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03-15-2016, 11:46 PM | #106 |
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And I am backing you up 100%
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03-16-2016, 01:53 AM | #107 | |
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03-16-2016, 09:36 AM | #108 | |
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That almost sounds like an endorsement! Ride safe, Smokier
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03-16-2016, 10:03 AM | #109 |
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Sure. It's probably worth it just for the quick throttle mod, which tells me it's not just a F/A ratio tweak. The only downside is if the bike is taken to the dealer and they reflash/update the firmware on the computer. Then the tune has to be reapplied.
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03-16-2016, 12:18 PM | #110 |
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As a Kawasaki dealer, I can tell you dealers do not have the ability to reflash/update firmware on an ECU. Hooking the bike up to Kawasaki diagnostic software only reads info about the engines running condition or component faults, not tuning info from the ECU. If your dealer has told you he can do this they're either extremely smart or lying. I would ask to watch them do one! Ivan has been doing this work for decades and I have proof that his product works as described. I'm curious Ponch, what is your motorcycle training, repair\tuning background? Not calling you out just curious.
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EDIT: Part of Ivan's deal is he will flash it back to stock for free (you pay shipping) so if that happens you can get it fixed easily for minor money. |
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03-16-2016, 01:02 PM | #115 |
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03-16-2016, 03:27 PM | #118 | |
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Smog checks are usually done at idle... I haven't changed that, idle mixture was pretty good as delivered. Also, if the pipes are changed, then the catalyst is gone.... this might cause a fail.... depending on what the limits are. Ivan |
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03-16-2016, 03:30 PM | #119 | |
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They are all the same... They need to be turned off for a good result. Using an O2 controller externally doesn't work very well compared to turning it off. The problem is that the mixture will be all over the place while the ecu searches for the O2.... very unstable and not tunable. |
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03-16-2016, 03:41 PM | #120 |
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I just want to share that I called Ivan yesterday to discuss his service and he was very willing to talk and seems to really know his stuff. I learned some interesting things from him that I was not aware of. For instance, going with a complete exhaust system doesn't improve performance much over slip ons. It's losing the catalytic converter that improves things the most. I'm going to get my Nomad broken in first, but will definitely be getting this done.
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