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Old Apr 9, 2018 | 08:21 PM
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There has been many people who say otherwise. According to those folks, the MoCo can tell what kind of tuner you used to make those flashes.
Show me a single person who is in the know and says otherwise. I know, its too much effort to find someone that doesn’t exist.
 

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Old Apr 9, 2018 | 08:30 PM
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Do you really think someone that knows how is going to say so in a public forum? Not good for job security or warranty coverage even if they did hang out here.
 
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Old Apr 9, 2018 | 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Stache18
Do you really think someone that knows how is going to say so in a public forum? Not good for job security or warranty coverage even if they did hang out here.
According to the last several posters, there are lots of guys that have posted that HD can tell which tuner has made changes to the ECU. I simply asked to point one of them out.
 
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Old Apr 10, 2018 | 06:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Stache18
Do you really think someone that knows how is going to say so in a public forum? Not good for job security or warranty coverage even if they did hang out here.
You would think HD wouldn't care if the info got out if they have these capabilities. They want people to use their products.
 

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Old Apr 10, 2018 | 06:27 AM
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I agree, why would HD care if we know that they can somehow if other tuners were used. i would think that it would work in their favor, as a deterrent.
 
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Old Apr 10, 2018 | 09:07 AM
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There are guys here that tune/wrench bikes for a living. Surely one of them can or has posted on this subject so it can be put to rest. lol
 
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Old Apr 10, 2018 | 11:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Heatwave
According to the last several posters, there are lots of guys that have posted....
Say no more, lol
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Old Apr 10, 2018 | 11:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Heatwave
Show me a single person who is in the know and says otherwise. I know, its too much effort to find someone that doesn’t exist.
I seem to remember Steve Cole saying the dealer has a way to see that a foreign tuner was used. He’s one of several people I’ve seen post that. They may be just parroting what they heard someone else say, but there has been multiple people state that here on the forums. I hope it’s not tru for our sake, but I’m just stating what I’ve seen people post.
 
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Old Apr 10, 2018 | 05:13 PM
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How about this, 'if you can't do the time, don't do the crime'. Why would someone so skittish about warrantee coverage and cost even consider doing mods? Seems like an incompatibility to me. Roll the dice, maybe pay the price. Thrill without risk, doesn't exist.
 
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Old Apr 10, 2018 | 05:40 PM
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Originally Posted by SWThomas


I seem to remember Steve Cole saying the dealer has a way to see that a foreign tuner was used. He’s one of several people I’ve seen post that. They may be just parroting what they heard someone else say, but there has been multiple people state that here on the forums. I hope it’s not tru for our sake, but I’m just stating what I’ve seen people post.
Ok, since you say you've seen other people make posts stating that the ECU records what tuner was used to make the any map changes, then it must be true.
 
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