The Mistress wants something new!
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Cruiser
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From: Keithville, La. 71047
The Mistress wants something new!
My mistress wants something new. I call her my mistress because she always wants something new and shiney bought for her, but in return she will give ya one hella of a ride, all ya have to do is set and enjoy. Today she wants something and I am having a debate within on what. Choices are crome oil cooler or SE ventilator, she already has SE slash-down slip ons. If I go the ventilator I will have to add a tuner. Funds are only available for one or the other. The other will have to wait a couple of months. Spring & summer are coming and Louisiana can get fairly hot(90-100). Question is which one would you do first? I do not plan on any more preformance upgrades after the air breather. Thanks in advance.
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From: Southern Arizona
Personally, I would go with the AC and tuner. Since you say that's all the motor work you'll be doing, you should just get it finished. The oil cooler can wait. I live in AZ and don't have a cooler on either bike, but I do run Redline 20-60 synthetic in the summer.
Tourer
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I added the Screamin' EagleŽ "Ventilator" Performance Air Cleaner Kit - Chrome to my scoot along with the PC-V and I love them both.
I never really understood the purpose of getting the oil cooler. Run a new program and the engine will run cooler. Does running an oil cooler make a noticeable difference in the engine temps?
I never really understood the purpose of getting the oil cooler. Run a new program and the engine will run cooler. Does running an oil cooler make a noticeable difference in the engine temps?
Tourer
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WOW! I wonder how that compares to adding a tuner. Or in my case since I have the CATs in the head pipes swapping those out.
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If youre running cats, youve got tons of room for improvement pertaining to heat issues. Removing those would be a good start. Then there is a fuel management system and oil cooler. Have you ridden in the hot summer weather with those cats on yet? I have a thunderheader (no cat) and a SE fuel tuner on my 09 you see below and it still shuts down to one cylinder here in oklahoma on hot summer days in stop and go traffic. I bought a HD oil cooler for it and tried to put it on but the O2 sensor on my thunderheader was right in the way and it wouldnt mount up so I may go with a jagg oil cooler (mounts in a different place) in the future.
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Road Captain
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From: Allen TX
forget the SE ventillater, just get basic A/c for about $110 and a down load or tuner. an oil cooler cost $299. so i would buy the a/c save up another 100 and do the tuner or just a stg 1 download i think its like $150
