Dyno Question
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Dyno Question
I have an 05 Road King Custom. It has 6700 miles on it. I bought it with Rinehart True Duals, Stage 1 (generic download I suppose), and AC. My HD dealer has no dyno and worse than that, no dyno tech! Imagine that. I do not plan to modify the engine before the warranty runs out, but would like to know the power figures. What is a fair price for a baseline Dyno? All I want is the numbers. The local Ducatti dealer has a dyno and a supposed great operator for it.
Thanks in advance,
Mike
Thanks in advance,
Mike
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RE: Dyno Question
I would use someone that does Harley dyno work. If youâre going to have it done you might as well have them tune it you can pick up extra ponies through tuning fairly easy.
As far as cost goes in my area labor is close to 90.00 per hr. It is not uncommon to have 2 techs doing the work. I would figure 2 to 3 hundred if they do a complete job. Just use someone reputable.
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As far as cost goes in my area labor is close to 90.00 per hr. It is not uncommon to have 2 techs doing the work. I would figure 2 to 3 hundred if they do a complete job. Just use someone reputable.
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RE: Dyno Question
Apoogy noted but not necessary. Yes you would need some kind of other than stock fuel manager for Dyno tuning. My bike has the generic download and a Stage 1 AC and True Dual Pipes on it when I bought it. I wasn't looking for a tune so much as a baseline to see what the numbers are on it, since it was modified when I bought it. My dealer seems to be ultra conservative when it comes to engines and does not like to alter them. Matter of fact he told me flat out anything I do that may cause or contribute to the engine failure may void the factory and extended warranty.
Thanks, and any info posyed in this thread regarding tuning is appreciated.
Mike
Thanks, and any info posyed in this thread regarding tuning is appreciated.
Mike
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RE: Dyno Question
I would find a dyno that is one that you would use again in the future incase that you later want it tuned and for numbers repeatability. Also make sure that they use SAEatmospheric correction and #5 smoothing for more accurate numbers and the ability to compare apples to apples no matter what kind of day it is weather wise for future comparisons. Some dyno operators do not use SAEatmospheric correctionor graphsmoothing because it provides higher, unrealistic numbers andgood bragging rights but thebike doesn't run as indicated and isdifficult comparing numbers to others. One of the many values of a dyno is the ability to monitor your progress as you make changessoa good dyno and operator using the same dyno and properproceedures is important.
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I haven't had mine done yet, due to still being within the first 1000 miles of her life, but I have looked into it and my dealer charges hourly rate @ $61/hour. I was told to expect about 3-5 hours and that was from multiple different tuners not the one at my dealer.