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stage one download...mileage SUCKS!

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Old May 14, 2009 | 06:27 PM
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Default stage one download...mileage SUCKS!
i have a 2008 ultra...10,000 miles...just did the stage one download, got true duels, new air intake, and rinehart pipes. now my mileage SUCKS.
is this normal?
 
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Old May 14, 2009 | 06:51 PM
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Define sucks?? 10 mpg? 20??
 
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it looks like it was cut in half. will check more accurately later. is it normal for mileage to drop after a download?
 
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Old May 14, 2009 | 06:59 PM
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Maybe 5-10% drop would be normal...
 
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mine was 36 mpg til they put it back on the dyno after 1000 leaned out the rear cylinder and went to 40 then at 10k leaned it a little more and now Im getting about 44......
 
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Old May 14, 2009 | 07:12 PM
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mine was 36 mpg til they put it back on the dyno after 1000 leaned out the rear cylinder and went to 40 then at 10k leaned it a little more and now Im getting about 44......
so.....no loss of power, and not running much hotter????
 
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Old May 14, 2009 | 07:21 PM
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Never rode it without and I have never had a heat problem.Its a little warmer than my 03 RKC was but its a little bigger motor......I rented an 09 ultra in Fl. in feb... total stock and it was hotter.. much warmer than mine... I rode it 650 miles... Key west and back from FT.Myers It had slightly more torque on the very low end, but thats the only thing i liked about it missed my True duals .......This is post 100 should get promoted!!!!1
 
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heat and horse power is not the issue.....mileage is.
 
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Well as a comparison I am getting 39 MPG riding the 124 hard. If you cant get in the 40s there is something wrong.
 
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Older bikes like mine don't do quite as well on gas mileage, but with a 2008 you should surely be at least 40+, IMHO. Again, it depends on what you are calling "sucks."
 
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