Exhaust smell
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From: Oklahoma
Have you pulled the plugs to check color and checked the color of your exhaust tips? Light tan suggests it is running pretty well regardless of smell, black sooty appearance says it is too rich.
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From: Glendale AZ
I know I've posted this before when I first installed my head pipes, AC, and PowerVision. I'm still having issues and I want to know; does (or did) anyone else have problems with heavy exhaust/fuel smell after decatting to aftermarket headers?
I've reinstalled the headers, changed port gaskets, autotuned with the PowerVision and double checked the O2 sensors. Everything is installed correctly with no leaks. The bike runs strong, with very little to no decel pop.
Is this just an is what it is sorta thing? My WideGlide didn't have this smell and my neighbors Ultra with stage 1 doesn't do this. I smell like an oldd *** car when I'm done riding and my garage stinks! Sorry I'm frustrated.
Thanks for any help.
I've reinstalled the headers, changed port gaskets, autotuned with the PowerVision and double checked the O2 sensors. Everything is installed correctly with no leaks. The bike runs strong, with very little to no decel pop.
Is this just an is what it is sorta thing? My WideGlide didn't have this smell and my neighbors Ultra with stage 1 doesn't do this. I smell like an oldd *** car when I'm done riding and my garage stinks! Sorry I'm frustrated.
Thanks for any help.
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Joined: May 2017
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From: Lincoln
We have a 2011 Ultra Glide Ultra Classic. We used to have noxious exhaust while riding and tried to fix the problem with anything possible. I first tried removing the lower fairings but did not like the wind. Next I removed my doors in my lowers which gave me an inch and a half on each side. That gave me an extra 1 1/2 inches on each side which gave me 3 inches more blow through area for air. That pushed the exhaust back further and eliminated the circulating exhaust. 90% of the time, we no longer experience the exhaust issue.
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Road Captain
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From: Charlotte NC
Damn I forgot I started this thread, been a long time lol. I ended up changing my head pipe gaskets and running some auto-tunes on the PV and things were fine for the next 30k miles before I sold the SGS. Slight smell, but nothing unusual.
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