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  1. smlogan
    eusa1 I recommend midol lol. Just supporting we all have views and opposing ones should not compete
  2. smlogan
    As an added note look up vgoose's notes about fuel level. really made a difference for me dropping below recommended
  3. smlogan
    I agree with vgoose. The AIS removal I do as a precursor to all fixes however without a wideband or a sniffer you don't know what you have and you are compensating with the AIS. I have 4 pod filters on my 09 venture and it took a lot of trial and error to get the wideband and dyno tests to optimum but I'm running 137.5 mains. Way more performance and fuel than original. And I still get over 40mpg. No 1600 will ever see anything but my taillights. Exhaust leaks at the header and lean mixtures are commonly the problem. Both you can find with a wideband.
  4. smlogan
    I stand corrected but it is still not a tuned exhaust system
  5. smlogan
    I guess the question is it a show and sound game or are you looking to improve performance. Drilling out HD mufflers gives you the look but not the feel and it doesn't give you the required backpressure. To each his own I suppose but I want to outshine other bikes not compare to them
  6. smlogan
    I had the flander bars on my 96 and they made the road scary in the tight turns. Changed then up for a set of barons tour star bars...World of difference
  7. smlogan
    Tried a bunch of exhaust system slip-ons. Settled on the superttrap. Tested idle and added discs till there was no difference in rpm from open to closed then reduced by 2 discs to achieve some minimal backpressure. Once it ran right I pulled some of the internal wrap till it had the deep roar and rumble I was looking for. Priceless
  8. smlogan
    As an addition to the above. I installed KN pod filters on mine with 147.5 mains and 17.5 pilots to get the best AFR and performance. I could pass everything but the pumps, did it ever go compared to stock. I had used Ivan's needles with my own jetting but I had a lean in the midrange I could not get rid of. I bought the factorypro needle set designed for individual filters and adjusted the floats to Yami specs. They were around 6mm on average before adjustment with specs calling for 8-9. My 09 only had 4000 miles on it so I figured they would be good from the factory but as Vgoose said don't trust it. No more midrange lean and the mileage improved but I had lost a little performance. Talked to the tech at factory pro and he insisted I drop the fuel level to 11mm almost 3 mm more than yami specs. I was afraid the bowl would be starving under load but I gave it a shot. Wow no starving fuel economy went up and my performance was amazing again. Yesterdays run at average 65-70mph yielded 43mpg and I wasn't gentle on the twist. My buddies riding the 1600's beside me cant come even close to keeping up to my oversized sofa as they call it. All that to say that better economy may be realized at greater than factory float level specs.
  9. smlogan
    Rick did my seat this past winter and I have only recently been able to try the seat. What an awesome job. Fast and reasonable
  10. smlogan
    I have 8 in the back garage and 3 in the front
  11. smlogan
    pics posted
  12. smlogan
    Power dist center pic. still need to use the dremel and clean it up but at least its not embarassin
  13. smlogan
    Pic coming for the power distribution center. Having a cassette deck was embarrassing
  14. smlogan
    Front headlight doesn't need the modulator as I use a very High powered led replacement...They see me coming
  15. smlogan
    And the throttle cables and brake lines have been swapped out for braided and I modify a Trucklite LED Brake lite and a home built modulator for under 30 bucks
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