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Old Mar 6, 2009 | 07:15 AM
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Just a quick question not that it is very important just curious why my buddy's 08 softail and his brothers 08 rocker all start with a quick push of the button even when it is 5 degrees my 03 standard takes like 10 seconds of cranking is there a reason for this or should I just not worry about it, after it is warm its a quick start so it really isnt a problem.
 
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Old Mar 6, 2009 | 09:38 AM
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well if yours is the FI model then all i can say with time comes improvements.


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Old Mar 6, 2009 | 10:48 AM
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Do you have a pcIII?
 
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Old Mar 6, 2009 | 10:57 AM
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yes anubiss I have a pciii but when i bought the bike it didnt have one and it started the same way but now I have one can i adjust it for this purpose?
 
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Does anyone know if I can change this with the PCIII?
 
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Old Mar 8, 2009 | 06:19 PM
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Nothin like a new FI bike, They are smooth thoughout the power range.
 
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Nothing like saying absolutely nothing that has to do with the question in this thread
 
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My 02 is FI and starts on the first push almost every time. I have the pciii also. You may be able to bump up a few numbers on the lower rpm ranges and see if that helps. I'd call Jaime at fuelmoto and see if he has any suggestions. He seems to be the all knowing pciii contact. Mine came premapped and works great!
 
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Yeah my only issue is that thats how it started before I installed the PCIII also I mean it starts ok just when its cold like below 50 it starts pretty hard like a carb with no choke I dont know I guess it doesnt matter was just wondering if there was anything else I could try. thanks for your help though I really appreciate it.
 
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