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Old Jun 27, 2008 | 01:10 AM
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I have a friend who runs with IEDs on his Electra Glide.&nbsp\\; He has S1 download, k/n and Rush slip ons.&nbsp\\;&nbsp\\;On a recent road trip we did he&nbsp\\;ran&nbsp\\;about 20 degees cooler than&nbsp\\;mine,&nbsp\\; per&nbsp\\;IR&nbsp\\;gun cylinder test.&nbsp\\; Not sure about oil temp diff since he does not have an oil&nbsp\\;thermometer.&nbsp\\;&nbsp\\;On the last leg of the&nbsp\\;trip we&nbsp\\;were running&nbsp\\;in 110 degree temps at 75mph.&nbsp\\; By the time I got home my&nbsp\\;oil temp was 255 and my body temp was similar.&nbsp\\; I have been commuting with mine to work which is about 9mi mix&nbsp\\;of surface&nbsp\\;streets and freeway.&nbsp\\; In 112 degree temp my oil is at 215 by the time I get home, in the morning with the same ride it hits about 170.&nbsp\\; &nbsp\\;Yea it is hot here in AZ.
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The only thing that bothers me about the stock performance is pinging under a load, which is more noticable when the motor is hotter.&nbsp\\; The IEDs/XIEDs will only richen up idle and steady throttle (closed loop mode using O2 sensors).&nbsp\\; They have zero impact with open loop operation of the motor.
 
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Old Jun 27, 2008 | 04:02 AM
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keep us posted on how the thundermax works for you. im thinking of getting one.

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