To Dyno, or not to Dyno?
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Road Master
Joined: Aug 2010
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From: St. Augustine, FL
Called DOC, fortunately he's only about 2 hours from me. He has informed me that I wasted my money on the SERT because they are burning up 2009 & up bikes. And to top that, since I already flashed my bike from it, I cannot reset it back to stock configuration and sell it to someone with a pre-2009 bike. When will it end? (I know, I know...probably never) So the plan now is to go see DOC and fork over more cashola for my new obsession.
Road Warrior
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I would do the same thing over again if it only took five minutes to do. He definitely knows his PC's.
Stellar HDF Member
Joined: Jul 2010
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From: Highlands, NJ
You get what you pay for!
You're paying for his skill more than his time. Guys around here say just take it to an HD Dealer with a DYNO. THen I have to listen to them make excuses why their bikes ping, pop, fart, or just plain run like crap.
Advanced
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Just got my bike back from Dave. Had a 103 build done which included the tune so I don't know the cost of the tune, but I can say that the bike runs much better than the canned map that was in it. It has the SERT so that must not be a problem for an 08 bike.
Intermediate
Joined: May 2010
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From: santa cruz mountains
jpalm, your doing the right thing, bottom line is we all have thrown money away on our bikes from time to time, its more an investment in your happiness than anything else. i brought my bike to rc cycles in hayward (norcal) they are widely known as the place to go up here, but bob the tuner has over 5000 tunes and can run that dyno like a watch. it took him two hours and i was in the dyno with it, watching every move, it was great to be in there. take it in and do it right, dont sweat the money you will forget about it soon enough. ride safe.
Banned
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From: The Internet (& Dyer, Indiana)
Stock cam is meant to satisfy the epa and a lot of heat is created in the process.
Without changing the cams, save your money and don't get the custom tune.
But if it were me in your shoes,......
I'd throw in some mild cams and take it to a reputable tuner. It will run much cooler and you will have a smile on your face while riding it.
Not sure you'll get enough gain to justify the tuning costs without upgrading the cams.
SERT burning up the 09 bike's? I have never heard of such a thing!
Somebody please point me to some threads that are discussing this phenomenon! (Been running one on my 08 almost since day one).
I'd be leary of any tuner that told me such a thing. Lemme guess, he has a different tuner that he'd be "willing" to sell you?
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Without changing the cams, save your money and don't get the custom tune.
But if it were me in your shoes,......
I'd throw in some mild cams and take it to a reputable tuner. It will run much cooler and you will have a smile on your face while riding it.
Not sure you'll get enough gain to justify the tuning costs without upgrading the cams.
SERT burning up the 09 bike's? I have never heard of such a thing!
Somebody please point me to some threads that are discussing this phenomenon! (Been running one on my 08 almost since day one).
I'd be leary of any tuner that told me such a thing. Lemme guess, he has a different tuner that he'd be "willing" to sell you?
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Last edited by Faast Ed; Nov 16, 2010 at 06:34 PM.
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Road Warrior
Joined: Mar 2007
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From: Atlanta, GA
I agree a canned map should be all you need. A stage 1 upgrade as the OP described is going to give spotty if not a marginal increase in performance. Add cams, a big bore, or both then IMO a dyno is worth it.
Road Warrior
Joined: Jan 2008
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From: Indianapolis, IN
What??? Are you sure you understood what he was saying?