wide bands on dyno), adjustments are just a guess. Reading up will give you the theory, but not the ability to accurately make changes. I used to tell the guys in my dyno class that if they thought they were awesome tuners without a dyno, the dyno was going to show them how off they were - they all wound up agreeing.

Read as much as you can, but know that you will have to invest in a method to monitor and adjust.

 
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Will do. Many thanks!
 
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Originally Posted by Ed Ramberger
Without any real monitoring system (using 02s on bike or wide bands on dyno), adjustments are just a guess. Reading up will give you the theory, but not the ability to accurately make changes. I used to tell the guys in my dyno class that if they thought they were awesome tuners without a dyno, the dyno was going to show them how off they were - they all wound up agreeing.

Read as much as you can, but know that you will have to invest in a method to monitor and adjust.
Thank you. That makes sense to me!
 
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Old Sep 5, 2020 | 03:28 AM
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Hello everone,

I want to educate myself about the basics of EFI tuning.
You can download the PowerVision WinPV software and look at tunes without having the actual Tuner.
DynoJet also has several Documents for additional information.

https://www.dynojet.com/downloads/po...rley-davidson/


I found the Harley Pro Street Tuner Computer based Training helpful when I started.
You can also download the HD Software and look at tunes. (and compare to the WinPV Software)
(You do not need the tuner, use all 1s for the VCI serial number to download the software)
The Software Help file has good information also.

http://streetperformancetuner.harley...ENU/index.html



 
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