Rev limiter
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From: along the Front Range in Colorado
... not to hijack the thread, but does an SEST eliminate the rev limiter or just adjust it up ?
thanks,
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Tourer
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From: Eastern NC
Ok! Show me your dyno chart. When your torque starts to drop away there is no reason to continue to rev the hell out of the bike. A HD down load or a PC rev extend etc., raising the rev limiter is not the point, and means nothing. If your torque is falling away, whether it be at 3, 4, 5000 rpm, any rpm rise after that is a waste of time and flogging your engine for little or no gain. Just because all your horsepower comes in at 6000 rpm, again means nothing. Torque is want gets you up to speed, horsepower is what maintains that speed. Building an engine for torque will guarantee you get horsepower, building an engine for horsepower doesn't guarantee torque. I'll take torque over horsepower any day of the week, that's the whole point of a Harley. Thought I would add - read my original post. I did not state that the bike would only make torque between 3000 and 4000 rpm, only that it would start to drop somewhere in that area depending on setup.
Last edited by ryanl; Apr 9, 2010 at 09:34 PM.
Tourer
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From: Eastern NC
Well i dont have a tach so when im shitting and gettin i keep going as long as its still trying to pull me off the seat... i try to shift before i hit the limiter but it doesnt always work out that way. Im not all that worried about it.
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Tourer
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From: Eastern NC
Seems as though you can always pick out the guys that ride stock bikes, or got stuck with crappy half *** builds...
Last edited by ryanl; Apr 9, 2010 at 10:40 PM.