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my 08 nad performance was so bad when i bought it i would have got rid of it had it not been for the fi 2000. here were my main complaints. poor throttle response making it tricky to sync shifts, mostly 1rst to 2nd. choppy at low speeds and when taking off from a dead stop. lack of power. i now use 89 octane with no problems. these bikes are way to lean from the git go. compared to my v-star 1300 it was miserable to ride. i have the fi 2000 on my v-star also. now it far surpasses my 1300 for smoothnes and tractibility. the star will still blow it's doors off but the nad has all the normal riding power i need. i also have the cobra true duals, and pro charger air cleaner. it is a real pleasure to ride now. it may be my favorite bike of all times.
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I have an 06 Nomad with V&H Dual Baggers, BAK and Cobra FI2000R. The pipes were already on when I purchased it a month ago. I know the bike was running lean because the heatshield on them were a bronze color due to excessive heat from running lean. First thing I did was install the fuel processor and noticed it was easier to start and didn't hiccup between first and second. After installing the BAK I noticed a definite improvement in performance.
Just returned from a 200 mile road trip and had no problems at all. I don't know what gas mileage I'm getting, but I'm not too concerned about gas mileage, just want a bike that runs right. When it needs gas, I just put more in. |
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Snarlybill. Your comments are my experience exactly. I too was almost ready to sell the Nomad not long after I bought it due to the same complaints you mentioned. A Dobeck TFI, and a 9" air cleaner kit (K&N) made the bike much more fun (and safer) to drive.
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I added the Cobra FI2000R and did the debaffle. I am well satisfied with the results. Seems to run better and cooler. The debaffle gives it a little better sound. One thing I would add for sure and that is a battery maintainer. Keeps the battery charged up and should make the battery last longer. It is always at its peak.
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I came in late on this so please bear with me. I just got my 05 1600 in October and, unfortunately living in MO, I haven't really had a chance to ride that much, but I have noticed the hesitation at lower speeds. Right now everything is stock (have not done a debaffle either), from what I have read adding a Techlusion TFI will eliminate this. Is that correct?
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Will it work okay stock? Is debaffling necessary or helpful?
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It will work very well stock. Debaffling the stock mufflers does little or nothing to improve performance. A TFI does all the things dk dixie mentioned above although in my case mileage has suffered a little but in my opinion that is a small price to pay for a bike that is much more enjoyable to ride.
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If I recall correctly, last November, when it was pretty cool up here in Manitoba, I set the dials according to the Cobra manual and my gas mileage took quite a dip, but the sound was great and I think I had quite a bit more bottom end power too. From what I've been reading, the cool weather probably had the greatest impact on the gas mileage numbers.
So, should I be adjusting the dials according to the ambient temperatures? And if so, does anybody have a chart of suggested settings? To give you a hint at the type of driver I am, I never expect to set Dial # 3 to anything but "0" :-) but I do want as much smooth take-off power and roll-on acceleration as possible, within reason. Regards, Greg |
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Rear the thread....
The TFI is fairy water resistent, if mounted where water doesn't get to much. I would say it is water tight, buthere is a plug you remove, made like a grommet, so if you try real hard you could probably find some fubarr way to prove me wrong. I assume Cobra has a like plug. I have no idea about PC III's unit. Setting up all the instructions tell you which clock dial numbers to select. These number are with in reason close, but there are better ways to set the units up, starting at the begining, for 2 pots. The first pot is set up at ilde and you can hear it right now. The 2nd pot is set up on a trial and error basis, depending on what you call twisting the wick. This can take several runs at a setting to tell if you got wacked in the pants or not, and then trying more, and repeating that, and then again more, till you either chicken out, get busted by the cops or last blow black smoke, and how you know is no bugs have lived to bite you while you twitter with a pocket screw driver. I helped a guy here, and the last thing I recall he was riddin into the sun set screeming Thar She Blows!
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