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Old Jul 8, 2014 | 06:57 PM
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I have a 2012 cvo road glide custom and try like crazy to run premium fuel (which is 91 octane here) and took a trip up to Estes Park, CO and the bike had some pingin going on when i hammered the throttle pretty good going up a grade or just being under load. I heard it about 4 times i suppose in all. What needs to be done to make this go away? Thanks in advance
 
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Old Jul 10, 2014 | 10:28 AM
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honestly......the things in stock form are all choked up due to the epa regs. Put a new no cat header on and get a tune and the bike will be a completely different animal
 
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Old Jul 10, 2014 | 09:59 PM
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Originally Posted by scottycameron
I have a 2012 cvo road glide custom and try like crazy to run premium fuel (which is 91 octane here) and took a trip up to Estes Park, CO and the bike had some pingin going on when i hammered the throttle pretty good going up a grade or just being under load. I heard it about 4 times i suppose in all. What needs to be done to make this go away? Thanks in advance
I have a 12 skunk cvo. I cured my intermittent ping by installing plugs for a vrod which are a colder heat range than the stock plugs
 
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Old Jul 11, 2014 | 12:08 AM
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Thanks fellas
 
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Old Jul 11, 2014 | 07:36 AM
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I would love to hear what plugs you are using.

My 09 is running a V&H exhaust from the heads back with a race tuner and will ping when it gets hot, i have tried to run 92 or above with the same issue, Im actually at the point of ditching the cams and having it retuned to see if that helps.
 
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Old Jul 13, 2014 | 07:05 PM
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Install loud pipes so you can't hear the pinging!:-)
 
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Old Jul 13, 2014 | 08:43 PM
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Originally Posted by 1jeep
I would love to hear what plugs you are using.

My 09 is running a V&H exhaust from the heads back with a race tuner and will ping when it gets hot, i have tried to run 92 or above with the same issue, Im actually at the point of ditching the cams and having it retuned to see if that helps.
Go here reference vrod plug. Not a magic bullet but it will help

http://www.harley-performance.com/ha...park-plug.html
 
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Old Jul 14, 2014 | 08:49 PM
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Don't need to run 91 octane at altitude up here, 87 works great for me.
 
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Are you running a tuner of any kind?
 
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Old Jul 18, 2014 | 12:14 AM
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Bone stock 110" cvo, no tuner. Currently thinking about going with the power vision and some D&D fatcats. We don't have many good tuners around these parts so i thought the Power Vision might be of help to me? Any Yeah or Neys?
 
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