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Old Jun 10, 2014 | 02:22 PM
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I have a 2013 Road King currently running an Arlen Ness Big Sucker, Rinehart 4" slip ons, and a power commander 5. I just bought a decatted header to get it to run cooler and hopefully get more volume out of the pipes. It should arrive early next week. My question is which PC5 map should I use? The one for stock exhaust with slip ons that I'm running now, or the one for true dual exhaust. It runs great as I have it now. Will losing the cat make a huge difference as far as the tuner goes?
 
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Old Jun 11, 2014 | 02:44 AM
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When I decatted the head pipe on my '13 RK, i also added a FL-VIED-10 fuel enricher. The bike was otherwise stock and definitely ran cooler. From what I understand, just pulling the cat won't make a significant difference in the tuning.
 
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Old Jun 11, 2014 | 05:59 AM
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One for your big sucker and full exhaust.
 
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Old Jun 11, 2014 | 06:25 AM
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Originally Posted by WILDWOOD_1124
One for your big sucker and full exhaust.
i would agree. is there a map that had a 2-1-2 set up instead of true duals? that would be better matchup than true duals
 
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Old Jun 11, 2014 | 07:54 AM
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you should add some fuel to it. fl-vieds-10 work well to just add some fuel, but if you add cams or anything else you need to get a tuner
 
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Old Jun 11, 2014 | 08:11 AM
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Originally Posted by hardheaded
you should add some fuel to it. fl-vieds-10 work well to just add some fuel, but if you add cams or anything else you need to get a tuner
read the OP, he says he has a tuner already. he asking about the maps
 
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Old Jun 12, 2014 | 06:47 AM
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FuelMoto should have a map that will specifically match any mod you make. Don't know what they charge, but the load will be pretty dead on.

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Thanks for all the input. I contacted Power Commander and they sent me a map for my setup.
 
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Will there be a noticeable difference in the volume of the exhaust?
 
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Old Jun 12, 2014 | 09:52 PM
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If by volume you mean noise then yes it will be noticeably louder.If by volume you mean amount of exhaust the pipe will flow then no.
 
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