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Old Aug 3, 2016 | 06:18 AM
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Adding a vance and hines high air flow filter and intake to my 2012 street glide. Will I need to do anything else to it or just install and ride?
 
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If it's for looks, your fine. But to get any real performance you need it tuned somehow.
 
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Strictly for looks.
 
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If you've done anything else to the exhaust, like change out the stock mufflers, most likely you'll need to retune the air/fuel.
 
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Ive changed the slip on mufflers.
 
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Does the Bike still have a catalytic converter in the header pipe ?

If yes most likely you will need a Tuner of some type, minimum XiED , or Fl-ViED-10
from Nightrider. If no Cat in header pipe then full on tuner will be needed, maybe one
with an Auto Tune.
 
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Will probably run hot and give a bit of decel pop. You won't hurt anything if you don't beat on it. Best thing to do is get a tuner and be done.
 
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Will probably run hot and give a bit of decel pop. You won't hurt anything if you don't beat on it. Best thing to do is get a tuner and be done.
Agreed , good post.
 
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Will probably run hot and give a bit of decel pop. You won't hurt anything if you don't beat on it. Best thing to do is get a tuner and be done.
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