I think it was HWY 34 that ran into Sturgis with all the vender's on it. Traffic would craw for 4-5 blocks (moving ten feet at a time).
That's where my trouble was!
I'm using Syn oil, and the stock air cleaner now. I thought we already had an
upgraded air filter; I guess not. What brand name Cam would you suggest?
I also thought Syn Oil was the best I could do. Does the 5,000 mile maintenance also includes a tune and should I have HD or one
of the customs shops do it? Thanks for the tips.
Thanks a million (non cash-able)
Bart...Syn3 comes stock in all three holes, but it is an inferior product compared to either Mobil 1 Vtwin (20w50) OR Amsoil 20w50. Either of those products are excellent and can be run in all holes (tranny, primary, and crankcase). Many dealers refuse to use the oil you provide, but that varies from dealer to dealer. If they will not use your product, you can have an Indy shop do the service or do it yourself. You do have the high flow backplate and PAPER HD filter. The filter is a POS and will eventually fall apart on you, so go ahead and change it out to a K&N 0800 or something like the Arlen Ness big sucker. At least do the K&N...it's washable and will last you a very, very long time.
NO, they do NOT tune your engine at the 5K service, or any other service for that matter. And, the only way you can get a good tune is to go somewhere with a Tmax tuner, or load one of Zippers maps for the autotune and let it tune itself, if one if available for your setup. HD will NOT tune the Tmax, or at least I have not heard of a dealer who would.
Cams are a whole different ball game...if you are happy with the bike performs, I would get a good tune on it and see if that cures your problems.
If you are not happy with the performance, then there are a multitude of options to make the top end of the bike "better", but at this point, it is my opinion that it would just confuse things for you. How your dealer feels about warranty work with the Tmax, whether they would insist on doing the work, blah, blah, blah. If you don't care about he warranty, then that is also a new ballgame...and, how much money do you want to spend, what kind of riding style do you have, do you ride two up mostly...what are you looking for out of the bike.
Adding more fuel will help cool the engine, but it needs proper tuning, not just adding fuel blindly.