Fuel Consumption Advice
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Fuel Consumption Advice
Ok, the obvious answer is what did you expect? But! I've got an 07 Ultra with 103 kit and woods 6-6 cam. It's also got Doherty powerpacc and SPOs. Jamie supplied a basemap for the power commander III but I've not had it tweaked yet. Problem is I'm getting 135 miles from a tank with normal riding (70 mph) on the motorway. With where fuel costs have gone over here I'm paying over $33 to fill up so that's quite painful. The advice is, for those who've gone this route, is 135 about right or can I get more with proper mapping?
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
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I am having issues, with mine, I had my bike tuned by the dealer, have only ran 2 tanks in it due to work.
I am only getting about 120miles out of 4.8 gallons , Mine will be going back to the dealer for tuning, they said they want to look at it, because it can not be right.
Mine pops on deceleration too.
Smells rich as a pig in the garage after a ride.
I am only getting about 120miles out of 4.8 gallons , Mine will be going back to the dealer for tuning, they said they want to look at it, because it can not be right.
Mine pops on deceleration too.
Smells rich as a pig in the garage after a ride.
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I'm blaming it on the cooler temps. I have 134 miles and my tank is at 1/4 full. Last fall in the warmer temps I did pull 37-39 mpg. I am also using the gas from last fall but I doubt that is the problem. That's with a 107 F.M. kit dynoed at their shop.
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Man I hate to tell you but that's terrible fuel mileage. You should be getting 200 miles or more between fill-ups... I'm getting 40+ mpg when I stay out of it on my Street Glide 103/211 cam/Pro Pipe/Heavy breather/SERT
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Ok, the obvious answer is what did you expect? But! I've got an 07 Ultra with 103 kit and woods 6-6 cam. It's also got Doherty powerpacc and SPOs. Jamie supplied a basemap for the power commander III but I've not had it tweaked yet. Problem is I'm getting 135 miles from a tank with normal riding (70 mph) on the motorway. With where fuel costs have gone over here I'm paying over $33 to fill up so that's quite painful. The advice is, for those who've gone this route, is 135 about right or can I get more with proper mapping?
Open the map in the PC software and subtract 7% from both Fuel Adj. tables (front and rear cyl.) by selecting all values from 2000-3000 RPM and 5-20% TP (throttle position) and depressing PG-DN seven times. The values of all selected cells will decrease in increments of one for every keystroke (PG-DN). Save the file to a second unique filename and "Send Map" to the PCIII while tethered. You'll need to connect the 9V battery to do this.
Doing this will improve mileage as long as you are cruising and your wrist is not stressing the throttle too much. You should be able to get 42-45 mpg at 70 mph.