Decent sound with stock headers?
#22
12-29-2018, 04:00 PM
Road Master
I went with Cobra Neighbor Haters. They are $340 on Amazon and sound excellent. I guarantee you that you are feeling hesitation in that Milwaukee 8 with the stock slip-ons on it. You will find if you put some free flowing slip-ons on it that the hesitation will go away without needing a tuner.
Last edited by Gary1; 12-29-2018 at 04:05 PM. Reason: change
#23
12-29-2018, 04:46 PM
Stellar HDF Member
I went with Cobra Neighbor Haters. They are $340 on Amazon and sound excellent. I guarantee you that you are feeling hesitation in that Milwaukee 8 with the stock slip-ons on it. You will find if you put some free flowing slip-ons on it that the hesitation will go away without needing a tuner.
Just my experiences,
Bob
#24
12-29-2018, 04:57 PM
Road Master
Noone I know has or had an M8 hesitation with stock exhaust. That said not even sure how an already lean-running bike could run better (less hesitation?) after opening the exhaust to flow more air, than a bike that the EFI has been recalibrated for the additional airflow? Gotta wonder if your bike didn’t have a running issue that somehow was corrected during the work done to the bike.
Just my experiences,
Bob
#25
12-30-2018, 11:44 AM
Stellar HDF Member
With a proper dyno, you will get the most and best performance from a bike that had to leave the factory with a canned, EPA-regulated, lean running calibration.
Whille I hear many owners state their bikes run fine. Then, after a recalibration by a knowledgeable tuner, the differences become clear to the rider.
Next best resolve is to do your own Street Tuning but that takes a bit of time to get clear understanding of how it works and miles of riding to get to all cells learned. Then process the data collected and determine where cells were missed so the rider can go out and do another tuning session until changes are less than 5%.
You need to know there is more fun (smoothness, response, and mileage) left in your bike.
Talk to someone who has had their bike properly tuned with the same mods as you.
Bob
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#26
12-30-2018, 02:51 PM
Road Master
I bet if you were to get it tuned you would notice even more increase. Recalibration for airflow changes always produce a better running, more responsive bike.
With a proper dyno, you will get the most and best performance from a bike that had to leave the factory with a canned, EPA-regulated, lean running calibration.
Whille I hear many owners state their bikes run fine. Then, after a recalibration by a knowledgeable tuner, the differences become clear to the rider.
Next best resolve is to do your own Street Tuning but that takes a bit of time to get clear understanding of how it works and miles of riding to get to all cells learned. Then process the data collected and determine where cells were missed so the rider can go out and do another tuning session until changes are less than 5%.
You need to know there is more fun (smoothness, response, and mileage) left in your bike.
Talk to someone who has had their bike properly tuned with the same mods as you.
Bob
Last edited by Gary1; 12-30-2018 at 03:17 PM. Reason: Change
#27
12-30-2018, 03:00 PM
Seasoned HDF Member
I bet if you were to get it tuned you would notice even more increase. Recalibration for airflow changes always produce a better running, more responsive bike.
With a proper dyno, you will get the most and best performance from a bike that had to leave the factory with a canned, EPA-regulated, lean running calibration.
Whille I hear many owners state their bikes run fine. Then, after a recalibration by a knowledgeable tuner, the differences become clear to the rider.
Next best resolve is to do your own Street Tuning but that takes a bit of time to get clear understanding of how it works and miles of riding to get to all cells learned. Then process the data collected and determine where cells were missed so the rider can go out and do another tuning session until changes are less than 5%.
You need to know there is more fun (smoothness, response, and mileage) left in your bike.
Talk to someone who has had their bike properly tuned with the same mods as you.
Bob
#28
12-31-2018, 02:42 PM
MJ, Gary bought free flowing Cobra Neighbor Haters, you have Harley Davidson's EPA exhaust. There is a huge difference. Your dynotune was next to worthless. There is no way the Street Tuner did anything for you with that setup. You've been buffalo'd. There are a lot of folks on here that know about dyno's, exhaust and tuners. I've read all their post. Lets hear from them if they don't agree with my statement.
#29
01-17-2019, 01:52 PM
#30
01-17-2019, 02:38 PM
Can you post a close-up pic of what it looks like from the end/back of the bike?