Jail break question
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Road Warrior
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Jail break question
A buddy of mine with a 2013 Road glide is getting his computer jail broke for his modifications. He has stock pipes with the baffles removed, cat removed, a header and I believe stock air intake. What he is doing is he is getting someone to jail break his computer, map the computer to match his set up and getting a dyno on the bike. He called me to see what I knew about this and I had nothing. I am posting to see if anyone in here has experience with this.
I suggested that he go with a vance and hines FP3, but this is the route he is going.
I suggested that he go with a vance and hines FP3, but this is the route he is going.
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I would like to know more about how he plans to "Jailbreak" his ECM and what he expects to realize over purchasing a purpose built tuner such as FP3? Harley allows aftermarket tuners as well as their SEPST to access and reprogram the ECM. Having used the SEPST you can also read diagnostic codes, turn on/off ACR's, change timing. What functionality is he missing and what does he plan to use?
Last edited by mmesa005; Jul 22, 2018 at 06:17 PM.
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Road Warrior
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He told me that what he is doing will cost MORE than an FP3. I am at a loss as to why he is going this way, but he did ask me what I knew about it. Like I said, I had nothing. curious myself to see what he has done. some shop is doing the work for him.
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He should ask his shop to be more specific about what they plan to do for him? The terminology I am most familiar with is "Tuning". Jailbreaking implies they are gaining root access to install 3rd party software. I suspect they are using terminology that is more germain to a cell phone than a Harley ECM?
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Technically, any tuner not made by Harley jailbreaks the ECM. But with so much proven tech out there, there is no way I would do that to my bike.
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Does he realize that if he goes through with this he will be bound to this shop forever and ever?
IMO it's the height of stupidity to spend more money to go this direction when there are soooo many better options that have outstanding customer support and most tuners are familiar with for less money.
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If you want to build big power, you need a after market tuner. There are several, some better than others. Many like the FP3 for ease of use. If you really want the most capabilities and ability to adjust every aspect, the TTS tuner is the way to go.