FLTRXST. Thanks. This thread should be mandatory reading for anyone building a combo that will work.

 

Absolutely. He dyno’d my bike this morning. He’ll
Post up the results sooner or later.

 

So here is @RFG7680 and his Murder Glide.
114, Andrews 485, stock sized TB and manifold, 5.5 injectors, Trask air cleaner and S&S 2-into-1.

 

Here is @RoosterMan and his 103 Twinkie with Woods 222, high flow air cleaner and a Pro Pipe. She fought me tooth and nail but I’m proud of the results.

 

Great looking sheets guys!

Should be a blast to ride!

Well done Rob!

 

Customer’s 103 RGS from today. Already had some no name slip on mufflers on the stock headpipe. Added a Ventilator air cleaner and S&S 585 cams with a billet plate and pump. Gained 18hp and 19tq. Customer should be happy.

 

I'd be happy with those gains

 

Customer’s Heritage 107 from this morning. In my opinion, not the best cam choice.

 

Still decent numbers for a 107 and constant pull - pretty good lines for a Heritage.

 

Customer’s stock 2022 Street Glide 114 from this morning. All it has is a Vance and Hines true dual headpipe with 4” mufflers (really helped the torque) and a SE ventilator air cleaner.

 

Just a plain 107, all stock except for a P&A air cleaner and the SVT boneshakers he already had. Added a Khromewerks 2-2 exhaust and reused the same mufflers.

 

2004 Deuce. Was an 88”, now a 103”, stock throttlebody and injectors, Andrews TW55 cams, P&A air cleaner and V&H Longshots

 

2023 FLHXST 117, Woods 777XE cam, 5.5 injectors, HPI 62mm ram air, Sawicki short 2-1.
This was a first for me. I’ve squared engines off but never dead nuts even to the hundredths place. Lol

 

Customer came in stating “you tuned my bike back in March and I changed whole exhaust to this cooler one and now it stumbles. Your tune sucks”
Retuned his bike and showed him how much his coolness cost him in money and performance.
Red is where is was with the full exhaust and KW mufflers. Blue is where is now is with his “cool” exhaust.

 

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Customer came in stating “you tuned my bike back in March and I changed whole exhaust to this cooler one and now it stumbles. Your tune sucks”
Retuned his bike and showed him how much his coolness cost him in money and performance.
Red is where is was with the full exhaust and KW mufflers. Blue is where is now is with his “cool” exhaust.

@crazy4ink Murph, there's always a Big Cost For "Cool"! 😁
And You also "Can't Fix Stupid"!
Mike U.

 

There's no price for stupidity...LMAO

 

oh there is. -2hp and -9tq 🤣

 

I’ve never read anything good performance wise about all these shorty 2-1 exhausts. People seem to like them for the looks I guess, but they do seem to particularly hurt the torque numbers…….

I’ve also wondered if these shorty’s will result in exhaust spooge getting on the side of the bike?

 

Ha...you said Spooge

 

And what was his reaction to the loss of power?

 

No idea. The service writer talked to him and I never heard anything back

 

As Fernando always said, it's better to look good than to feel good......you look marvelous

 

Ha...how did I miss this...one of my all time favs and spout it often in the office.....I get a ton of weird looks and under breath muddels of "who's Fernando" when I say, 'Fernando, don't be a schnook, it's not how you feel, it's how you look.....and you look MAHVELOUS"

 

Taking a hit right in that 3-4k mark where a lot of riders putt along and then crack on it to pass - what a waste

 

2022 FLTRKSE 117. Now a 131 with an Andrews 554, Wedge air cleaner, KW 2-2 headpipe with his existing 4” Vance and Hines.

 

Wow. I wonder if he’ll notice the difference….. 😳

 

@crazy4ink - I do my best to avoid this thread as when I rip the FatBob...all I can think is "there is so much more in there...I know it" - All good rocking the Sofa stock but that damn FXFB makes me want to drop the bike off with $5K and say "get the most ya can outta 'er" - Thank the good lord you live MANY states away

 

FXBS makes me want to drop the bike off with $5K and say "get the most ya can outta 'er" - Thank the good lord you live MANY states away

Makes for a much better road trip story. Just book the damn appointment already

 

Customer brought in his “fast as hell” 2023 CVO with the VVT 121. I made a pull with his bike (red) as it sat; wedge air cleaner, SE tuner and Sawicki short 2-1.
Then I showed him what my 110” Twin Cam Crossbones put down (blue).
Now we’re pulling his bike apart for a 135” engine. Lol

 

Nothing like some shaming to get some business😂

 

Got that 135 kit done (not the crate engine). Extreme wedge air cleaner, Bassani shorty 2-1 and SE tuner with auto tune module.

 

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Got that 135 kit done (not the crate engine). Extreme wedge air cleaner, Bassani shorty 2-1 and SE tuner with auto tune module.

Very nice balanced numbers……

 

Thats a bad MF’r!

 

^ hubba hubba. Double 150s. Sign the guy up on a subscription for his rear tires.

 

Extreme wedge air cleaner. Juice worth the squeeze? It's spendy.

 

I will tell you that I have tuned bikes with (insert air cleaner here) and then put the extreme wedge on and I consistently see +7 hp and +5 tq minimum. And then I have go and retune the bike because it’s lean and wants more fuel.

 

Both but mostly the Rushmore M8s since I can actually tune them with a third party tuner. On center cooled bikes, since I can only use the SE tuner, I’ve seen roughly 5hp and 3tq

How bad do Lowers impact actual air intake? - The only thing I like about the stock AC on my '22 RGL is it has that front facing opening which directly lines up with the open lower faring vent - Curious what you see out of others running different ACs

Almost forgot.....What'sUp Brotha...How Ya been? - How's that Bones comin along?

 

How bad do Lowers impact actual air intake? - The only thing I like about the stock AC on my '22 RGL is it has that front facing opening which directly lines up with the open lower faring vent - Curious what you see out of others running different ACs

Almost forgot.....What'sUp Brotha...How Ya been? - How's that Bones comin along?

Hard to tell how much fairing lowers impact airflow since the dyno has 1 large fan on either side. I would agree that air being directed in through the open vents is always a good thing. I’m always amazed how many people ride around with the vents closed all the time.