OK, guys....got the RH's installed after only three Modelo's, but that's only because I quit when I knew I was ahead. Had to make a run to Lowes for some of the red silicone they suggest in the instructions, plus a man's got to eat sometime and not just have [smiley=drink.gif] [smiley=drink.gif] [smiley=drink.gif] Like most exhaust system removal/installations (2 or 4 wheels) it was aggravating, and did involve a good amount of cussing and frustration. The RH's are high quality, and the instructions are good, though a couple of the pics they provide could be a little clearer regarding heat shield clamp orientation. No problems though. I didn't finish until two in the morning, by the time I got them all wiped down after finishing and a coat of Glare on all the new shiney parts. Probably the most aggraving couple of things was gettng the front heat shield clamps on and started, and fit of the mufflers to the headers is so snug they had to be pursuaded with a block of soft wood on the ends and a ball peen hammer. They'll go right on then...
The pipes look GREAT on the scoot, and sound even better!!! [smiley=banana.gif] [smiley=banana.gif] I dumped a canned map I got from fuel moto into the PCIII, fired it up this morning and ran 45 miles North to a tuner/performance shop I've finally found. It was running rich, but running strong and sounding even better. On the way up, two bolts on my A/C broke off, so the guys at Rod's Performance had to back one of the remnants out with vice grips, then drill and use an ease-out on the other one. Another one chalked up to HD service overtightening the bolts. Rod tuned the bike...he has a great dyno set-up, with a specially designed room with 6 air changes a minute so everything remains constant and there is a lot of fresh air to keep the bike cool (also uses fans on the motor). He did an advanced tune with the Dynojet TL software, one cylinder at at time. The target A/F ratio was 13.4, steady throttle, so it vairies a couple of tenths, depending on load/throttle postition. I was in the room the whole time, so watched the entire process, and Rod was great about explaining what was going on and showing me the data as it was happening.
Final numbers are about what I expected: 98.4 Max Torque....75 at 2.5K, then climbing steadily, with no dips to 3600, then hitting the 98 mark and staying there to 4.5K, tapering off gradually to about 85ft lbs at 5800. HP is 95.6 at 5800, with just basically a steady climb from 2.5K all the way up. I'll try and get a flatbed scan of the sheet, if I can figure out how to use my flatbed again.
I'm really happy with the pipes, the way they sound, and the way the bike drives now that it's finally been properly tuned. I'm tired and sore from being on the basement floor all night, I think I'll take Diva out to dinner and a couple of Magahooties....
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