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Old Jul 15, 2009 | 08:39 AM
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After swearing for years that I would never spend the money to get a Dyno, I will be getting bike done this morning. I am quite interested in seeing how what my numbers are and how this will affect general ridability. I will post my numbers and sheet when I get back, as long as I can get my freaking scanner to work. I am quite excited as you can tell. I might ahve to take the long way home through the canyons just to test it out. Yup...I am going to have to do that.
 
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Old Jul 15, 2009 | 08:57 AM
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Keep us posted.....I recall you just changed cams, have you made any other mod's (other than intake and exhaust)?
 
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Old Jul 15, 2009 | 09:07 AM
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That's it for now. I added baffles to my exhaust because I figured it would really boost my torque, which it did, but the pipes were far too quiet so I pulled them out. Gonna have to wait for a new crop from the money tree to do anything else. It's not due until next year according to the forecast.
 
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Old Jul 15, 2009 | 09:52 AM
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What Fuel management are ya' runnin now?

When you say dyno the bike you mean you are having a good tuner tune it right?

I think you will find at minimum another 5-8HP and 5-8Lbs in that sexy biatch!!
 
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Old Jul 15, 2009 | 11:01 AM
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I have a pcIIIR. Yes, good Dyno person tuning it. Getting ready to leave here.
 
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Old Jul 15, 2009 | 03:47 PM
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Okay. I just got back. I had to go home and get my laptop as his computer did not see my power commander. I started with 70hp and 80tq and now I am at 75 hp and 84 torque. Not a great amount of difference, but I can definitely feel it. I took the canyons home and they keyboard for my laptop flew out of my bag. I guess the extra tq did help with that.
 
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Old Jul 15, 2009 | 03:49 PM
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Congrats on the improvements.
 
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Old Jul 15, 2009 | 03:54 PM
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Thanks. The main problem is that my afr was off the charts between 4000 and 6000 rpm. I mean way off the charts.
 
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One other thing, I thought my new slip on's were quieter than the old one's but I gotta say they are loud as hell still I realized when the dyno was being done.
 
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Old Jul 15, 2009 | 04:29 PM
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Is your bike an 88b. If so not too bad of gains over stock. This winter I'm going to do cams on top of my existing BSS, Big Sucker, and PCV then get it tuned by a good tuner with hope of getting proportional gains in my 96.
 
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