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Old Jul 14, 2010 | 04:12 PM
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Hi to All

I have bought a HD FLHT Road King year 1998 evo and i change exhaust from stock exaust to the new one Kuryakyn
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but now i have to much problems with injection system and misfire and to much black smoke . When i changed to the stock one the problem doesn't exist. Please can someone help to understand what is happened. Its best to install also the powercommander with this type of pipes ..
 
Old Jul 14, 2010 | 04:35 PM
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welcome from north carolina, If you have a carb, which I think you do, you are going to have to rejet for the pipes.
 
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Old Jul 14, 2010 | 05:14 PM
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not sure, what causing problems.
pipes only change should not need to have a F/M ststem..but A/F mix will still be close to the same as stock pipes..

If I was U I'd ask this in the touring section to get more and better answers...



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