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I was ready to put the rush slipons on my new heritage, until I started reading some of the posts here. The dealer tells me I will not have to remap. He said they have put lots of them on with no problems. He also said you will get about a 5 hp boost. Do you all think it will hurt the engine over time... too lean???? Has anyone here run the slipons without the map for an extended time?
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To be honest, the stock engine runs too lean from the factory and I would remap anyhow. Opening up your system to breath better will only make it worse. If I were you (and I was) I would get the slipons, a good breathing air filter and remap. Then you will not have to worry about running too lean or too much heat.
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I agree with Joe Driver...
Install the Rush slip-ons and the XiEDs and you run on down the road
If you were going with a High flow Intake/ Filter I would Recommend a tune or tuner...
Install the Rush slip-ons and the XiEDs and you run on down the road
If you were going with a High flow Intake/ Filter I would Recommend a tune or tuner...
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I was ready to put the rush slipons on my new heritage, until I started reading some of the posts here. The dealer tells me I will not have to remap. He said they have put lots of them on with no problems. He also said you will get about a 5 hp boost. Do you all think it will hurt the engine over time... too lean???? Has anyone here run the slipons without the map for an extended time?
When I call Rush at first they said 2' was ok, but now this year (08)some are saying no more than 1 3/4" to give a little more back pressure and no other engine mods needed.
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I was ready to put the rush slipons on my new heritage, until I started reading some of the posts here. The dealer tells me I will not have to remap. He said they have put lots of them on with no problems. He also said you will get about a 5 hp boost. Do you all think it will hurt the engine over time... too lean???? Has anyone here run the slipons without the map for an extended time?
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If you want to wait a bit I'll let you know how mine work out. I had the 1.75s in my stock Heritage for about 2000 miles when I noticed the bike was losing power and the exhaust sounded different. Louder and tinny sounding. I pulled the baffles and found the fiberglass batting was disintegrated. Contacted Rush and they sent me new batting. Don't know why originals burned out liked they did.
Just reinstalled the new batting and put the slipons back on my bike. Interested in seeing how they work out this time. Only change I've made in the meantime is the nightrider ieds. First thing I'll be looking for is an increase in oil temp. Higher temp should be an indication of a leaner running engine. We'll see.
Just reinstalled the new batting and put the slipons back on my bike. Interested in seeing how they work out this time. Only change I've made in the meantime is the nightrider ieds. First thing I'll be looking for is an increase in oil temp. Higher temp should be an indication of a leaner running engine. We'll see.
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My understanding is that you can do slip-ons by themselves and be OK. When you upgrade air you will need a re-map at least. As you can see, many people suggest going beyond just a re-map (like tuners). I did slip-ons, air and re-map. I have decel popping that I will address one of these days.