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Old Feb 24, 2010 | 01:57 AM
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I have a stock 09 Deluxe and I found some Martin Bros exhaust online for a really good price, but they do not come with O2 bungs. What would be my choices as far as installing O2 bungs or can I just eliminate the O2 sensors. I am also going to be installing a Heavy Breather intake as well. Thanks everyone for your help.
 
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Old Feb 24, 2010 | 02:13 AM
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I'm not really up on the FI bikes. (always had a carb) but I'm thinkin you probably need the o2 sensors for the bike to run right. I might be wrong.
 
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Old Feb 24, 2010 | 02:19 AM
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Just did a quick check and found this. Guess you don't have to use the o2 sensor.

http://www.aliencycle.com/fuelinjection.html
 
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Old Feb 24, 2010 | 07:22 AM
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Get a PCv and you wont need the o2 sensors
 
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Old Feb 24, 2010 | 07:27 AM
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Your going to have to use a fuel controller of some sort if you get rid of the sensors. But for a minimum cost you can have the bungs welded in at any muffler shop. I have welded a few in for friends it's not that hard. Tuning this setup may be a chore as most of the pipes from them I have seen have really short runners, and you may loose a lot of bottom end.

As for the martin brothers exhaust I have found most of them to be kind of short and and I think they are going to be really loud and right under you ear. Most of them I have seen have been at shows and not on bikes that get ridden regularly. Just my .02 Good luck on your project
 

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Old Feb 24, 2010 | 03:15 PM
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Originally Posted by SLWRDE
I have a stock 09 Deluxe and I found some Martin Bros exhaust online for a really good price, but they do not come with O2 bungs. What would be my choices as far as installing O2 bungs or can I just eliminate the O2 sensors. I am also going to be installing a Heavy Breather intake as well. Thanks everyone for your help.
Sorry about highjacking the thread, but I tried sending you a PM about the spike air filter, but it said that "you chosen to not receive pm's or " cannot receive them". Did you still want it?
 
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The Martin Bros pipes are likely to provide poor torque due to the short length of them. You can use a PCV to eliminate the 02 sensors.
 
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Old Feb 24, 2010 | 03:21 PM
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Power Commander eliminates the O2 sensors anyways, so you'll be alright.
 
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