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Old Mar 10, 2008 | 08:58 AM
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Here comes a dumb(maybe) question! This comes from reading all the threads on efi tunning. I have a '98 ULTRA. The motor is basically stock and had Sampson megaphone slip on mufflers on it with few other performance modifications. I had a motor job done this past summer. the motor was tuned to to the new specs(the sampson mufflers, a slightly more agressive cam). I have recently installed a set of Rush slip ons with 1 3/4 bores. My question is - Do I need to reprogram and if I do, what is the best programmer to use. any help will be appreciated. I would like to make any adjustments before the riding season begins up here in northern wisconsin.
 
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Old Mar 10, 2008 | 03:53 PM
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Unless they have the same map, you should have to re-tune it.
The two most popular are the SERT(screaming eagle race tuner) or the PCIII(Power commander 3).
Did you do the work yourself or did you have someone do it?
 
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Old Mar 10, 2008 | 09:47 PM
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Since you are going from slip-ons to slip-ons I would not re-map until I rode the bike to see how it performed. If you were going from stock exhaust to slip ons I might remap. But there might not be enough of a backpressure difference between 2 sets of slip on style mufflers to make a real noticible difference.
 
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Old Mar 10, 2008 | 09:51 PM
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The best thing to do is put in a new set of plugs, ride a couple of hundred miles and then "read" the plugs. If the plugs are kinda white or blistered, or the bike just seems to lag, then you may want to add a tuner. A simple DFO will do all that you need to do.
 
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Old Mar 11, 2008 | 03:18 PM
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Any aftermarket cam has substantially more duration than stock. I would think reprogramming of EFI would be a necessity, unless the EFI was screwed up in the first place. Be aware that your EFI is markedly different than the current bikes' EFI.
 
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