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Old Jun 9, 2012 | 02:12 PM
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Any reviews on v & h throttle pack...or arlen ness big shot..or others...
 
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Old Jun 9, 2012 | 02:26 PM
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depends what you want to do.

I was not interested in getting a degree in efi tuning ( although am great at carb tuning and have ASE training)- so i went with nightrider.com xieds.

about $130 shipped and Steve offers a military discount of that applies to you.

the xieds plug inline with the o2 sensor and cause the ECM to make a slightly richer mixer under most conditions.

Mike
 
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Old Jun 9, 2012 | 02:35 PM
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I have the xieds..with slip ons, stock ac. Some decel poping...would like to get a high flow ac...cheap tuner, eliminate the poping
 
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Old Jun 9, 2012 | 03:22 PM
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You might have something else wrong. I'm running SuperTrapp slipon's, Arlen Ness BS A/F using xied's. Runs great!
 
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no baffles...runs great in cooler weather...decel poping when it gets hot out...
 
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As some of you know I ran a VIED for quit awhile until I started getting pinging in the upper RPM range that flat out ruined my ride. It got to the point either I was going to stop riding or I'd better address the pinging. After reading every thread on the subject and deciding on which unit was best for me including the one I could afford, I went with the PCV from Fuel Moto. I know guys, I was a fierce advocate against using them, until the dreaded ping monster. Jamie loaded one of his maps on it for me and got it delivered for $300. Took his original map and tweaked it in the timing area where I was having the problem and so far I think I've got it quieted down. The VIED just wasn't doing anything for me in the RPM range I needed the most help and you can't alter the timing with it. It served me well but I needed a better way to tune.
 
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Originally Posted by TUCCI
As some of you know I ran a VIED for quit awhile until I started getting pinging in the upper RPM range that flat out ruined my ride. It got to the point either I was going to stop riding or I'd better address the pinging. After reading every thread on the subject and deciding on which unit was best for me including the one I could afford, I went with the PCV from Fuel Moto. I know guys, I was a fierce advocate against using them, until the dreaded ping monster. Jamie loaded one of his maps on it for me and got it delivered for $300. Took his original map and tweaked it in the timing area where I was having the problem and so far I think I've got it quieted down. The VIED just wasn't doing anything for me in the RPM range I needed the most help and you can't alter the timing with it. It served me well but I needed a better way to tune.
You mentioned upper RPM range Tucci, what RPM's were you getting the pinging. The Xied's and Vied's only enrich the closed loop and effect the open loop about 5%. Open loop starts around 3750 RPM's.
 
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