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03-27-2016, 09:45 AM
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Join Date: May 2015
Location: DBQ Iowa
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Greetings,
So the first real trip with the IVAN-ized ECU is officially under the tires. Took back roads with hills and curves to a neighboring community 32 miles away. Bike ran flawlessly. Temp stayed before the 11' o'clock notch (the ticks to my counting are "Cold-10-11-noon-1-2-Hot"). In town, it did rise to just above 11 o'clock. Ran 60MPH (GPS) the majority of the way. (I do not slow down for curves). MPGuesser indicated 42.8 on that trip. Which would be an improvement from previous trips. Smooth and flawless running and performance all the way over. Return trip, filled up, reset the MPG-o-guesser and took the highway. Ran 71MPH (GPS). Temp stayed right on the 11 o'clock mark. MPG-o-guesser indicated 39.8 MPG. I was a little playful and might have tested the acceleration threshold more aggressively than required. :) Again, the bike was smooth and flawless. Verdict? Well worth the $$ and effort... 1: Bike runs cooler -->.<-- (Period) Way worth it! The fan override switch may be mostly decoration at this point. We will wait for Aug and Sept of course... 2:ZERO back fires, ZERO farts, ZERO. AWESOME-SAUCE! 3: Smooth acceleration, smooth running - Ahhh, MUCH better. 4: MPG - slightly better, as stated previously nice side bonus. Here are two associated observations: The engine idle never did drop under 1K. I will investigate to determine if the IDLE RPM is UP... The bike is MUCH quieter with the stock air box back in, yet runs like it did with the BAK/EJK/V&H. The cost of this modification addressed and THEN SOME what all three of those mods were intended to accomplish. With the *HUGE* benefit of not having to listen to the extra sounds from engine... Thank you Ivan! Ride safe, Smokier Login or Register to Remove Ads |
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03-27-2016, 10:06 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: ontario, canada
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I just checked the postal tracker site, mine just landed at JFK Airport....damn it, probably could have got there sooner if the plane had been "Ivanised".
 .... Going out right now to pull the EJK., anyone looking for one.
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03-27-2016, 11:21 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Western NY
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My idle did the same thing. I dropped it 50 and it's perfect now.
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03-27-2016, 11:04 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: crooked river ranch oregon
Posts: 723
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Looks like there is going to be a huge surplus of fuel processors for sale.... power commanders, EJKs, cobras and more....maybe we should start a bonfire and toss $$ them all in. If only I would have known this in the beginning about the ECU re-tune I would not have wasted all that ching ching on those silly tuners. Like mentioned, one of the best benefits of the ECU re-tune is the running of the motor under 2,000 rpm, it is now steady as a heart beat with no glitches or hickups, surges, or stumbles, just spot-on accurate fueling like it should be. The Ray's mod works great with the tune, no need to swap that out again, just leave it and have fun. I am running 92 octane ethanol free fuel in mine and it runs great as we have an abundance of that fuel out here and it is pretty cheap now. When the weather gets hot I would run premium after the flash because of the ignition timing changes as a precaution and it will keep your valves cleaner too.
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2012 Vaquero S.E. Chuckster's tear drop intake, Freedom true dual racing exhaust, Ivan flash, Clearview windscreen, Corbin gunfighter seat, Clockwerk's hugger style front fender, Kawasaki KQR backrest and luggage rack, kuryakyn iso grips and rear passenger boards, front highway pegs, revolutionspeed clutch and primary covers and reservoir and switch box covers and Kuryakyn skeleton rearview mirrors. 
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03-28-2016, 02:46 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: Carleton Place, Ontario
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Ok ok ok.... Sheeesh you guys! You're spending my money faster than my wife does!
I'm a brand new Vaquero rider and have only put about 250kms on her since I got her. (Damn late winter weather up here!!) However, I have noted the farting, backfiring and chunky ride already. I'm very encouraged by all the good words I've seen here and yessir, I'm in! hlknvcn60... Are you in sales? If not you oughta be! Thanks for the good words and enthusiasm for this product. You are obviously a happy customer and there's no better recommendation than that! �� |
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03-28-2016, 08:35 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2014
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Might be posted but does he sell them with a core exchange? I wanna ride mine during the waiting...
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03-29-2016, 08:40 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2014
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Anyone know if Ivan accepts Paypal for payment?! :) :) :)
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03-29-2016, 08:43 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Listowel, Ontario
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03-29-2016, 09:01 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2014
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Oh this would have been so much easier to slip past the finance department with PP, LOL!!
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03-29-2016, 01:13 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: West Coast, North Island, New Zealand
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03-29-2016, 09:04 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Grovetown, Ga.
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Ivan, Quick question. I got mu ECU back installed it. I have a 2011 1700 Vaquero. Do I need to unplug the o2 sensor. There is one in my breather backplate. I think your directions said some yearmodels need to and some don't. I wasnt sure.
Thanks for everything.
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