Zippers Thundermax Auto Tune - Page 4 : V-Twin Forum: Harley Davidson Forums

2006SGFDXI · 12-18-2006, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by mori55

I haven't had any problems with turn signals or anything else. Did you put the right speedo calibration # in?
I would call them right away, and get them to fix it or send another ecm out.

Yes, I have an 06' superglide and the basic setting was at 45900 when I verified them after I initialized the ecm.
Pete at Zippers just e-mailed me and said the tech dept would be in touch shortly.

mori55 · 12-18-2006, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by 2006SGFDXI

Yes, I have an 06' superglide and the basic setting was at 45900 when I verified them after I initialized the ecm.
Pete at Zippers just e-mailed me and said the tech dept would be in touch shortly.

From my experience Zippers customer support is 2nd to none. I have about a 1000 miles on mine and it runs great, like i said before the bike never ran as smooth as now.

2006SGFDXI · 12-18-2006, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by mori55

From my experience Zippers customer support is 2nd to none. I have about a 1000 miles on mine and it runs great, like i said before the bike never ran as smooth as now.

Agree about the customer support.
Pete was very patient with me, like when I couldn't read the small print on the injectors and had to goback inside to get my glasses.
So far from what I noticed on the test ride, the bike really pick up on the throttle response and the pipes had a better sound. will be purchasing the Auto tune system in a few weeks to take advantage of the closed loop monitoring and tuning.

mori55 · 12-18-2006, 08:07 PM

I had it without the auto tune, and it seemed fine, but not much different than the stock ecm. When i put the auto tune on, it was like night and day for me. And the more i ride it the better it gets.

KKRider · 01-03-2007, 10:12 AM

Any updates fellas? I think this may be exactly what I've been looking for.

Snaps · 01-03-2007, 05:45 PM

I ordered one today for my '07 FLHX with basic Stage I.

I had great results putting their EFI package with the non-autotune ThunderMax ECM on my '04 Wide Glide with Jim's 120", so I'm really looking forward to this.

Their tech support and response time to all my questions has been great. And I can ask some pretty goofy questions.

I'll report once I get it up and running, hopefully early next week. If it works as well as I hope, and I can figure out how to get bungs welded in my existing pipes on my Wide Glide, I'll eventually switch to the AutoTune on that, too.

mori55 · 01-03-2007, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Snaps

I ordered one today for my '07 FLHX with basic Stage I.

I had great results putting their EFI package with the non-autotune ThunderMax ECM on my '04 Wide Glide with Jim's 120", so I'm really looking forward to this.

Their tech support and response time to all my questions has been great. And I can ask some pretty goofy questions.

I'll report once I get it up and running, hopefully early next week. If it works as well as I hope, and I can figure out how to get bungs welded in my existing pipes on my Wide Glide, I'll eventually switch to the AutoTune on that, too.

Welding the bungs in isn't to bad . They have to be within 6 inches of the head. I just got a magic marker and put a dot on the pipe were i wanted the o2 sensor. Then used a unibit to drill it out for the bung. Then i went to a weld shop and had it tig welded. Cost about 40.00 for the weld job and about 10 min. Make sure you leave the plug in when it's welded ,then before you leave the weld shop remove the plug. Somtimes it gets stuck from being welded and then you have heat it with a torch to get it out. Also before you screw your sensor in run a tap in it to clean it up. I think it's 1.5x18 mm. Email me if you need the size and i'll double check it for you.

mori55 · 01-03-2007, 08:17 PM

Any of you guys with softails have any pics of how you ran you harness and were did you put your connectors? I just don't have any room to hide them.

Paniolo · 01-03-2007, 09:45 PM

A light coating of anti-sieze on th threads will help you if you ever need to remove the sensor.

rastas · 01-04-2007, 06:10 PM

In australia speed is in KPH not MPH can this be changed in the settings?Or is that determined by your speed sensor and speedo?

rastas · 01-05-2007, 08:47 PM

no answers,oh well.Ordered the ECM without outo tune at this stage see how it goes on my 07 fxstc,SE a/c w K&N filter and big radius pipes.Was using SERT #32107-01F but still wasnt happy,also dont have a competent sert tuner in my state,he's good with power commanders thats about it and i didnt wont PC.Might go auto tune after andrews 37g for 07's come out at end of January and get SE 50mm TB.As i said see how this goes.I was dissapointed in sert as with international bikes we have that sh**house active exhaust and crappy active intake and there is no provision to stop ecm from throwing codes with sert.Sure you can do a number of thigs to these sensors to trick ecm but at the end of the day sert is for race only and should have had these allowances in software.They are using the thundermax ecm on 07's up in Brsbane with really good results and that basically sold it for me.

rastas · 01-05-2007, 10:28 PM

To the moderators can you create a sticky for the Thundermax ecm and auto tune please as it seems to fit in perfect for this subject in the forums,and will help the growing number of Thundermax users.

cheers steve

nc-renegade · 01-05-2007, 10:53 PM

After reading much about this unit, I bit the bullet and purchased one. I received it today and proceeded to install the unit. I had to install Oxygen sensor buds, which went smooth. The EFI unit installs easily too. The Oxygen sensor auto-tune unit takes more thought as to were to run the the wires.

I ended up pulling my tank and running the wires inside the channels. The front connector I was not able to hid, but the rear connector is fairly well hidden by the seat.

The auto-tune feature is fantastic. Unit fired up and I performed the intitial IAC calibration easily. It was too late to ride, so tomorrow morning I plan to see how the bike runs.

I am posting a couple of pictures showing the connector locations and installation.

nc-renegade · 01-06-2007, 10:02 AM

I finished my install and initial setup last night. I have ridden the bike this morning for about 20 miles and have been amazed at how good the bike is running.

There is no decel popping at all. In fact, it is like someone turns the ignition switch off, that's how quiet decel is now. I plan to put a couple hundred miles on the bike today and see how the map ends up.

So far, this is an unbelievable system and I find it hard to believe a average tuner could get this running any better.

bbrowncods · 01-06-2007, 11:14 AM

Is there anyway of looking at the basemaps without buying the module?