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Old Sep 13, 2010 | 04:25 PM
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My 2008 Street Glide is showing sighs of running lean:

1. Spark Plug tip are white and ashy
2. Sputters when accelerating
3. Popping from the intake.
4. O2 sensor's are also white and ashy.

I bought the bike new...I had some screaming eagles installed before I took the bike home...an upgrade was mapped to the bike...since then, I have installed Rinhart true duals and a K&N intake. I did not have any problems after the installs...this problem started when I was coming up a steep hill with a rider...intake started to sputter in 1st gear.

Exhaust is not leaking...I replaced the plugs and wires...no intake leak

My question is, do I need it remapped or should I install a tuner?
 

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Old Sep 13, 2010 | 04:42 PM
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Remap with a tuner/fueler. Stock maps/download calibrations, are essentially a stock calibration, which equates to lean. Wiz will likely see this and could explain more.
 
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