My Slim exhaust
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Cruiser
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My Slim exhaust
So I put a vance & hines big radius exhaust on my slim today,I took it out for a spin and it ran fine so when I got back from a little 5 mile trip I let the bike cool down and pulled a plug and it was a bit white indicating that it's running a bit lean so I'm guessing that I'm gonna need to get a tuner. I did not believe the service department hype about getting a tuner with only an exhaust but I guess its true, so how much can I safely ride my bike in 70 degree weather until the tuner comes in ? Or should I keep it parked until I get one?
Last edited by beast 10; Apr 7, 2012 at 09:23 PM.
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Ok, what the heck I'll bite.
How did the bike run?
What did the plugs look like before you went for your very short ride?
During this very short ride, was there anything different that you noticed before you put the pipes on, decel popping etc?
And by the way, this thread is worthless without pics of the new bike and new pipes!
How did the bike run?
What did the plugs look like before you went for your very short ride?
During this very short ride, was there anything different that you noticed before you put the pipes on, decel popping etc?
And by the way, this thread is worthless without pics of the new bike and new pipes!
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Cruiser
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the Slim ran fine before and after install, the plugs looked new with a hint of black before and ash white after and has decel popping after install and none before. Heres a pic.
Im not sure why I cant post pics on this fourm ?
Im not sure why I cant post pics on this fourm ?
Last edited by beast 10; Apr 7, 2012 at 10:24 PM.
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Spend a 100 and solve your problem. That is from experience. Too many will tell you put a tuner on it first thing. It just needs to run a little richer.
Spend a 100 and solve your problem. That is from experience. Too many will tell you put a tuner on it first thing. It just needs to run a little richer.
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I bet they looked the same before you changed the pipes. the O2 sensors will read and the ECM can adjust the mixture to be 14.5-1 to 14.7-1 which is normal. Just ride it. You will get decell popping without a tuner as the stock program will shut off fuel on decell and the fuel thats comes out the pipe will ignite in the pipe causing this. The stock pipes woun't do that do to the restrictive nature of their construction. Basicly less backpressure more popping. A good tuner can get this out with addeing fuel on decell.
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Looks awesome!! Spend the money get a tuner now. Why risk it?? Then when you get an air cleaner you wont have to dump a grand all at once.
Ive had power commander 5 and SERT pro. both will do the trick.
Ive had power commander 5 and SERT pro. both will do the trick.
