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04-19-2016, 02:36 PM | #347 |
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04-19-2016, 02:42 PM | #348 |
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I am getting about 42-44 mpg now if...and I say if, I am not being so ham fisted. The roads we ride out here go up and down hills and mountains, with nice sweepers and twisties so naturally the throttle gets opened more often than not unless we are droning the long flat straights in places and yes, the wind can sometimes be a bear. Just this past weekend a wind spout came across the road and blew my "wind sail" Vaquero into the other lane (lucky for me no one was coming in the other lane toward me) and wiggled the front end a little! Typical spring weather. After my ecu tune with Ivan, my friends tell me they smell a little rich mix coming from my tail pipe, mostly when the motor is running a little cooler but as things warm up I expect improvements for better mpg. The motor runs so nice now though....smoother, cooler, and stronger.
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04-19-2016, 03:10 PM | #349 |
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My problem is the ride home from work. I may sit in traffic just trying to get out of downtown, only to get on a crowded freeway. Riding in early in the morning is much better. Less traffic, more open freeway.
Even without trying now, the bike just gets up to 80 so easily now.
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04-19-2016, 05:39 PM | #350 |
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I noticed that too.....5th and 6th gear the bike seems to pull much better and harder, with less throttle input at the grip. So it makes sense, when cruising in top gear at say, 70-75 you will save fuel and go longer on a tank.
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04-20-2016, 04:51 AM | #351 |
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I've got about 400 miles on the bike since Ivan's flash and I'm averaging 41-43 mpg without much time on the highway. Did get 34 mpg on my first tank running it hard. I'm switching from a Chuckster air intake to a Roaring Toyz today, will be interesting to see if there's any change at all in performance or MPG. I'm still playing with the PCV some after having the bike just test run on a dyno to where where the A/F was with the flash.
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04-20-2016, 07:44 AM | #353 |
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When I first got mine back and put in, I did an easy cruise up to the gas station. When I left there, I found out that Ivan does indeed not mess with the rev limiter. Hadn't hit it before, good to know where it is now.
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04-20-2016, 08:56 AM | #354 |
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I just got mine back from the dealer for an oil leak, so my ECU is going out next week. But I am curious. On mine at 80 with the cruise on it has a weird kind of rumble...almost like it is lugging. Very minor, just annoys the snot out of me. Did you have that before...and is it gone now?
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tonik I didn't notice anything like that after my ecu flash...just a much better running bike. Ken....93 octane in Fla.? The highest we get up here in Oregon is 92 and I run the ethanol-free version as availability is good here. Sounds like your PCV tune is working well for you and yes, the air in Fla. is very dense....I remember it well when I lived in St. Petersburg for a few years. Nothing like sea level air. I too, have been noticing a good hard 5th gear pull as well, but I shift usually at no more than about 4300 rpm as the torque curve is pretty done at that point. Sounds to me like your PCV tune has helped raise the curve a little more by adding in more fuel. Interesting.
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I'll be sending my ECU in next week and I sure hope I experience that kind of increase in fuel mileage. I've been getting around 32 mpg through the break in with all the rolling on and off the throttle for the first thousand miles. 25 mph plus Spring winds haven't helped either. I just ordered a Thunder Mfg teardrop breather and a set of Vance & Hines slash cuts are sitting in the garage ready to go on too. I'll be going from bone stock to Ivan ECU flash, breather and pipes all at once so I'm expecting a noticeable bump in performance. |
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04-20-2016, 03:39 PM | #357 |
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after the update I got on my first tank 41 mpg. that's fuel in vs miles on the OD. Don't think my second is going to as good. Can't get off the throttle now. lol
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Years and hundreds of engine builds and dyno time has taught me much and as I have been telling MANY peeps that have called me on the fone asking my opinion on the flash, I have told them it's a generic flash just like a map from DynoJet for a specific exhaust is a generic map, both are starting points that further tuning always benefits. Ivan's claim that his flash will be fine for 95% of the skoots should have never been made as how can he make such a statement and then, from what I have heard, instruct 1700 owners with PCV's to "add fuel" to certain areas? That 95% is inaccurate. RACNRAY
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Ignition timing at full throttle is stock.
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Then that narrows it down for sure.
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