DYNO Numbers for Baggers???
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It's hard saying what I could do with it. I don't know the abilities of the guy that "tuned" it. I sure would like to take a peak at the dyno sheet. The problem at most dealers is that they have a parts guy that might not know a whole lot about the performance aspect of it, so they sell the customer as much as he's willing to buy. A huge TB can definately take your build the wrong way.
Exactly.....
Such is the nature of the beast these days. The corporate "model" as defined by the MOCO, does not encourage the type of service that we used to enjoy. I have been around these oil spotting lovelies for many a year and back in the day, a shop mech could fix what ya brung. These days, if you show up with a shovel most likely they would not know where to put the match book cover. It's all about peddling the new. A trained, experienced engine builder at a factory shop rarely works. They are an eccentric breed that knows no time table when right is on the line. A word to the wise. If you need warranty work, go to the MOCO. Otherwise, find an indie with a good rep or wish you did.
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The man is a genius when it comes to tuning a bike. Gas mileage went up, engine temps went down, horsepower and torque went up. Smooth riding machine. He does his best work with Power Commanders. I have an 09 Ultra I got after he tuned the first bike and I will have him tune this one a.s.a.p.
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[I'm with Harley tuner on this too big throttle body you can benefit from putting a thinner head gasket on get more horsepower and torque put the stock throttle body back on and the stock injectors and get it tuned thunderheaders good though.
QUOTE=harleytuner;10904539]Something is really not happy with your bike. You're TB is way to large. But I just tuned a '12 Limited with 585 cams, thunderheader and a heavy breather. The rest was stock and he made 99 HP and 107 TRQ in SAE (4th gear). You spent an awful lot of money to get results you could've gotten with good cams.[/QUOTE]
QUOTE=harleytuner;10904539]Something is really not happy with your bike. You're TB is way to large. But I just tuned a '12 Limited with 585 cams, thunderheader and a heavy breather. The rest was stock and he made 99 HP and 107 TRQ in SAE (4th gear). You spent an awful lot of money to get results you could've gotten with good cams.[/QUOTE]
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It's hard saying what I could do with it. I don't know the abilities of the guy that "tuned" it. I sure would like to take a peak at the dyno sheet. The problem at most dealers is that they have a parts guy that might not know a whole lot about the performance aspect of it, so they sell the customer as much as he's willing to buy. A huge TB can definately take your build the wrong way.
Thanks. Looks like he tuned it alright, at least the wide open throttle. I'll stick by my previous post though, IMO your throttle body is way to big for this build. You'd be better off with stock TB and injectors. Your horse power drops off to soon, it should be climbing closer to the redline before it flatens out. Air fuel looks good, the lines are nice and smooth which tells me the ignition timing is pretty close as well.
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Thanks. Looks like he tuned it alright, at least the wide open throttle. I'll stick by my previous post though, IMO your throttle body is way to big for this build. You'd be better off with stock TB and injectors. Your horse power drops off to soon, it should be climbing closer to the redline before it flatens out. Air fuel looks good, the lines are nice and smooth which tells me the ignition timing is pretty close as well.
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Thanks. Looks like he tuned it alright, at least the wide open throttle. I'll stick by my previous post though, IMO your throttle body is way to big for this build. You'd be better off with stock TB and injectors. Your horse power drops off to soon, it should be climbing closer to the redline before it flatens out. Air fuel looks good, the lines are nice and smooth which tells me the ignition timing is pretty close as well.
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The throttle body and injector size won't have large bearing on fuel mileage, the person tuning it has the greatest impact. Like harleytuner said, thats a lot of throttle body for such a mild build on a small CI engine. I had a 95" build that went 104/100 with the stock 46 mm throttle body and 3.91 gps injectors, the majority of my torque was in by 2,500 rpm.