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Hey Hip1 and Petrock,
I'm not sure what you guys are talking about but maybe that's because I'm on my second FatTire and 1st Jagermiester (starting to get the Friday after work buzz.)
But I like to read these threads and your's caught my eye. I'm sure though, that the only way I can do any self tuning on my EFI Softtail is with my Powercommander. I ran that for about 3 years, changing my maps as I upgraded my equipment. Then I ran into a lean condition that just couldn't be tuned out, and took it off. Went to a shop and had a Stage 1 download (what I needed at the time) and the bike never ran better. I didn't need a dyno to tell. (By the way, Dynojet replaced the Powercommander no charge, but I haven't re-installed it. Read on) Now, I've upgraded to Stage 2, big bore 203 cams along with the SE A/C and V&H big shots left over from the stage 1. Because of the problems with the Powercommander I had the Stage 2 map downloaded from the shop. (By the way, these "Stage" downloads are $150 ea.) The bike runs great, but seems rich, and I may put the Powercommander back on and see what happens. (But I love the power and torque, it is so good!)My point here is even if I re-install the Powercommander and download the appropriate map I think I would need to go to the shop and put the bike on the dyno, to fine tune the EFI with the Powercommander. This costs $300. And, there is no guarantee that this will be any better than the "Stage2" downdload from the shop. There doesn't seem to be a cheap way to correctly tune EFI !! Either you pay, or you PAY. Have it your way, but it takes bucks. Am I wrong about this? I'm ready for another FT and play Legos for awhile......