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[JimF]

I have read through a few threads on a different boards looking for advice on EFI dyno tuning.

The most frequent advice is to talk with local dyno tuners, find a good one and go with the product (SER, PCIII,

[sadunbar]

I have used Hal's HD in New Berlin before and was very satisfied.  Their service manager in very experienced and watches the Dyno work closely.

Scott

[hd-dude]

The best advise I can give is to educate yourself on the Dyno process. Here is a link to the article that American Iron mag did over 3 issues on Dyno tuning. Its a long read but there is a ton of great info in the article.

http://flhrsei.org/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?num=1149261656

[Crawdaddy]

JimF

First follow HD-Dude's advise.  There is a lot of information in that thread.

Second, what I did was research my area for shops with Dyno-Jet machines.  None of the dealers in my location have them.  I went to several and asked questions about the race tuner and power commander since I had narrowed down my selection to those two options.  I first found that the race tuner was difficult for many tuners to set up due to the number of points to adjust and the time it takes.  Most start with a base map and just work out a few of the points and charge you for the estimated 6-8 hours of time.  I found a shop here that kept a binder on all the bikes tuned on their Dyno.  While talking, I flipped through the binder and looked at different set ups, torque tunes, HP tunes A/F lines, etc.  I figured that they were pretty proud of their work to allow me to examine the binder. (probably 300 plus print outs)  They recommended to me the Power Commander because there are probably more shops in the country that can work with it than the race tuner.  Since I like road trips, that appealed to me.  I'm not saying it is better, because a good tune on the RT would be smoother across the RPM range.  I selected my tuner on the above information and because he invited me to bring my lunch and he would let me watch the work being done on my bike.  (I also brought my shooting earphones cuz it is loud)

If you find a tuner who is proud of his work, take his time to explain the process, and let you be there for the runs, you probably will get your monies worth.  My numbers are on the SEEG page.  We even ran the dyno through acceleration test and twisted it to the limiter in the sixth gear.  There is a chart of this showing 165 MPH at the limiter.  That is the only time I will ever see it go that fast unless a bear gets on my a$$ in Yellowstone next week.

Crawdaddy

[RJ749]

JImF, I couldn't agree more with the above reponse by Hd-dude and Crawdaddy.

Here is a link to DynoJet tuners in your area, check them out and maybe others in your area have a referral to one of them for you that is a knowledgeable shop.

http://www.dynojet.com/maps/bikedynos/wi.htm

[JimF]

Thanks to all for the advice, the article and recommendations are just what I was looking for. This will allow me to talk with the local area shops and determine my best route with the available resources.

[kng103]

Thanks to all for the advice, the article and recommendations are just what I was looking for. This will allow me to talk with the local area shops and determine my best route with the available resources.

just be carefull of dynojet approved tuners.
all this means is that they took a course and got certified from dynojet.
i had a couple of nightmares with those as well.
i never gave up hope and eventually found a tuner that i was happy with.