EFI program options

[Coyote]

Hi. I just found this site so I thought I'd introduce myself. I've been riding since 1967. Logger by trade I've lived in BC for 35 of my 58 years. I'll ride at the drop of a hat and my favorite rides are with my sleeping bag and lots of miles in front of me.

My current ride is an '01 EFI softail twinkie. My second set of cam chain tensioners are starting to self destruct so I'm thinking of going with a gear drive. Other than a power commander what other options are out there that work well for a fuelie. I appreciate any help.

'yote

[FATboy05]

Welcome to HawgZone "yote" There are many folks here that can help ya with that question. Just wanted to say hello. We have some members from your area too. Jump right, in and make yourself at home.

[MLC]

welcome to the madness C. i'm a firm believer in as few mods on the tc88 as possible to keep it reliable. gear drive is always a good idea. breather, pipes and power commander would do me for my porpose. some may say another cam to get more pull my 99 will go fast enough to me in trouble already. there are some more serious motor heads here that can tell you how to make it wick fast if that where you want to go. again, welcome to HZ.

[Blackpearlultra]

Welcome Yote, good to see another Canuck on board.
HD's SERT (screaming eagle race tuner) is an option for your fuel management. I have one on my bike and have never had an issue. I myself have never plugged her in to dial it in but have heard that they have a wider range of adjustments that you can set. As far as the cam tensioners I just replaced mine , mostly out of winter boredom, and would have gone to a gear drive set if I had the cash. I have an 07 Ultra which have the better hydraulic style tensioners that apparently last longer. From what I have heard you can retrofit the new ones into the older bikes but have never seen it done myself.

[speed]

Hey Coyote, welcome to the site.

My preference is to use a Power Commander because maps are readily available and there are a lot of PCIII certified dyno tuners across the country.

Gear driven cams are definitely the way to go with a twinkie, but before you choose a lift you need to decide what possible future mods you may want to do.

For example; if you don't think you'll ever big bore the engine, or do any head work a 0.510" lift is a nice little boost over the stock cam. However, if you do plan on doing head work you'll want to think about a 0.570" or 0.585" lift cam.

Do you have a budget figure in mind? If not, do you have a specific amount of power you would like to see?

Cheers,

Speed

[Mominatrix]

Welcome Coyote. I'll leave the tech talk to the boyzs. With that said, welcome aboard. Look around and post away.

[Mungo]

Welcome Coyote

The Powercommander is difficult to beat, if only for the reason Speedman mentioned. There are plenty of Dynojet certified tuners out there who can tune your bike, and the supply of maps are huge.

With that said, the Thundermax is making an impressive unit, if you're up to buying header pipes with O2 bungs, or welding them in yourself.

I myself am giving the TTS Mastertune a try with my '09 Streetglide. Just took it today for a couple of V-Tune data runs today and I'm very pleased with the results. The software allows you to tune it yourself without a dyno. All be it, I am having difficulty getting the full range of data points, but if you think about it, I don't ride in those areas anyway.

The TTS Mastertune is the company that developed the original SERT for Harley. Of course, Harley and Mastertune felt different directions were required for tuning, so Harley found a new vendor to make the Super SERT.

Y0ou can also g0o the route of the V&H Fuel Pack, or something else in that class. It'll tune you in close enough.

Your choice is going to be a result of how you drive, what mods you are going to want to do, and how much of a precision tune you want.

[Coyote]

As MLC says it will go fast enuf to get me into trouble already. I'm looking for reliability and longevity as much as anything. The .510 grind is probably my best bet. It gives me a bit more yank I believe.
Good point about the number of PCIII dyno tuners across the country. Sounds like SERT is also an option. Pros and cons???

Does anyone know of a good tuner in the Vancouver BC area. I know Deeley has a dyno as well as Future Cycle. Any others?

[Mominatrix]

Originally Posted by Coyote

As MLC says it will go fast enuf to get me into trouble already. I'm looking for reliability and longevity as much as anything. The .510 grind is probably my best bet. It gives me a bit more yank I believe.
Good point about the number of PCIII dyno tuners across the country. Sounds like SERT is also an option. Pros and cons???

Does anyone know of a good tuner in the Vancouver BC area. I know Deeley has a dyno as well as Future Cycle. Any others?

Sounds like a perfect excuse to make Bike Week 09 in Daytona and have Wayne with Speeds Performace Plus tune you up. He does a great job!

[Coyote]

Thanks Mungo, I'll check out the Thundermax as well

'yote