Advice needed for first service
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Road Warrior
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Advice needed for first service
I have a 2007 EGC with 900 miles I put a set of Wild Pig slip-ons on when i reached 450 miles. I was told to check the plugs by the dealer and whenI did I found the plug electrode and the porcelain part to be white with very little carbon. I am no expert but I think I am running lean, the electrode is sorta ash color and the porcelainis stillwhite. I have my first appointment for service next week and want to know before I get there what needs to be done to correct this. I was told the stage 1 download may help but I want some advice on if that is what I need. I don't want to spend a ton of money to get it correct and I don't want the stealer to take a load out of my wallet forsomething I don't need.Thanks
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RE: Advice needed for first service
http://www.dragstuff.com/techarticle...ead-plugs.html This link may help ya. I personally wouldn't bother with the Stage 1 download. If you just changed slip ons then you shouldn't need a remap. If you do the air cleaner to a Stage 1 (which I would suggest) then you would need a remap. This is where I would do something other than wasting $150 on the Harley download, do a PCIII, Fuelpak, SERT or something of the like and it will also help with any heat issues that you may be experiencing.
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Road Warrior
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RE: Advice needed for first service
So if I understand you correctly if I stay with only the slip ons and do not mess with the air box I do not have to do any other modifications. Is this correct?
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RE: Advice needed for first service
Yep, you will not HAVE to do anything else. Listen to the Dawg, he has always steered me in the right direction. BTW Dawg, I took the bike in for that trans cover gasket leak. And that is what it was. It was fixed under warrabty, I haven't noticed that the dealer f'ed anything up, which is good. Thank you for your advice. Although I am sure I could have swapped the gasket, I really didn't want to mess with removing the exhaust.
I figgr'd that's all it was.
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RE: Advice needed for first service
Get yourself a service manual and a pot a coffee.Doing a 1000 checkup yourself is EASY for the mildly mechanically inclined.Just did mine yesterday (07 EGC-see profile) and parts were $55 from the dealer.
If your still concerned about your plugs (which are fine BTW), all that money you save from that 1K service, buy a Fuel Pak and chrome AN Big Suck AC (from EBay's Eastern Performance and American and it'll run you$360 delivered.
Just those three (pipes included) minimal improvements will make you smile bigger every time you crack that throttle, plus cut down on some heat.
Regards.
-P
If your still concerned about your plugs (which are fine BTW), all that money you save from that 1K service, buy a Fuel Pak and chrome AN Big Suck AC (from EBay's Eastern Performance and American and it'll run you$360 delivered.
Just those three (pipes included) minimal improvements will make you smile bigger every time you crack that throttle, plus cut down on some heat.
Regards.
-P
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