That is how it all started! I noticed that the bike was pinging when I rolled on the throttle at 3000 - 3200 RPMs with the bone stock configuration. Off to Metal Dragon for the "Treatment" after Tahoe. New cams, FS 2" cores and the X=pipe with the TTS tuner and while we are at it the 10K service. I rode home in rush hour traffic so not much 'testing' of the new setup but it does sound better and throttle response has improved, and I think that the pinging is gone as well. The real test will be tomorrow when my wife and I are headed south towards San Diego for the weekend, I will add to this thread while I am down there with some more thoughts on how it has worked out. Heat, response, power, pinging etc... I know everybody likes to see the graphs, hear the numbers etc. I personally don't put much weight in a dyno graphs but the numbers are at or near 108HP/114TQ, I forgot what they were exactly but that sounds right. At the end of the day what matters is do you feel the power you expect, do you like how the bike responds when you wick it, are there dead spots in the throttle or RPM ranges, does it ping or run hot.
When I was telling Linda (my wife) that I just picked up the bike and I think that annoying noise is gone she asks me. "What noise did you get rid of, the sound of money in your pocket?" No respect I tell you!
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Topic: Stock bike was pinging at 3K RPM under load (Read 1762 times)